I came across an interesting infographic from Microsoft Tag focusing on mobile usage. I don’t think it’s a secret to anyone how explosive the growth of mobile is and the huge amount of untapped opportunities that still exist in the space. As computing power and battery life increase, so will adoption of mobile browsing and [...]
Yesterday, Facebook acquired Israeli mobile developer Snaptu (rumored amounts have valued the deal at $70 Million but we’ll have to wait and see). So what does Snaptu do? They enable popular smartphone apps to run on non-smartphones. This means that people with “regular” phones can access apps such as Facebook, LinkedIn, twitter, and more. It’s [...]
I’m going to be trying out a new feature for the blog. Each week I will be posting five articles that I found interesting over the course of the week. These are not intended to be the five most important articles, just five that I found interesting and thought others would like as well. The [...]
In the wake of the recent earthquake in Haiti, mobile carriers in the US have teamed up with the Red Cross to facilitate a mobile giving effort. This is one of the easiest ways I have ever seen to donate to a cause, you simply text HAITI to 90999 on your mobile phone, that’s it. [...]