MoBlog
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Amazon's Fire TV is formidable competition for an Apple TV that looks more outdated by the second. Apple now has to play catch up on multiple fronts and has no … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Cortana, Microsoft's voice assistant, fully replaces the search function on Windows phones. The company revealed the long-awaited technology for Windows Phone 8.1 at the … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
Mobile consumers are on a continuing journey as they shop. This point kept coming up during the course of numerous presentations and discussions at … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
Amazon's Fire TV, a brand new product aimed at the over-the-top (OTT) TV market, already has a number of big content providers lined up, … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Erik Sass, Staff Writer
A war is being waged against social media by governments around the world, but there's a surprising twist -- they're supposedly democracies, and the … Read the whole story
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by Tyler Loechner
Varick Media Management is expected on Thursday to announce a partnership with Run, a mobile-focused programmatic ad tech provider. Varick is looking to keep … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Google said Wednesday that the type of campaign advertisers use to create and manage product listing ads (PLA) on the back end will transition … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Get ready to see more memes and goofy photos popping up online. Popular image-sharing platform Imgur on Thursday announced securing $40 million in a … Read the whole story
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by Tyler Loechner
Rocket Fuel on Wednesday celebrated its six-year anniversary by officially opening its new global headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. The company more than doubled … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
London-based mobile marketing agency Somo on Wednesday announced securing $5.5 million in in follow-on funding from MMC Ventures and other private investors. Read the whole story
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by Amy Corr
Random iPhone App of the week: UK Music, the Intellectual Property Office and Aardman Animations launched Music Inc., an app that lets users pretend … Read the whole story