Technologies that enable activities such as mobile payments and highly targeted mobile advertising have long been in place. But the innovative and complex business models necessary to fuel those markets are… 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 »
Nokia, Samsung and 20 other companies have formed the In-Location Alliance, a consortium aimed at increasing the adoption of indoor positioning and location-based services. The group issued a press release saying… Read more »
Augmented reality glasses are getting a lot of attention lately thanks largely to Google, which has demonstrated how AR could change our everyday lives. But the promising space must address a… Read more »
But we also saw some new developments in recent months. Android tablets began to steal market share from Apple’s iOS, thanks largely to the success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire. And the… Read more »
Several technologies in the mobile industry are now colliding in a way that could change how we make many of our purchases on a daily basis. For the purposes of this… Read more »
After receiving news that government tests showed its LTE network interferes with GPS communications, LightSquared this morning accused the GPS organization of “rigging” the study “to produce bogus results.” Trimble Navigation,… Read more »
Groupon and Living Social dominate the burgeoning market for e-mail daily deals, but the landscape could change quickly as those models expand to the much more complex world of mobile. Here’s… Read more »
Google’s new App Inventor could create a wave of new apps to serve as vehicles for mobile advertisements. But with Android Market already developing a Wal-Mart-like reputation, the new do-it-yourself developer… Read more »