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Does Eric Schmidt really think Apple’s Siri threatens Google search?

Published: November 8, 2011

In a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said Apple’s Siri is a threat to his company’s search business, especially on mobile. Why is it hard to believe?

56pc of parents give smartphones to kids for security: study

Published: November 7, 2011

Fifty-six percent of parents surveyed said they gave their children a smartphone for safety and security reasons, according to a study from location-based system Life360.

Google: Effective mobile strategy means HTML5 and screen-agnostic approach

Published: November 3, 2011

The key to an effective mobile Web strategy starts with HTML5 and ends with a screen-agnostic approach, meaning the site is viewable on smartphones and tablets, according to a Google executive.

Sony races Apple to deliver integrated TV-mobile experiences

Published: October 28, 2011

Sony said this week that it is acquiring Ericsson’s stake in the 10-year-old Sony Ericsson mobile handset business for $1.47 billion. The move could boost Sony’s role in mobile by allowing it to create content-driven smartphones that integrate across multiple screens.

Yahoo: Mobile video consumption increases 29pc

Published: October 27, 2011

Consumers are spending 29 percent more time watching videos on their mobile devices, according to a study conducted by Yahoo.

77pc of tablet owners use device daily: study

Published: October 26, 2011

Seventy-seven percent of tablet owners use their devices everyday and 53 percent of users depend on tablets for daily news, according to a study by Pew Research and The Economist Group.

Google tackles app discoverability, repeat usage with new search formats

Published: October 21, 2011

As the mobile application ecosystem continues to grow, it is providing both challenges and opportunities for marketers, something Google wants to address with the introduction of several new mobile search ad formats.

Consumer hunger for Apple products leads to 4M iPhone 4S devices sold

Published: October 18, 2011

Despite the disappointment that many industry experts felt with the release of the iPhone 4S, Apple sold a record 4 million phones in the first three days after releasing the device.

40pc of US mobile device owners watch TV on multiple screens: study

Published: October 18, 2011

Consumers are increasingly watching television using multiple screens, per a new study from Nielsen Co., which says that 40 percent of U.S. tablet and smartphone owners are using their mobile devices while watching TV.

Google on track to rake in $2.5B from mobile ads

Published: October 17, 2011

Google’s expects to bring in $2.5 billion from mobile advertising over the next year, driven by bigger and more frequent mobile search campaigns.