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Value added services in Asia-Pacific: part 1

The mobile value added services market is pegged to grow to a value of more than $7oo billion worldwide by 2020, and its the Asia-Pacific region that is the largest and fastest growing global region. In this first part of two-part special insights article on VAS in the Asia-Pacific region,…

Tim BanksJanuary 15, 2016

Opinion

My ears are the wrong shape for Apple

So, Apple wants to get rid of the old-fashioned audio jack. The tech blogs are fizzing with rumours that this relic of the analogue age (invented in 1878 would you believe) is on its way out. Apparently Cupertino wants it to go the way of the floppy disc and the…

MEFJanuary 14, 2016

Content & Advertising Guest blog Opinion

Industry views: mobile games outlook 2016

Mobile Games remains the biggest single sector in our ecosystem when it comes to consumption and monetization. 2015 was another growth year from Nintendo’s dramatic entry into the market to Activision’s purchase of King. Looking forward, the arrival of new technology such as smartwatches and VR, has begun to reshape…

Tim BanksJanuary 13, 2016

Content & Advertising Guest blog Opinion Payments & Commerce

Mobile money outlook 2016

Mobile Money is in take-off mode. In developed markets 2015 saw the launch of NFC payments from all of the major players and in growth markets, for some time it has offered convenience, financial inclusion and incredible reach. Yet the technology is typically fragmented, has to comply with varying levels…

Tim BanksJanuary 13, 2016

Opinion

Back to the future of mobile TV

Can LTE broadcast make it possible for us to watch live football on our phones without the network falling over? When I’m on my deathbed and asked if there’s anything I regret, I’ll know exactly what to say: I wish I hadn’t spent so much time writing about mobile broadcast…

Tim GreenJanuary 7, 2016

Opinion

Walmart v Apple? It’s not that simple…

What’s an in-app mobile payment? What’s an in-store mobile payment? In future, they may be the same thing, says Tim Green. Sometimes, when people are very nice to me - or offer me money - I give a little talk on mobile payment. I start by saying that mobile payment…

MEFDecember 17, 2015

Opinion

Estonia’s big idea: nation as a service

Identity is the online world’s biggest problem. If only we could prove who we are, we could make things happen really fast and very safely. So is the world ready for ‘sign in with Estonia’? Are you Estonian? Like the composer Arvo Pärt or the founders of TransferWise Taavet Hinrikus…

MEFDecember 10, 2015

Opinion

Many happy returns SMS – the great survivor

Today is SMS’s birthday. To celebrate, Tim Green tries to convince us that the messaging medium resembles an old Hollywood character actor: grizzled but effective… SMS is a bit like the actor Robert Vaughn, isn’t it? You think surely it/he is dead - but no, there he is on Wikipedia.…

Tim GreenDecember 3, 2015

Opinion

Education focus: Q&A with children’s education app blogger Stuart Dredge

UK-based technology journalist Stuart Dredge works primarily for The Guardian and the music industry consultancy Musically. But he is also a parent with a keen interest in how children interact with mobiles and tablets. In September 2010, he created the Apps Playground site with his wife to review iOS and…

MEFDecember 2, 2015

Content & Advertising Guest blog Opinion

Native advertising’s giant leap into mobile

As the debate rages on about ad blockers and the future of mobile advertising, Jay Hinman, VP of Marketing at Smaato explores how creative native ads remain one of the most effective tools in a mobile publishers arsenal. With all the hullabaloo around mobile ad blocking cresting in recent weeks,…

MEFDecember 2, 2015

Value added services in Asia-Pacific: part 1

My ears are the wrong shape for Apple

Industry views: mobile games outlook 2016

Mobile money outlook 2016

Back to the future of mobile TV

Walmart v Apple? It’s not that simple…

Estonia’s big idea: nation as a service

Many happy returns SMS – the great survivor

Education focus: Q&A with children’s education app blogger Stuart Dredge

Native advertising’s giant leap into mobile

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