The mobile industry saw some important consolidation unfold in the second quarter as the lesser tier-one carriers made some strong alliances: Sprint agreed to be acquired by Japan’s SoftBank and began… Read more »
Google’s acquisition of Waze is especially bad news for Apple, which continues to struggle to iron out the wrinkles in its own Maps offering followed an error-plagued launch nearly a year… Read more »
The mobile platform wars heated up in a big way as 2012 came to a close: Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8, Apple continued to roll out its iPhone 5 around the… Read more »
Apple may still acquire Waze, whose crowdsource-enhanced mapping app is tremendously popular among Android and iOS users. But the quickest way for Apple to address its mapping problems would be through… Read more »
Waze has introduced ads to its popular mobile navigation app, enabling retailers and others to deliver pitches alongside users’ routes. The move underscores the vast potential of location-based ads, but it… Read more »
Mobilize is the GigaOM Network’s one-day event examining the future of the mobile industry. In this wrap-up, mobile curator Colin Gibbs takes a look at some of the major themes and… Read more »