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Global Mobile News Round Up

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Edward Snowden smartphone claims, Apple and in-app ad-blockers, European court of Justice rejects Safe Harbour agreement and Samsung’s Looppay gets hacked, plus much more. martphone users can do “very little” to stop security services getting “total control”…
Sam Hill
October 9, 2015
Opinions

Addressing the consumer trust challenge in mobile

The MEF Consumer Trust Summit series comes to London for the first time this month. Here, MEF CEO, Rimma Perelmuter explains why consumer trust in mobile services remains one of the most crucial issues for MEF and its members. You’ve probably heard there’s a new type of app taking the…
Rimma Perelmuter
October 8, 2015
Opinions

Ad blockers: it’s complicated

Stripping your browsing of annoying pop-ups sounds great. And it is. But the alternatives could be just as problematic, says Tim Green… Have you downloaded an ad blocker yet? Do you feel guilty about it? Or are you proud to stick it to the programmatic man? Yes, ad blockers are…
Sam Hill
October 8, 2015
Meffys

Meffys 2015 finalist profiles: sector award for Social and Entertainment

In the run up to this year's Meffys we are profiling the finalists in the different categories.  Today its the turn of the Sector Award for Social and Entertainment, celebrating the best and most commercially successful applications that are focused on ‘fun’.  Cross-platform sites, apps or experiences developed for the distribution of social…
Tim Banks
October 7, 2015
MEF Asia

10 ways that mobile changed education forever

MEF member Mobiliya assess mobile's impact on education and examine how mobile technology is shaping the future of how we learn and share knowledge. It has become a norm to see barely-a-year-old toddlers stumble around with a smartphone in hand. With about 38% kids using tablets and smartphones even before they become 2…
Sam Hill
October 7, 2015
Meffys

Meffys 2015 finalist profiles: sector award for Mobile Money

In the run up to this year's Meffys we are profiling the finalists in the different categories.  Today its the turn of the Sector Award for Mobile Money, recognising the technology, apps and services that are driving ‘cashless’ content and commerce. The winners will be announced on October 19th 2015 in at a Gala…
Tim Banks
October 6, 2015
Stats Roundup

Mobile market stats round-up: 05 October

What are the latest forecasts for mobile media expenditure? Should marketers be investing more in AR? What does the mobile banking opportunity really look like? You’ll find the answers to these and many more of your mobile market questions in this week’s MEF market stats round up…
Sam Hill
October 5, 2015
Meffys

Meffys 2015 finalist profiles: Life Tools App

In the run up to this year's Meffys we are profiling the finalists in the different categories.  Today its the turn of the Sector Award for Life Tools App, acknowledging apps that provide tools to enhance and simplify consumers’ lives. This includes apps with a focus on fitness, travel/transport and lifestyle as well…
Tim Banks
October 5, 2015
AnalyticsMEF Asia

The great data divide of Southeast Asia

MEF member Uteeni specialise in providing intelligent business directory services in SE Asia in an attempt to use mobile tech to re-define communication and commerce between people. Their work has shown that crucial business-related data is sorely lacking in the region, according to COO, Travis Kellerman. Southeast Asia demonstrates an…
Sam Hill
October 2, 2015
News Roundup

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 28th September

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Samsung Pay’s US Launch, Android users hit 1.4 bil and the “ad-block-alypse” has begun – plus much more. It’s been a little over a month since Samsung Pay’s launch in South Korea, and today the mobile payment…
Sam Hill
October 2, 2015
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