mocoNews - Mobile Content Bits: Navteq-Samsung; Quicken; Xobni; Text Payments; Mobile Shopping Rising

?Navteq wins Samsung deal: Nokia's digital map unit announced Thursday that it has struck an agreement with Samsung Electronics, the world's second largest cellphone maker, to provide its devices with its map data and content. It's an important win for Navteq, which saw its Q1 sales fall 35 percent. Samsung will get access to all 76 countries in the Navteq map database and its other content including Visual Content, Speed Limits, Extended Lanes and NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT) Discover Cities. Samsung first device to use the Navteq maps and content will be its Samsung I8910 HD (OmniaHD) which will be released in Europe in May.

?Quicken Online Mobile: Intuit has launched an iPhone app. The service has access to accounts, the ability to add purchases and track spending on the go, geolocation of nearby ATMs and an extra layer of security.

?Xobni Coming To BlackBerry: Xobni, an Outlook plugin that lets people search their email faster and keep track of conversations and attachments, could hit BlackBerries some time this summer, according to TechCrunch. The company received $3 million from the Blackberry Partners Fund.

?Car Payments By Text: Western Union, Consumer Portfolio Service and VeriSign (NSDQ: VRSN) have teamed up to offer a text-based payment service. After setting up the service (with all their details) people get montly reminders from VeriSign, and can send a text message to initiate payment. (FierceWireless)

?Mobile Shopping Taking Off In US: A survey of 3,305 online consumers in the US by Pricegrabber.com has found that nearly 58 percent of them own a mobile phone capable of connecting to the web (8 percent own an iPhone). "One in 10 online consumers said they purchase online from their mobile device, 16 percent compare prices and another 16 percent research product details/specifications," writes FierceWireless. Of those in the survey who did makes purchases from their mobile phoens, 58 percent have purchased digital content for their phone, 51 percent have purchased consumer electronics, 37 percent have purchased computers, 36 percent have purchased books, and 31 percent have purchased clothing.