Tag Archives: Mobile

Xbox head says Microsoft’s mobile game store could arrive next year

Jon Fingas @jonfingas Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would … Continue reading Xbox head says Microsoft’s mobile game store could arrive next year

Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps

Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps   Kris Holt @krisholt Biden administration officials have taken aim at Apple and Google in a new report, describing the pair as “gatekeepers” of the mobile apps that consumers and businesses rely on. The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) states that … Continue reading Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps

How to send mobile app messages that build loyalty and stay relevant

Keep high-value customers interested with mobile messages after they’ve downloaded your app. Chris Wood on January 19, 2023 Customers download your app because they want to know more about what your brand has to offer. Mobile messages can maintain and grow the relationship, but you have to use the right communications. “Downloading an app is … Continue reading How to send mobile app messages that build loyalty and stay relevant

Samsung taps a former Mercedes-Benz designer to lead its mobile design team

Motorola DROID review   Joshua Topolsky   While the camera certainly seems capable of taking great looking photos, getting everything to play nice isn’t as easy as it should be. First off, the camera is painfully slow to focus and snap pictures — and when it does, the results can be unpredictable. Strangely, the lens … Continue reading Samsung taps a former Mercedes-Benz designer to lead its mobile design team

Mobile Advertising’s Lagging Indicators

Mobile Advertising’s Lagging Indicators by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, September 29, 2022 At a time when the ad industry’s leading economists and forecasters are rethinking the concept of the media “line items” they used to calculate ad spending and growth, it’s interesting that none of them have one for “mobile.” That’s because mobile is not really … Continue reading Mobile Advertising’s Lagging Indicators

Mobile Targeting For SpudLove Organic Potato Chips Boosts Sales

Mobile Targeting For SpudLove Organic Potato Chips Boosts Sales by Steve Ellwanger , September 23, 2022  There’s very little “white space”—areas of opportunity—in the salty snacks category. The organic potato chip is, however, one of those opportunities. Family-owned and founded in 2019, SpudLove Snacks says it’s the only brand of organic potato chips in the … Continue reading Mobile Targeting For SpudLove Organic Potato Chips Boosts Sales

Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports

Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, September 1, 2022 Earlier this month, Federal Trade Commission member Alvaro Bedoya spoke of a “large, unregulated market” for location data. “In 2022, our geolocation technology is not under control,” he warned. The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation … Continue reading Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports