Tag: Microsoft

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8pc of magazine pages contained mobile bar code in Q1: study

Published: May 15, 2012

QR codes, Microsoft Tags and other mobile action codes continue to spread through print magazines at a fast pace, with 1,356 mobile action codes printed in the first quarter of 2012, up from 352 during the same period a year ago, according to a new report from Nellymoser.

Facebook’s mobile crisis points to online business model demolition

Published: May 14, 2012

Without sounding too dramatic, Facebook’s admission last week that it was struggling to monetize mobile even as roughly half of its user base accesses the social network through non-PC devices is an issue that assuredly is keeping all Internet giants awake.

Nokia Lumia momentum grows with high-profile apps from Rovio, Groupon

Published: May 10, 2012

Some would say it has been slow going for the Nokia Lumia but the Windows Phone smartphone appears to be gaining momentum, at least when it comes to attracting big-name mobile application developers to the platform.

Barnes & Noble, Microsoft partnership a good move, but is it enough?

Published: May 1, 2012

Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft are teaming up to strengthen their relative positions in the ereader and tablet markets, but the move does not automatically rewrite a competitive landscape that is dominated by Apple, Google and Amazon.

Will iPhone take a hit now that Verizon is supporting Windows Phone?

Published: April 23, 2012

With wireless carriers not making as much money from smartphones as they would like, Verizon Wireless is putting its support behind Windows Phone in hopes of spurring on greater competition with iPhone and Android.

Microsoft exec: 55pc of feature phone users consume media

Published: April 17, 2012

CHICAGO – A Microsoft Advertising executive at the Results 2012: Mobile Marketing Day conference said that although smartphones lend themselves to rich experiences, advancements in feature phones are aiming to equal the mobile advertising playing field.

Brisk Iced Tea aims to engage Star Wars fans via Microsoft Tag initiative

Published: April 13, 2012

Pepsi and Unilever’s Brisk Ice Tea is letting fans unlock exclusive content for the new Kinect Star Wars game via scannable Microsoft Tags printed on limited-edition bottles.

Apple’s popularity threatens enterprise strategies for RIM, Microsoft

Published: February 21, 2012

Apple’s mobile devices are making inroads into enterprise and government organizations, challenging Research In Motion, which used to have this market cornered but is increasingly finding itself vulnerable, as well as Microsoft.

Microsoft enters mobile news aggregator space with iPad app

Published: February 13, 2012

Microsoft is aiming to get a piece of the mobile news aggregator application pie with the launch of its MSN iPad app.

Florida embraces mobile to drive voter turnout

Published: January 31, 2012

Mobile played a role in driving voter turnout for today’s Republican presidential primary in Florida, with many residents checking their voter status and updating their information with their mobile phones in time for the primary.