Baltimore, Md. - While Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iOS platform still commands the greatest share of mobile ad requests, according to a new report from mobile ad network Millennial Media, Google (NASD: GOOG) Android-powered smartphones overtook RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry for second place in July. The iPhone accounted for 55% of mobile ad requests in July on Millennial's network -- which Nielsen says reaches some 80% of U.S. mobile users -- compared with 19% for Android and 16% for RIM.read more

Philadelphia - Satellite TV provider DISH Network (NASD: DISH) plans to offer subscribers the option to stream live programming at no extra cost to mobile devices such as Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPad and iPhone, RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry and smartphones running Google's (NASD: GOOG) Android operating system, the Associated Press reported.read more

New York - Mobile entertainment publisher Thumbplay announced on Monday that it has added offline caching of songs to its mobile music service for Android and BlackBerry smartphones. The company said it will soon add offline play of songs to the iPhone version of its $9.99 per month mobile music subscription service. read more

Boston - Global smartphone shipments rose 43% in the second quarter of 2010 from the same period a year ago, to 60 million units, according to a report from market research firm Strategy Analytics.read more

Los Angeles - The National Basketball Association (NBA) has released a new live mobile video application, for platforms including Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and the Google (NASD: GOOG) Android Marketplace, which will cost $40 per year.read more