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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.

Why retailers should buckle up for mobile commerce

Published: January 18, 2012

By Mike Grimes

Retailers are still learning, however, that mobile technology should augment the traditional shopping experience – not replace it.

What will mobile marketing look like in 2012?

Published: January 4, 2012

There were a few major trends in the mobile industry that will play a big role in determining how 2012 will pan out for mobile marketers, brands, agencies and media companies.

Android controls 47pc of market share: comScore

Published: January 3, 2012

The Android operating system still reigns supreme with 47 percent of market share, according to comScore’s latest mobile report.

RIM PlayBook feels the heat from Kindle Fire

Published: December 5, 2011

Research In Motion’s recent decision to write off $485 million worth of PlayBook tablet inventory points to the influence that Amazon’s Kindle Fire is having on the tablet market.

Bud Light, Paramount Pictures support Flipboard’s first TV series

Published: October 28, 2011

Magazine publishing platform Flipboard is tapping into entertainment content with television and movies that are being sponsored at launch by Bud Light and Paramount Pictures.

Mobile measurement and what to do about it

Published: October 13, 2011

By Mike Ricci

A recent Advertising Age piece titled “What to Know About the Promise and Perils of Mobile Metrics” joined a chorus of media that has focused on the subject of mobile measurement.

Amazon, RIM, Samsung: News briefs

Published: September 7, 2011

News briefs: Amazon tests new design in advance of possible tablet launch; RIM shareholder seeks sale of company, patents; German court again blocks Samsung tablet

RIM, Irene, Flurry: News briefs

Published: September 6, 2011

News briefs: RIM PlayBook is the latest tablet to see prices slashed; The Weather Channel had 79.7M page views for Irene; App inventory skyrocketing: Flurry.

Why are some tablets stumbling?

Published: August 22, 2011

Recent developments in the tablet space raise the question of whether the potential growth has been overhyped, or are new entrants simply not compelling enough to consumers?