The first thing many people do after receiving a new tablet or smartphone for Christmas is to immediately go to the app stores to download software and games. Based on those downloads,… Read more »
Getting hacked seems to be a rite of passage for social media companies. It’s sign that they’ve grown big enough to attract the attention of the hacking community. Right on schedule, anonymous… Read more »
As sports viewing increasingly goes over-the-top and mobile, taking the traditional broadcast audience with it, big-ticket, broadcast-only rights deals are going to grow increasingly problematic for the broadcasters. Read more »
Why would Apple launch a bigger iPhone? According to new data from apps analytics firm Flurry, it may be because there’s evidence that big-screened phones are growing in popularity. Read more »
Carrier’s SMS revenues are increasingly threatened by social messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. For the next few years, though, application-to-person (A2P) usage will provide a lifeline for the SMS… Read more »
Native apps have come to dominate the time we spend on our mobile devices as opposed to the broader “mobile web,” and some industry insiders are concerned that trend will stifle… Read more »
I saw a chart today that confirmed what I have been seeing across the board in the increasingly mobile workforce dependent on companion devices: A 200% increase in the use of… Read more »
Mobile marketers are increasingly focused on analytics to help them deliver the right ads to the right users at the right time and place. The importance of analytics will grow dramatically… Read more »
A new study shows the who, what and when of iPhone and iPad usage. Singles are far more likely to spend the majority of their time on the iPhone, while moms… Read more »
As of April this year, 90 percent of all apps are free and ad-supported, according to new research from Flurry. As a result, the average price of an app continues to drop. Read more »