2013-06-19

In Apple’s Mind, The Enemy of My Enemy is a Friend

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The World Wide Developers Conference kicked off this week and among the revelations from developers, one of the most curious came from Apple upon the unveiling of its new iOS 7. The upgrade for iOS on Apple’s mobile devices has received mostly impressive reviews and represents the biggest change to its mobile OS since its development. Despite all the positive reviews, there was considerable confusion over one move from Apple.

We’re Testing a New Kind of Wit: NOOWIT, That Is

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Now this is nice, a Flipboard with a big brain! If you are reading this, and you have any ties at all to publishing at all… You’ll want me to tell you more about how this was generated. And I will, soon.

Mobile e-Commerce Player Shopgate Closes Series B Round

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As a further indication mobile has arrived, news of Shopgate (www.shopgate.com) having received seven digits Series B funding from Northcap from Denmark and Creathor Venture from Germany for growing their mobile commerce was just announced .

How Mobile Technologies and PR Work Hand-In-Hand

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Mobile technologies in general, and social media in particular have totally changed the way B2B and B2C companies communicate with their customers. PR campaigns have become more interactive thanks to mobile phones and smart devices.

Shopping Related Apps Use on the Rise in the US

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People want to simplify their lives and take advantage of what it is new in order to gain time and have access to relevant information, or at least that is what recent researches reveal. Mobile commerce – mcommerce – is gaining more and more users as an April survey of US mobile internet users conducted by AYTM Market Research presented by emarketer shows.

SPAIN: Madrid on the Wireless Smart Cities Map

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Madrid becomes one of the best connected cities in the world, after cities like New York, Paris, Dublin or Nice. To enjoy the benefits, users have to install GOWEX WiFi application on their devices, create an user and a password, connect to the WiFi GOWEX network and surf the web.

Emails and Social Networking Are US Internet Users’ Top Online Activities from Mobile Devices

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There is a clear shift from  desktops to mobile devices, as new studies show. A study carried out by The Media Behavior Institute and presented by emarketer.com reveals that the mobile phone is getting more and more users, followed by tablets. Desktops’ popularity drops constantly. 43.5% of the respondents mentioned using mobile phones in the [...]

How Enterprises Can Increase Productivity with Mobile Technologies

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Mobile devices are here to stay. The challenge for enterprises is to contain the security risks so that the increased productivity, freedom and cost savings are not outweighed by the burdens.

Spain: Smartphones Trump Other Devices in Surfing the Internet

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In Spain, almost 4 out of 5 Internet users are surfing the web on smartphones, followed by laptop/netbook (80,9%) and desktop computer (78,8%) .

Mobile Highlights: Spindle Acquires MeNetwork, JDSU Buys Arieso

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There’s been a lot going on in the mobile industry last week, with many important movers and shakers to report. In the following, we brief you on two of the most important developments.