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06/30/04: Verizon Wireless Launches Mobile Web 2.0 (Verizon)
"Our desire to meet customers. growing need for advanced services, combined with the publishing and design capabilities of Vindigo Studios have resulted in a premier user experience," said Ray Taylor, executive director of consumer multimedia products for Verizon Wireless.
02/24/04: Verizon dials up couch potatoes (Variety)
Settling that argument about who won an Oscar in 1985 is about to get a lot easier. Verizon Wireless users are gaining access to a new service from cellular application developer Vindigo Studios that's essentially a mobile Internet Movie Database.
02/08/04: The Best Meal in Town (NY Times)
If you can download Vindigo onto your cellphone or Palm Pilot, you need never run out of restaurants in this city, even when, like me, you haven't had the wit to make a reservation. Vindigo is considerably more helpful than Zagat's electronic counterpart.
01/29/04: Verizon Wireless, LG Debut Handset (Wireless Week)
The phone supports Verizon Wireless Get It Now services. To beef up its Get It Now offering, Verizon has inked a deal with Vindigo Studios for the two new wallpaper applications: a landscape-themed wallpaper called Pictorama and an animal-themed wallpaper dubbed CritterPic. Images run between $1.99 for one and $4.99 for five.
01/15/04: Personalization: Bigger Than Games? (Wireless Week)
"Even larger than games is personalization," says Jason Devitt, CEO of Vindigo Studios, which started out in wireless with its city guides but has delved more broadly into other wireless applications. He expects personalization to surpass wireless entertainment and information services in importance in 2004... Vindigo Studios recognized the personalization opportunity in 2003 by launching a wallpaper service featuring landscapes.
01/05/04: Vindigo Rallies Around Java, BREW Content
(RCR Wireless)
After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now.Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications."None of those things existed when we started the company,"...
01/01/04: Kiosks
Open Doors For Apps (Wireless Week)
After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now.Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications."None of those things existed when we started the company,"...
12/01/03: The Demise of the PDA? (Commentary4Mobility Newsletter,
Andy Seybold )
...Vindigo and others are working on their content offerings and some BREW and Java developers are making headway.
12/01/03: Vindigo City Guide for Phones (Travel & Leisure
Magazine)
11/24/03: Qualcomm Advertorial, "A Brave New World
of Wireless" (Forbes)
11/05/03: Mobile
Marketing Strategies Proves As Transient As Their Consumer Targets (MediaDaily
News)
10/20/03: Upoc,
Vindigo offer service for BREW (RCR Wireless)
10/17/03: U.S.
Cellular & Vindigo Studios Partner to Develop and Provide Popular Entertainment
Applications (Wireless Developer Network)
10/16/03: Vindigo Studios launches NYTimes.com Mobile News Service
NYTimes.com Launches Mobile News Service (Internet.com)
NYTimes.com Launches Paid Mobile News Service (MediaPost)
NYTimes.com Launches Mobile News Service (Wireless AdWatch)
N.Y. Times content to hit cell phones (MSN mobile e-zine)
NYTimes.com Launches Paid Wireless Service With Verizon (PaidContent.org)
NYTIMES.COM Launches Paid Mobile News Service with Vindigo Studios and Verizon Wireless (Wireless Gaming Review)
10/07/03: Vindigo Studios launches MapQuest Mobile
Vindigo delivers MapQuest to mobile phones (Infosyncworld.com)
Vindigo Studios Delivers MapQuest To Mobile Phone Customers (CDMA Development Group)
Vindigo Studios Delivers MapQuest to your Mobile Phone (MobileMag.com)
Vindigo Studios today announced that they will be the leading developer behind the new MapQuest Mobile Powered by Vindigo, which MapQuest launched on Verizon Wireless.
Verizon expands data content with Disney, MapQuest deals (RCR Wireless)
Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest.
08/27/03: Mobile
Gaming Space Revs Up – Vindigo on Sprint (RCR Wireless)
Separately, Vindigo Studios announced it will sell its Vindigo city guide on Sprint PCS’ network.
08/25/03: Vindigo
Available on Sprint PCS (CNET)
After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now.Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications."None of those things existed when we started the company,"...
