Amazon’s Fire phone was an unmitigated flop, as evidenced by the $83 million worth of unsold handsets the company can’t unload. But there are reasons to believe the company could take… Read more »
WebRTC has long failed to live up to a tremendous amount of hype. But while major challenges remain, the technology is clearly gaining momentum and is positioned to make big strides… 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 »
Web real-time communication (WebRTC) has evolved from an experimental technology to a legitimate communications platform with real mass-market potential. Whether its true potential is ever fully realized is far from clear,… Read more »
Consumers are increasingly concerned about how their smartphones might be jeopardizing their privacy. But there’s precious little evidence that they’d be willing to pay a premium to alleviate those fears. Read more »
Amazon is widely expected unveil its first smartphone at a press event this week. The company has done an impressive job of building an app ecosystem for its line of Android… Read more »
The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing antiquated antitrust rules in a move that might eventually lead to higher licensing rates for streaming music providers. Even if those rates aren’t increased, though,… Read more »
Building compelling applications is a complicated task, and maintaining that application’s appeal over time is even more daunting. Here’s what B2C companies and other businesses should know when doing this… Read more »
Mobile advertisers continue to struggle to deliver targeted marketing campaigns in mobile, largely because cookies are much less important on smartphones than on PCs. Verizon recently joined Google, Facebook and others… Read more »
Square’s move to kill off its Wallet app this week has led to speculation that the market for the mobile wallet is doomed. It’s true that the short-term outlook for any… Read more »