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Articles tagged with: Google and Sms
Game-Changing Moves Strengthen Consumer LBS in North America
The consumer location-based services (LBS) market has steadily evolved over the past few years, always promising significant revenue generation, but never quite delivering the critical mass of subscribers that were expected. Now, a number of factors - including the development of third-party location databases and technologies - are poised to finally drive real LBS market growth on mobile phones. more
Related Tags: , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, iphone, apple, itu, gps, tim, ovi, lbs, skyhook, e-911, skyhook-wireless, a-gps, tower, USA
The 5800 - A Good Foundation for Nokia Touch Screens
Opinion piece by Tony Cripps, principal analyst at Ovum
Nokia's first proper touch-screen handset will reach several key European
markets in the next few days. As a significant milestone in the company's
strategy, we've been pleasantly surprised by its execution, which will provide a
strong foundation on which to introduce further touch-enabled handsets. more
Related Tags: android, sony-ericsson, nokia, iphone, apple, ericsson, ovum, sony, touch-screen
Emerging markets and data will drive global mobile growth to 2013
The latest report from telecoms industry analysts Ovum, reveals that, despite the economic gloom, emerging market growth and the development of mobile data services will continue to power the sector to ever greater heights. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, arpu, apple, apple, rural, ovum, zain
Facebook-Twitter talks break down
Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at Ovum
What would have been the first major consolidation between two social
networking giants has failed to materialise, as Facebook's attempts to woo
Twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. Facebook's valuation seems
to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to
demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users,
the outcome might not be a bad thing.
more
Related Tags: microsoft, social-networking, twitter, ovum, ofta, yahoo, compete, text-messages, facebook
Mobile Advertising Worth $12 Billion by 2011 - report
Telecom carriers around the world are turning their attention to advertising as a potential source of revenue, according to Gartner. The research firm forecasts that the worldwide mobile advertising market alone will be worth over US$12 billion by 2011 but advised carriers that they will need to rise to some key challenges if they are to realize their advertising ambitions. more
Related Tags: microsoft, mms, analytics, privacy, rcom, gartner, compete, mobile-advertising, mobile-internet
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