For a long time it was believed that users are less likely to make expensive purchases from their mobiles than from their desktop computers. This belief has been shown to be wrong. (more…)
Recent ‘mobile’ News Stories
Mobile Order Values Can Exceed Online Purchases
Thursday, 2nd February 2012Tags: dell, mobile commerce, mobile search marketing
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Mobile Retail Marketing To Reach $15 Billion
Monday, 14th November 2011Mobile retail marketing has been gaining popularity and is set to grow even further. This has just been confirmed by a report from Juniper Research. (more…)
Tags: mobile advertising, mobile commerce, mobile payments, near field communication
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Mobile Data Traffic Expected To Grow 10-Fold
Tuesday, 8th November 2011Mobile data traffic is set to grow to ten times its current volume in the next five years, Ericsson has predicted . (more…)
Tags: broadband, Ericsson, mobile, mobile-internet, mobile-video
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Google Offers App To Combat Groupon
Tuesday, 8th November 2011Google Offers is now available as a mobile app for Android phones. The Google Mobile Blog describes this app as an app that will “allow users to discover, buy and redeem their favourite deals on the go.” (more…)
Tags: google mobile, google offers, groupon, mobile-applications
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Tablet Sales To Increase 5x
Friday, 30th September 2011A study conducted recently by Juniper Research has found that the sales of tablet devices is set to go up by leaps and bounds. (more…)
Tags: android, ipad, microsoft, mobile, samsung, tablet
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Google Wallet Spreads Across America
Tuesday, 20th September 2011Google Wallet, an app that allows consumers to use their mobile phone as a wallet, is now ready to roll out across a number of major payment providers and one major network in North America. (more…)
Tags: apps, google, mobile, mobile commerce, near field communication, wallet
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Mobile Advertising In Asia
Friday, 16th September 2011Microsoft Asia General Manager, Jason Scott, recently spoke in Cannes regarding the available and upcoming mobile opportunities in Asia. (more…)
Tags: asia, microsoft, mobile advertising
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Mobile Internet Use In U.K. Approaches 50%
Friday, 2nd September 2011According to a survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of people using mobile internet connections in the U.K. has doubled in the last two years. (more…)
Tags: mobile web, uk, wifi
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Mobile Ads Most Effective While Shopping
Wednesday, 31st August 2011A study conducted by Yahoo! and Ipsos has found that mobile advertising is most effective when users are actually shopping. (more…)
Tags: mobile advertising, shopping, smartphones
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Mobile Voice And Video Calling On The Rise
Thursday, 18th August 2011A report recently released by Juniper Research indicates that the use of services such as mVideo and mVoIP are set to increase greatly. (more…)
Tags: mobile, video, voice
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Mobile Shopping Catches On In The U.K.
Wednesday, 27th July 2011It has been reported by The British Retail Consortium that mobile retail searches in the country are on the rise. (more…)
Tags: mobile commerce, mobile search
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1 Billion Smartphones To Be Sold Each Year
Thursday, 21st July 2011According to estimates by Juniper Research, the number of smartphones sold in 2016 will be over 3 times as much as the number of smartphones sold in 2010. (more…)
Tags: android, mobile, near field communication, smartphones
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Mobile Local Ad Revenues To Grow
Wednesday, 6th July 2011BIA/Kelsey has recently released their five year forecast for U.S. mobile local advertising. (more…)
Tags: mobile, mobile advertising, mobile local advertising, mobile-local-search
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Mobile Payments To Reach 2.5 Billion Users
Saturday, 2nd July 2011A recently released report by Juniper Research has predicted that the number of payments, being made by people through mobile phones are on the rise. (more…)
Tags: mobile, mobile commerce, mobile payments, near field communication
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