The new messaging app Yo is rapidly attracting attention from users despite its laughably limited functionality. Even if its gimmicky nature quickly fades, though, its early success contains lessons for developers… 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 »
After launching first on the Apple iPad, Parallels Access comes to the small screen so that you can remotely access a Windows PC or a Mac from your iPhone. Make that… Read more »
The mobile payment sector is evolving quickly and chaotically, with incumbents and startups competing for not only market share but also the ability to establish the business’ rules and technological standards. Read more »
From car sharing to ride sharing, significant investments and the proliferation of smartphones are now betting on the transformation of how we get around. Read more »
The WhatsApp acquisition gives Facebook a chance to develop some non-advertising based and mobile-centric revenue streams without greatly disrupting its current business. Read more »
The shift from fixed to mobile platforms has the potential to disrupt the TV advertising economy by enabling new ways to aggregate, measure and engage with audiences beyond the exclusive control… Read more »
Yahoo has stepped up its mobile shopping spree as it pursue its goal of becoming an aggregator of customized mobile content. But it must keep a few other factors in mind… Read more »
Closed and proprietary networks and platforms like Facebook and Apple and Amazon are appealing in many ways because they are so easy to use, but in depending on them for so… Read more »
For iOS, anyway. So much for its HTML5 strategy? Not quite. Some elements – news feed features that will change the most frequently, for instance – still depend on HTML5. But… Read more »