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 »
We’re now transitioning to a new economic model where the exploding scale of both mobile and cloud has shifted real value to the services that connect us. At the same time… 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 »
NFC has failed to see any real uptake in most Western markets, and Bluetooth-based technologies like Apple’s iBeacon are suddenly getting a lot of attention. But there are a few reasons… Read more »
Although tablet prices are dropping and devices are getting smaller, competition from emerging connected devices such as wearables, phablets, and convertible laptops is slowing market growth. Read more »
Azendoo, the cooperative work management tool (see Azendoo is one of the first cooperative work tools), has announced that it has rethought the way that permissions default. Instead of defaulting to private… Read more »
PayPal is reportedly hoping to play a part in a mobile payments system Apple is said to be developing. PayPal clearly views Apple as a threat in the young market –… Read more »
Nintendo is struggling mightily as the Wii U founders and sales of the 3DS disappoint. The company has long avoided mobile gaming, but it should move into mobile by leveraging its… Read more »
The adoption of mobile security measures is more than applying minimal safeguards against viruses and hacks; it is about enabling greater utility and productivity. Read more »
Microsoft continues its push to goose adoption of Office 365, and slow the inroads that Google continues to make in the SMB business with Google Apps for Business. Microsoft and GoDaddy announce… Read more »