According to one report, all but 10% of tablet use is occurring over WiFi connections. Until the business models for data catch up to the gadgets, tablets will be portable rather than truly mobile platforms. ...Read the whole story
New research from Ernst & Young indicates that 88% of TV viewers say they multitask with a computer while watching TV. And nearly half of viewers say they're on their mobile phone while watching TV. ...Read the whole story
As much as it has grown in the past two decades, the Internet is set to become an even more disruptive economic force in the next five years as more developing countries begin to expand their access. ...Read the whole story
Publishers are making tablets a critical priority when it comes to technology development this year. About 60% of business-to-business and business-to-consumer publishers cited tablets, mobile publishing and/or new Web products as a "high priority," per SIIA. ...Read the whole story
Twitter last month announced it would begin testing Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts in the timelines, searches and suggested follows on its mobile apps. Now the company says it will expand that effort by allowing advertisers to target campaigns specifically to iOS and Android users, as well as those on other mobile devices, PCs or laptops. ...Read the whole story
It seems like announcements about new mobile wallets and mobile payments are occurring with increasing frequency. At SXSW in Austin recently, a panel on mobile payments tackled the issues of the why and when of mobile payments. ...More