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The monetisation muddle: six challenges facing data pioneers

The rewards for those that harness the value of personal data are well documented. But, just as the 19th Century Gold Rush wrought disaster as well as triumph, success is not guaranteed. MEF’s year-on-year annual Consumer Trust Reports identify some of the obstacles facing modern day prospectors, as MEF CEO,…
Rimma Perelmuter
September 8, 2016
Opinions

Phone theft: the twilight of daylight robbery

Bad news for the once-thriving phone theft community. Thanks to the 'kill switch', they can no longer do their jobs properly. Tim Green celebrates as he locks away his jewellery... Wanna stolen iPhone? You’ll be lucky. Apparently, thieves have gone right off them. Recently I met up with my cousin-in-law…
Tim Green
September 7, 2016
Meffys

Meffys 2015 winners 12 months on: Worldreader

With the 13th annual Meffys now open for entries we are taking a look at some of last year’s winners to find out what winning the award meant to them and what they’ve been up to since they celebrated their win. This week, we speak to Worldreader who’s amazing work…
Sam Hill
September 7, 2016
5 minutes with

5 minutes with… Meeco

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Nathan Kinch, Head of Experience and Labs introduces Meeco. What does your company do? Save, Sync and Securely Share Your Data On Your Terms... Up until…
Sam Hill
September 6, 2016
10 thingsAnalytics

iKnow: 12 essential stats on the world of Apple

One billion iPhones and $50 billion paid out to developers. The landmark numbers keep on coming from Apple. Here are 12 key stats you should know about the world's biggest tech hardware maker... Shortly before Tim Cook revealed the app store milestone, Apple announced its third quarter results. So let’s…
MEF
September 5, 2016
MEF Member News round-up

MEF member news – September 5

This week's big news from MEF members includes a significant new funding round for carrier billing giant Boku and the launch of an Alipay payment app from Wirecard in Europe. There's also news from Kaspersky, Deutsche Telekom and Mozilla... A consortium of investors from Silicon Valley and the UK have…
MEF
September 5, 2016
News Roundup

Weekly mobile news round-up 2nd September

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. EU order Appple to pay £11billion penalty, Facebook/Whatsapp privacy concerns, EU outlines net neutrality rules and much more. The European Commission has ordered Ireland to recoup 13 billion euros (£11bn) from Apple over a 'sweetheart' tax deal…
Sam Hill
September 2, 2016
Meffys

Meffys 2016 – 13th Annual Mobile Industry Awards open to entries

We are thrilled to announce the Meffys 2016 are open for entries. Now in their 13th amazing year the Meffys are the international mobile industry awards that set the benchmark for measuring commercial success and rewarding innovation across the global mobile ecosystem. If your company is pioneering mobile innovation or…
Sam Hill
September 1, 2016
MEF