October 12, 2012
U.N: World Has Nearly 6 Billion Cell Phone Subscriptions
The International Telecommunication Union says there were almost 6 billion cell phone subscriptions by the end of 2011, or one for every 86 out of 100 people, reports The Huffington...
September 18, 2012
Australia: Federal Court upholds $375’000 penalty
Two Australian providers of mobile premium services, Global One Mobile Entertainment Ltd and 6G Pty Ltd, have been dismissed the Full Federal Court to appeal against an earlier court decision...
August 17, 2012
Single-Click Your Way To Mobile Commerce Success
Analysis From Massimiliano Silenzi, Head of Onebip In the era of smartphones and tablets, today’s mobile consumers have shown an incredible appetite for consuming content and media....
July 10, 2012
China Smartphone Sales Surpass Those Of U.S.
Consumers in China bought 33.1 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, according to Needham & Co., far surpassing U.S. sales of 25 million. The continued global proliferation of...
July 09, 2012
Africa Beats U.S. In Mobile Phone Subscriptions, Is Ripe for...
In Africa, where there are twice as many mobile phone subscriptions as in the U.S., consumers appear ready for a new approach to commerce. But a mobile technology specialist in...
July 04, 2012
Africa Has Twice The Mobile Devices Of U.S.A., Is Ripe...
In Africa, where there are twice as many mobile phone subscriptions as in the U.S., consumers appear ready for a new approach to commerce. But a mobile technology specialist in...
May 30, 2012
Why Facebook and Google Have to Worry About Mobile
There’s plenty of reason to look at all 112 of Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker’s latest slides. And the title of her presentation is appropriately broad: “Internet Trends.” But there’s...
May 24, 2012
Looks Like Facebook Just Bought Some Good Karma
Facebook’s latest acquisition probably didn’t cost near as much as the one immediately prior (Instagram); it’s hard to spend $1 billion on M&A every week. But its new toy may end...
December 13, 2011
Four Times More Consumers Consider Mobile Payments Safer Than Credit...
It’s hard to put a price tag on security and privacy, but a recent study of consumers’ online and mobile purchasing attitudes conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research and PaymentOne...
