Yahoo Raises Eyebrows with Acquisition of Astrid
On Wednesday, word came that Yahoo has purchased Astrid, a popular online to-do list app. So what are Yahoo’s plans for it’s newest acquisition? To...
Category: Mobile Asia
Infographic: What You Need to Know About Facebook Mobile Ads
With the clock counting down until Facebook reports earnings and mobile ad revenue (on Wednesday) for the first quarter of 2013, all attention within the...
Should Amazon Stay Out of Mobile Payments?
According to details gleaned from a recently uncovered patent filing with United States Patent and Trademark Office, online retail giant Amazon may soon enter the...
Smartphone Shipments Surpass Feature Phones in Q1 2013
The latest data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that worldwide smartphone shipments topped those of feature phones for the first time in...
Who Are The Most Loyal Smartphone Owners?
Marketers understand the power of brand loyalty. When a company is fortunate enough to win the hearts and minds of consumers, the money follows and...
It’s Time for Twitter to Get Serious
Following this week’s embarrassing hack attack on AP’s Twitter account, security analysts are calling for Twitter to get serious on user accounts that serve exceptionally...
Here’s What’s Happening in mHealth Today
Here are some of the top stories in mobile health that we’ve been monitoring this week on our sister site mHealthWatch. Infographic: How Are Patients...
DirecTV Bringing Voice Search to Mobile Apps
With so many channels and programs to sift through today, holding the traditional TV remote has become a protracted experience for many viewers who enjoy...
Apple: Your Settlement Check is in the Mail
The check is in the mail. That’s the message from Apple this week as the Cupertino, California-based iDevice maker begins distributing settlement checks to iPhone...
Chitika Data Directs Mobile Marketers to Tablets
Online advertising network Chitika has just released its latest Chitika Insights usage share data report for tablets. The report, which covers the March 2013 period,...
Passbook Proves a Winner in European Restaurant Marketing
Apple’s Passbook is fast-becoming a marketing cornerstone for European restaurateurs. According to details presented in a new case study, UK restaurant chain Harvester capitalized on...
Verizon Reports Strong Smartphone Sales
This morning, Verizon reported earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2013, indicating that income spiked 15.8% to $1.95 billion in the three-month period ending...
eBay Sees Big Boost in Mobile App Users in Q1
On Thursday morning, global commerce platform and payments giant eBay reported revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. All told, revenue spiked 14%...
Chok! Chok! Chok!Coke’s Interactive TV-Mobile Gaming Promotion!
Coca-Cola has had a long history of successful, innovative advertising in many media. Last summer, Coke ran a campaign in Hong Kong that successfully combined...
“Retargeting”: A marketers dream coming soon
Retargeting is a fascinating and scarily effective marketing tool that has been used for customers buying online through desktops for some time. However, until recently,...
Facebook reaches profitability due to mobile success
Facebook has reported its first profit since the company’s IPO last year. At that point, Facebook saw its stock plummet in its opening day. And...
