There's little question the iPhone is ascendant. Nokia was overtaken by Apple as the world's leading smartphone maker by volume in the second quarter, with 20.3 million iPhones shipped in … Read the whole story
A new mobile search engine called Ness, relying on social signals, location-based services, machine learning and natural language processing to rank and serve queries … Read the whole story
Mobile startup Stampt, which aims to replace the traditional store loyalty card with an app, formally announced its new service today. The Stampt app, … Read the whole story
The studies themselves are excellent, unsurprisingly, given the sources. But they challenge us to avoid oversimplifying and to think flexibly and holistically about how … Read the whole story
I don't think I can be accused of being in the tank for iAds. I continue to be puzzled by the basic model of … Read the whole story
The beauty of the QR codes is that they can help marketers transition smoothly into a robust mobile strategy. As over 60% of moms … Read the whole story
Ad impressions from mobile and tablet devices reached 12.1% of total paid-search impressions in June among Performics' clients, according to James Beveridge, the company's … Read the whole story
Secret consumers will also be able to show support for "Mean Stinks" by purchasing a T-shirt at the eStore via the Facebook page. Secret … Read the whole story
A new Gartner report is skeptical about whether NFC-based payment systems will take off anytime soon. It also expects the growth of mobile payments … Read the whole story
Mobile marketing technology firm Augme Technologies has acquired 2D barcode developer Jagtag for $5.25 million. Besides gaining Jagtag's proprietary QR codes, Augme said the … Read the whole story