May 7, 2013 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Marketing through gaming, Mobile
Amazon has launched its first paid-for Android apps in China, beating Google, which has offered only free apps. This move forms part of Amazon’s strategy to delve deep into the Chinese mobile phone market where it had controlled less than three percent of the...
May 3, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Marketing through gaming, Mobile, Social media
Rovio Mobile has launched Angry Birds Friends for Apple and Android devices, letting players of the popular mobile game compete against Facebook friends. As with the version that has been available on Facebook since last year, the game lets users connect up their...
May 3, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Mobile, Online advertising, Social media
Facebook revenues have risen to $219m during the first 3 months of the year, with mobile ads now accounting for nearly a third of all its advertising, according to the social network’s latest financial results. Watch this video report from the BBC looking to the...
May 3, 2013 | Mobile
Google have launched the first video user guide for their latest project Glass, revealing some of the upcoming devices key functions. Watch the minute-long user guide here: The wearable technology contains a battery, tiny computer, camera and a wireless link and can...
May 3, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
Just over one third (34%) of smartphone owners will be ‘very likely’ or ‘likely’ to purchase more items from their mobile device thanks to 4G technology and faster internet connections, according to the latest eCustomerServiceIndex (eCSI) survey of 2,000 consumers...
May 1, 2013 | Mobile, WhatsApp
Chat apps such as WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage are now more popular than text messaging, according to a news report. The Financial Times reports that there were more instant messages being sent daily by the end of last year than there were text messages. In...
May 1, 2013 | Mobile, Twitter marketing
Twitter is rumoured to be working on an app for Google Glass, after some tweets have been spotted featuring a photo taken from the upcoming augmented reality specs. Twitlio developer Jonathan Gottfried noticed this week yesterday that some tweets using Google Glass...
May 1, 2013 | Mobile, Search engine marketing
Google’s predictive search tool Google Now has launched on Apple’s iOS, giving iPhone and iPad users access to the Siri rival for the first time. The launch is part of an updated Google Search App for iOS. Until its release this week, Google Now had been available...
Apr 30, 2013 | Content marketing, Mobile
Google has bought start-up firm Wavii for an estimated $30m (£18m), as the firm looks to capitalise on the growing demand for news aggregation apps. Launched in 2012, Wavii provides customised news feed to users, summarising news stories, tweets and blogs related to...
Apr 29, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Mobile, Social media
Facebook has bought Parse, a US start-up that helps developers build apps, as the social network looks to expand its mobile presence. Facebook did not disclose how much it paid for San Francisco-based Parse, but online reports valued the deal at $85 million. “By...
Apr 26, 2013 | Mobile
Smartphones accounted for 51.6% of global mobile phone sales in the first quarter of 2013, outselling feature phone for the first time as consumers worldwide switch on to web access on the move, according to new data. The research, from the International Data...
Apr 26, 2013 | Mobile
In the week when Apple revealed its first profit drop in a decade, rival Samsung has seen smartphone sales drive its income up 42% to a record high despite a typically slow season for the electronics market. The South Korean electronics giant made a net profit of...
Apr 25, 2013 | India, Mobile, Social media
Nokia has launched a feature phone with a dedicated WhatsApp physical button, offering users a cross platform messaging tool as a free wi-fi-based alternative to texts. The move marks Nokia’s latest attempt to boost its share in emerging markets, where consumers are...
Apr 25, 2013 | Mobile, Online advertising, Online video
Shazam has partnered with cinema advertising firm Screenvision to run interactive ads in US cinemas. The deal will let consumers engage with many of the ads they see before a movie – allowing them to receive special offers, enter sweepstakes and bring home and share...
Apr 24, 2013 | Mobile
Apple has posted its first fall in profits for nearly 10 years, dropping 18% as the electronics giant struggles to keep up with growing competition from the likes of Samsung and Google in the smartphone and tablet market. Watch this video from the Daily...
Apr 24, 2013 | Mobile
Following the eye-controlled features on its latest smartphones, Samsung is now reportedly working on a mind-controlled tablet. The South Korean tech giant and US researchers are working together to create a technology that would allow people to launch an application...
Apr 24, 2013 | Mobile, Search engine marketing
The role of mobile phones and tablets in UK paid search advertising has continued to increase and now accounts for roughly 25% of total spend and 28% of total clicks, according to new research. The data, from digital marketing technology firm, Kenshoo, indicates that...
Apr 24, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
UK search volumes on tablet devices outpaced those on any other device, increasing 198% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with growth on smartphone devices of 66%, according to new research. Latest data from the BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor indicates that...
Apr 23, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
Google’s Play Store grew three times faster than Apple’s rival App Store globally in the first quarter of 2013, according to new research. The study, from research firm App Annie attributed the growth largely to game-hungry smartphone fans in Japan and South...
Apr 23, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Mobile, Social media
The Facebook Home interface for Android phone was downloaded half a million times in the first two weeks of its launch, according to new data. Watch this presentation video from Mark Zuckerberg (courtesy of the Daily Telegraph explaining how Home works.) Technology...
