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Online Ad Spending Down 5% in Q2; Growth Seen Mid-2010

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 5, 2009 - 9:45am.

Framingham, Mass. - Global online advertising spending fell 5% during the second quarter, to $13.9 billion, while the U.S. market declined by 7% to $6.2 billion, according to a report from market research firm IDC.

Report: iPhone Took 19% of U.S. Smartphone Market in Q1

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 2, 2008 - 9:31am.

New York - Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone accounted for 19.2% of U.S. smartphone sales during the first quarter of 2008, down from 26.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, while rival Research in Motion's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry saw market share rise from 35.1% in the fourth quarter to 44.5% in the first, the Associated Press reported, citing a vendor survey conducted by market research firm IDC.

AccessIT CineLive Service Delivers Live 2D, 3D Content to Theaters

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2007 - 1:18pm.

Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies (AccessIT), a provider of digital cinema projection systems for movie theaters, on Monday introduced CineLive, a new product that will deliver 2D and 3D live content to movie theaters equipped with its systems. Developed for AccessIT by International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) and Sensio Technologies, the technology allows live 3D and regular content to be converted from satellite feeds into theatrical entertainment.

Nokia Wins Market Share From Motorola With Popular Multimedia Devices

Authored by Jay Baage on August 3, 2007 - 3:30am.

Helsinki, Finland - Handset-maker Nokia has increased its dominant share of the global mobile phone market during the second quarter, while Motorola tumbled from second to third place.

Career Moves: January 4, 2007

Authored by dmw on January 4, 2007 - 2:57pm.

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Commonwealth Capital Ventures, a Waltham-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology businesses, has named Elliot Katzman as a general partner in the firm. Previously, Katzman was a general partner at Kodiak Venture Partners, where he focused on investments in software, Internet, and new media companies. Prior to that, he spent more than twenty years as a senior executive at various software companies. He founded and led Myteam.com, a direct marketing and new media company that merged with The Active Network and before that was CFO at SolidWorks.

Report: 24 Million Americans Will be Paying for Mobile Video in 2010

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2006 - 1:43pm.

Framingham, Mass. - The number of U.S. mobile subscribers paying for mobile TV or video content is expected to grow from 7 million this year to 24 million by 2010, according to a report from market research firm IDC.

Report: Mobile Music Services Could Surpass Online Services by 2010

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2006 - 1:39pm.

Framingham, Mass. - Mobile music services that let subscribers download songs directly to their cell phones could surpass online digital music retailers like iTunes by 2010, according to a report from market research firm IDC.