In addition to serving as Senior Analyst and Curator for Mobile at GigaOM Research, Colin Gibbs is an independent analyst and strategist in the mobile industry. His writing has appeared on NYTimes.com, Reuters.com and Businessweek.com, and he has appeared as an expert in mobile on Fox Business. Additionally, he has been quoted and cited by outlets including CNN.com, BBC.co.uk, WSJ.com and the Los Angeles Times.
Gibbs has been in mobile for more than a decade, starting as a journalist before expanding into consulting and analysis. When he's not on the phone or hunched over his laptop, he's probably at Coors Field being disappointed by the Rockies.
There’s no shortage of reasons why mobile payments have largely flopped in North America. But the restaurant industry could be low-hanging fruit for such offerings, and OpenTable is well positioned to… Read more »
Now that Sprint has abandoned its pursuit of T-Mobile, the timing is right for Dish Network to finally get into mobile by making a play for the nation’s fourth-largest carrier. Read more »
Xiaomi overtook Samsung to become the largest smartphone vendor in China during the second quarter. Duplicating that success in outside its homeland will be difficult, but Xiaomi’s success provides some important… Read more »
Retailers are scrambling to deploy beacons in an effort to engage with consumers who are already in the store. But retailers who don’t leverage beacons wisely and judiciously will slow growth… Read more »
Samsung this week indefinitely delayed the release of the Samsung Z, which is expected to be the first smartphone running its Tizen OS to hit the market. The news spells trouble… Read more »
Dramatic increases in its mobile business drove another successful quarter for Facebook, sending shares soaring. And while app install ads are playing a huge role in that success, there are several… Read more »
As the battle for the mobile enterprise heats up, Apple is well-positioned to attract the attention of developers who are finding it increasingly difficult to make money in consumer apps. Read more »
Microsoft is sharpening its focus on some emerging markets where Windows Phone is gaining steam. But Apple and IBM this week announced a partnership aimed at the mobile enterprise, which is… Read more »
Health and fitness emerged as the newest major platforms in the mobile industry during the second quarter of 2014. The flurry of activity illustrates how quickly the mobile-health industry is maturing… Read more »
Apple is deliberately laying a solid foundation for a mobile payments business while several competitors who were early to market continue to spin their wheels . Read more »