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Cross-Platform Tools are making a big progress in the app developer community MEF Data

Cross-Platform Tools are making a big progress in the app developer community

A growing portion of developers are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of Cross-Platform Tools (CPT), and leading vendors have made significant progress in the rate of adoption by app developers. This is one of the results of research2guidance's second global benchmarking report for CPT and services, which undertakes a detailed comparison of…
Sam Hill
August 6, 2014
5 minutes with… Psonar 5 minutes withContent & Advertising

5 minutes with… Psonar

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week Martin Rigby, CEO, introduces music streaming service Psonar. What does Psonar do? Psonar is an on-demand streaming music service, optimised for mobile, that lets people listen to music on a pay-as-you-go…
Sam Hill
August 1, 2014
Mobile banking, the safe way – AVG Guest blog

Mobile banking, the safe way – AVG

Judith Bitterli, Chief Marketing Officer at AVG Technologies explores the rising popularity of mobile banking and presents some simple rules for keeping your financial information safe, and your phone protected. More American adults now bank online than don’t. As of last year, Pew Research Institute found 51% banked online. Increasingly that means mobile banking.…
Sam Hill
July 30, 2014
Beach to Breach – 60 per cent don’t check WiFi security on holiday [Infographic] MEF Data

Beach to Breach – 60 per cent don’t check WiFi security on holiday [Infographic]

With holiday season upon us, its worth remembering the importance of mobile security when abroad, especially when we feel like catching up on our work email.  A recent study from Sourcefire, (part of Cisco) found that UK employees are potentially putting their companies at risk of cyber-attack when using their mobile…
Sam Hill
July 29, 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
11 Facts That Demonstrate The Global Impact and Growth of Mobile Meffys

11 Facts That Demonstrate The Global Impact and Growth of Mobile

Don’t panic! the deadline for entering the 11th annual Meffys has been extended to 8th August. To celebrate here’s 11 essential mobile facts from across the mobile landscape representing some of the categories that will be awarded in Silicon Valley later this year. Categories include Mobile Money, Entertainment & Life Tool…
Tim Banks
July 24, 2014
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