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...
Apr 23, 2013 | Australia and New Zealand, E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, South Africa
Technology appears to be playing a role in reversing the stereotype of the male dislike of shopping. As the number of people owning a smartphone continues to rise, research from Kantar Media’s Global TGI (www.globaltgi.com) reveals that men lead the way when it comes...
Apr 22, 2013 | Mobile
A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that the amount of mobile data traffic generated by Smartphones, Featurephones and Tablets will exceed 90,000 Petabytes by 2017, equivalent to almost 42 quadrillion tweets or approximately 7 billion Blu-ray movies. However,...
Apr 18, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Mobile, Social media
Facebook is in talks with Apple to offer its ‘Home’ interface on iPads and iPhones, less than a week after launching on the Android platform. The news comes as this week’s update to the Facebook app for iOS devices included the launch of the Home feature “Chat...
Apr 18, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
Debenhams, Expedia and Argos have come out on top when it comes to mobile commerce, according to a new usability study. EPiServer’s second UK Mobile Commerce study, compares new research into the expectations of mobile shoppers, carried out among 1,000 adults, with...
Apr 17, 2013 | CPG, Facebook marketing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Search engine marketing, Social media, USA
Internet ad revenues in the US hit record-breaking double digita growth in 2012, reaching nearly $37bn, with mobile ad revenues leading the growth, according to new figures. The data, from the IAB US and Price Waterhouse Coopers, indicates that Digital advertising...
