Finland’s Pryte developed technology that lets carriers charge for mobile data on a per-app, short-term-pass basis. Is this the way forward for Facebook’s Internet.org initiative? Read more »
Facebook is reportedly planning to launch a payments offering that will surely include mobile phones. Rather than focusing on proximity mobile payments, though, the social network appears to be developing a… Read more »
Apple’s decision not to compete in the low end of the smartphone market has preserved its highly polished image in emerging markets. But it risks tarnishing that image with a cheaper,… Read more »
Firefox OS is unlikely to ever challenge Android or iOS on a global level, but it has a chance to become a major platform in some big emerging markets. Which is… Read more »
Handset manufacturers and OS providers are taking aim at the low end of the smartphone market, as the opening day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona demonstrated. That ultra-competitive market won’t… Read more »
The majority of the world is still on 2G networks and using feature phones. Internet.org’s new joint innovation lab aims to give developers the means to design their apps with those… Read more »
Apple’s share of the booming Chinese smartphone market enjoyed a modest bump in the fourth quarter of 2013, and strong demand for the iPhone in Russia has carriers rethinking their strategies. Read more »
While we have yet to see any worldwide sales figures for Firefox OS, the web-based mobile platform appears to be making modest progress in a few emerging markets. It will be… Read more »
IDC reported this week that growth in the massive Chinese smartphone market slowed late last year for the first time since early 2011. We’re likely to see sales rebound in 2014,… Read more »
Cash-rich Vodafone(s vod) is keen on becoming India’s largest mobile carrier by buying out Tata Teleservices, according to a report in the Economic Times. Vodafone is currently the number two player,… Read more »