Mobile Industry News 1/28/10

The iPad Will Make Apple's Acquisition Of Quattro Wireless Look Even Smarter

TechCrunch

Suddenly, Apple's $275 million acquisition of mobile ad company Quattro Wireless makes even more sense than it already did when the deal was announced earlier this year.

Seventy percent of smartphone owners use mobile financial services

Mobile Marketer

Today in Mobile Commerce Daily - Seventy percent of smartphone owners use mobile financial services; ShopSavvy contest aims to encourage mobile commerce.

Motally extends mobile analytics capabilities to include iPad

VentureBeat

After the influx of news yesterday around Apple’s newly launched iPad, its not surprising that companies are beginning to announce their own iPad related news. Mobile analytics firm,Motally today announced that it will be expanding its current tracking services for mobile web and apps to include those running on Apple’s iPad.

Mobile game powerhouse Gameloft will make iPad games (video)

VentureBeat

French mobile game publisher Gameloft has scaled back its investments in Google Android games. But the company is very excited about making games for the new iPad tablet computer from Apple. Michel Guillemot, chief executive of Gameloft, said he believes in the iPad because it has a great design and Apple has a strong ecosystem. Apple showed off Gameloft’s Nova first-person shooter game, optimized for the iPad, on stage today. Check out our video interview with Guillemot.

 

The GRAMMYs Come to the iPhone

Mobile Marketing Magazine

Diversion Media has launched an iPhone application for the GRAMMY awards. It says the ‘Guess the GRAMMYs,’ app is the first social media app for a major entertainment awards show.

 

Online Media Daily: Apple Gives Marketers Bigger Launching Pad With Giant iPhone

MediaPost | Online Media News

The Apple iPad may not be a game-changer for mobile marketing, but the new device will give advertisers and agencies a larger canvas for creating messaging and content for consumers on the go.

 

Ten One Unveils Autograph for iPhone

Mobile Marketing Magazine

Ten One Design has launched Autograph for iPhone, an iPhone application that enables users to create digital signatures directly on the iPhone’s touchscreen and automatically insert them into electronic documents on their Mac or PC via wi-fi. The app works in conjunction with Ten One Design’s free Autograph Helper program that, once downloaded, runs on the user’s computer to quickly and conveniently receive signatures from iPhone or iPod touch devices.

 

MenuPages Launches iPhone App, Making Yelp And Urbanspoon Irrelevant For Us

Silicon Alley Insider

Just in time for restaurant week in New York City, MenuPages has released an iPhone application.