ABI Research is already predicting that the big players in smartphone operating systems, Google and Apple, are going to be important forces in the market despite the carriers, or mobile network operators (MNOs) trying to dominate the market. The company says that the MNOs may have a majority share of the NFC and mobile wallet field in the short run, but Google and Apple will cut into market share between 2012 and 2016. ...Read the whole story
A Yahoo mobile and social campaign for the New York Stock Exchange generated click-through rates 50% greater than a standard mobile campaign and Facebook "likes" increased by 92% and Twitter followers by 13%. ...Read the whole story
It is no secret to marketers that the iPad is turning into a gaming powerhouse. Domino's is running with the trend in a new Pizza Hero app for iPad that has users swipe, drag and tap their way to making the perfect pie that they can even order. ...Read the whole story
Mobile devices are moving to the top of high-tech shopping lists this holiday season, according to a new Yankee Group study. Tablets and e-readers for the first time rank in the top four consumer electronics items people plan to purchase in the coming weeks. ...Read the whole story
ScanBuy will support QR codes appearing on "tens of billions of Coca-Cola cups" available at 7-Eleven, Subway and other locations. The codes will promote the beverage maker's commitment to the "Save the Polar Bears" campaign. ...Read the whole story
"You bought the Harry Potter DVD? You don't even like Harry Potter," my wife reminds me -- because apparently I must have forgotten this fact? "Work," I say. In fact, no one in my family even wanted to watch again the underwhelming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" when I brought it home on Blu-ray. But I had to buy it. It was that or "Green Lantern." I had limited choices when I wanted to test the new UltraViolet system of giving movie disc buyers multiplatform access to its movies. ...More