Sprint is doubling down on its promise to make texting, talking and web surfing, unlimited. As in forever.

Talent agency William Morris Endeavor has agreed to buy a 49% stake in ad shop Droga5 for $225 million, the New York Times just reported. Executives from both companies said the partnership would allow them to create more brand-supported content by combining their significant advertising and entertainment resources, per the Times.

Partner agencies and Nissan Europe today announced the launch of a pan-European campaign, "Feel the Surge" for the Nissan Leaf electric car.

Instagram on Wednesday said users of the photo- and video-sharing app can now embed content outside its online community. Starting today, people can embed public Instagram videos and photos on other websites or blogs. How does it work? “Now, when you visit an Instagram photo or video page on your desktop web browser, you’ll see a new share button on the right side of your photo …

Direct carrier billing platform payvia has struck a deal with Mobile-XL to brings its mobile payments technology to the company’s mobile browser designed for feature phones. The Mobile-XL browser is a Java application that uses SMS to provide access to services such as Facebook, Twitter, email, games and news updates without requiring a data connection. The alternative technology is geared toward emerging markets like Africa and India where Internet access may be limited but feature phones are prevalent. With the integration of payvia’s payments service, Mobile-XL users will be able to buy digital goods and services using …

LinkedIn’s slow rollout of ads in the news feed means the new format is unlikely to reach significant scale until late 2013 or the first quarter of 2014, according to a new research note by Macquarie Securities analyst Tom White. While the gradual ramp of LinkedIn’s Sponsored Updates should boost ad sales over time, it likely means slower growth for its ad business the rest of the year as it pulls back on custom and ad-hoc marketing programs. LinkedIn began testing the new in-stream ad unit earlier this year with a handful of brands. During

Apple and Amazon have ended their legal battle over the right to use the term “app store,” allowing both companies to use it. The move comes as Apple prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of its App Store on Wednesday. The tech giant had tried to block Amazon from using the “app store” name when it launched its Amazon Appstore for Android in 2011. A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered the trademark case be dismissed at the companies’ request, averting a trial set for August 19. The court had dismissed Apple’s false advertising claim in …

Colin Kinsella has been named CEO Mindshare North America. Kinsella, former head of DigitasLBi operations in North America, replaces Antony Young, who is taking on a new role at the organization.

Apple’s iOS gained ground on Android during the three months ended in May, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. iOS represented 41.9% of all U.S. smartphone sales during the three-month period, up from 38.4% a year ago. That marks the biggest gain by any mobile operating system for the period in question. Android’s share was virtually unchanged at 52% of all smartphone sales. Fighting for a very distant third place behind iOS and Android, Microsoft’s Windows Phone increased its share to 4.6% from 3.7%, while ailing BlackBerry sank from 4.6% to 0.7%. Separate data …

Pinterest competitor The Fancy has raised $53 million from investors including American Express Co. and actor Will Smith, according to a Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the deal. The funding round values the social commerce company at $600 million. The Fancy lets users shop for items posted by customers from around the Web. Like Pinterest, users can organize product images into boards or lists but purchases can be made without leaving The Fancy’s site. By opting to “fancy” an item, shoppers help push the most popular choices to the site’s front page. The Fancy collects a …