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Industry Views: Is Privacy And Consumer Trust Still Hampering The Mobile Industry? Interviews

Industry Views: Is Privacy And Consumer Trust Still Hampering The Mobile Industry?

The last few weeks have seen some interesting moves around mobile privacy and consumer trust. Business Insider reports that taxi / ride-share app, Uber, may be collecting seemingly unrelated user data including SMSLog call history, Wi-Fi connections used, GPS locations and every type of device ID possible. Elsewhere Twitter has been…
Tim Banks
December 4, 2014
Industry Views: Is even digital music ownership a thing of the past? Content & AdvertisingInterviews

Industry Views: Is even digital music ownership a thing of the past?

A recent report that surfaced in the Wall Street Journal indicates that Apple’s iTunes (the world’s largest record shop) is encountering a downturn in music & entertainment sales with a 13 – 14% decline from the start of this year. The irony is that this is probably because of a problem that…
Sam Hill
November 12, 2014
Industry Views: One Third Of Users Don’t Download Apps – Have We Lost Our App-etite? Interviews

Industry Views: One Third Of Users Don’t Download Apps – Have We Lost Our App-etite?

According to a recent report from Deloitte, smartphone owners' appetite for new apps is declining with almost one third of respondents not downloading a single app in a typical month.  The study which looked at users in the UK (considered to be early adopters) also indicates that almost nine in…
Tim Banks
August 22, 2014
Industry Views: Will Yahoo’s Flurry acquisition help it face down competition from Google and Facebook? Interviews

Industry Views: Will Yahoo’s Flurry acquisition help it face down competition from Google and Facebook?

Last week's news that Yahoo has acquired mobile advertising and analytics firm, Flurry (rumoured to be somewhere between $200 and $300 million) sharpened the focus on the mobile advertising space, which, according to figures from eMarketer is set to reach $32.71bn in 2014, up 85% from 2013’s total.  No doubt Yahoo is…
Tim Banks
July 28, 2014
Industry Views: The Blackphone – the phone for the privacy conscious consumer in a data driven world? Connectivity & WholesaleInterviews

Industry Views: The Blackphone – the phone for the privacy conscious consumer in a data driven world?

Last week the newest addition to the smartphone market, the Blackphone started shipping to security conscious consumers -  the initial stock was quickly sold out. The phone trades on its advanced security features, with a customised Android operating system and a suite of privacy-optimised software including encrypted VoIP; 'Silent Text', for secure messaging; and…
Sam Hill
July 9, 2014
Industry Views: Amazon Fire – a shop with a smartphone or a smartphone with a shop? Interviews

Industry Views: Amazon Fire – a shop with a smartphone or a smartphone with a shop?

Image: amazon.com Last week Amazon launched its first smartphone - the Amazon Fire. What's interesting is how the company has bundled free Amazon Prime as part of the phone package, signalling its intent to take more ownership of the m-commerce and streaming media space by guaranteeing free and speedy fulfillment…
Tim Banks
June 25, 2014
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