Almost half of mobile users make more than one purchase a month via their mobile devices and spread the wealth among multiple vendors, according to a study by Myxer.

Although the future looks bright for location-based social networking, it might not be as mainstream as it is perceived to be.

From ringtones, ring-backs and wallpapers to applications, games, virtual goods and video, the mobile content industry in the United States is booming like never before.

Sony Music Entertainment has taken its catalog of full-length tracks, music videos, images and ringtones into the mobile space.

Warner Music Group is promoting its catalog of mobile content to the more than 34 million music fans within the Myxer community.

Myxer, a mobile entertainment content provider, has launched GeoPix, a new application for Android handsets that brings geo-location technology to wallpaper images.

Rap mogul Snoop Dogg is using the mobile channel to drive sales of his CDs, DVDs and ringtones, giving away free mobile video content and wallpapers and running a sweepstakes.

Android outpaced iPhone in terms of growth and downloads on the Myxer platform, according to the company’s new BoomBox report on entertainment trends.

Mass Animation has partnered with Myxer to let its users buy short animated films via their handsets.