Tag Archives: Devices
Android looks like the big winner from Nokias plan to drop the Symbian OS. So should your mobile strategy now focus on Android?
March 31, 2011, by mobiThinking
UPDATED 08 April 2011: to include Gartner’s projections for smartphone sales. Confirms IDC’s expectation that Android will become the dominant smartphone operating system, now Nokia has abandoned Symbian... Read More
Carnival of the Mobilists #247: best mobile blogging of the past month
March 21, 2011, by mobiThinking
Mobile in the disaster zone The horrifying earthquake/tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011, has spurred no shortage of mobile-related stories among journalists/bloggers. Of these, two mobile bloggers stand out:... Read More
Mobile Web first – the consensus from mobile experts and global brands pinch me, I must be dreaming
February 14, 2011, by mobiThinking
In 2010, the agenda and presentations at mobile conferences (also mobile awards) tended to focus more on mobile download apps than mobile Web or messaging. This isn’t surprising considering the huge sums that brands had invested in developing and then promoting these apps through advertising and PR/media coverage; not to mention the profits that agencies (often found on the conference rostrum) of all descriptions have made off the back of app mania... Read More
The reality of publishing newspapers and magazines for Apples iPad – a New York Times article
January 18, 2011, by mobiThinking
With all big news and magazine publishers investing considerable funds into the applications for the iPad, Apple’s tablet computer, it is interesting to read an article in a major newspaper, The New York Times (which incidentally has an iPad app), about the reality of the iPad/App store business model... Read More
Most popular content on mobiThinking in 2010
January 4, 2011, by mobiThinking
The top destinations on mobiThinking in 2010 were the Guide to mobile ad networks and the Compendium of global mobile stats with 43,000 and 40,000 page views respectively, followed by the guides to top world’s top mobile markets, mobile agencies and mobile awards. In 2010 mobiThinking enjoyed 77 percent growth in visitor figures compared with 2009. We attribute this to the quality of the content we received from our many contributors in the form of interviews, guides, country profiles, agency and ad network profiles. Thanks for all your support in 2010... Read More
