Tag: Gartner

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How will the Yahoo-Microsoft search alliance affect mobile?

Published: February 19, 2010

Microsoft and Yahoo have received clearance for their search agreement without restrictions from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission.

Will Apple�s iPad tablet be a game-changer for mobile marketing?

Published: January 27, 2010

If Apple is able to replicate the success it has had with the iPhone, then its iPad tablet computer will have a huge impact on mobile advertising, branded applications and content distribution.

Is the unlimited data plan in jeopardy?

Published: December 11, 2009

Facing network overload, AT&T is asking iPhone users �Will you use less wireless data�pretty please, with sugar on top?�

Google, Yahoo Q3 results show promise for mobile advertising

Published: October 22, 2009

Google and Yahoo exceeding expectations for their Q3 revenue, buoyed in part by each company�s mobile initiatives, is a sign that the worst of the recession may be over for the advertising market.

Will BlackBerry give Android, iPhone a run for their money?

Published: October 15, 2009

With all of the buzz around marketing on the iPhone and Android-enabled devices, there seems to be a sleeping giant left behind in the dust.

WhitePages mobile offerings surpass 2M users

Published: September 16, 2009

WhitePages now reaches more than 2 million mobile users through its iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, SMS and m.WhitePages.com mobile offerings.

Mobile to inevitably become mainstream ad medium: SendMe exec

Published: September 9, 2009

Despite the recession, consumers are increasingly relying on devices and mobile marketing spend continues to grow because of this.

Prepaid offerings, smartphones affecting carriers� Q2 results

Published: August 7, 2009

An increase in high-volume/low-value prepaid customers and low-volume/high-value smartphone users affected U.S. carriers' Q2 numbers.

Sprint Nextel gains prepaid market dominance with Virgin Mobile USA acquisition

Published: July 29, 2009

Sprint Nextel Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Virgin Mobile USA Inc. for approximately $483 million to strengthen the carrier's prepaid offerings.

Smartphone market growth slows in Q3

Published: December 30, 2008

The smartphone market reached its weakest year-over-year growth in the third quarter of 2008, according to market researcher Gartner.