Safari service workers and other PWA good news stories
Safari and PWAs: Reaching critical mass
Android: platform of the next decade or revenue backwater?
March 27, 2014, by ronan
This week was an interesting one for the perennial Android vs. iOS debate. Horace Dediu kicked things off on Sunday with a few infographics depicting the dominant smartphone ecosystems: This was picked up on by Cennydd Bowles and a sparkling debate ensued... Read More
The insiders guide to mobile Web and marketing in Brazil 2014
March 27, 2014, by mobiThinking
There are more mobile subscribers than people in Brazil, with 272.4 million mobile subscriptions shared among a population of 199 million. In 2013, for the first time, the number of smartphones sold (32 million) outpaced the number of feature phones (29.1 million). Mobile Web use is rising rapidly – 36 percent Brazilians are regular users of 3G services... Read More
Fixit – Viewport meta tag
March 21, 2014, by mark.anderson
This test determines if your page has a viewport meta tag in the header. The viewport meta tag lets you modify the virtual viewport applied to the page and to target those modifications to particular viewport sizes. In effect, it instructs the browser when and how to zoom a page to achieve optimal rendering. Better rending within the browser improves user experience and allows webpages to dynamically adjust to different device types... Read More
EU unfetters the mobile Web, with plan to scrap roaming fees in Europe. When will the rest of the world follow?
March 20, 2014, by mobiThinking
Updated March 21, 2014: now includes clarification on positive impact for non-EU citizens visiting EU countries... Read More
Building HTML5 games for Firefox OS
Building HTML5 games for Firefox OS is basically the same as building for the web itself, because Firefox OS itself is built using web technologies. These are relatively new topics, and are which are gaining much traction in the press. With many companies interested in jumping in on these technologies, now's a good time to get involved... Read More
UK regulator benchmarks mobile/fixed broadband progress against EU countries: why all countries should do this properly
March 14, 2014, by mobiThinking
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has released a European Broadband Scorecard comparing the UK’s performance in broadband and mobile broadband with European countries. The regulator has been tasked with proving that progress is being made towards the UK Government’s ambitious goal that the UK ‘should have the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015’... Read More
Which mobile ad networks should be included in the 2014 version of the Guide to mobile ad networks?
March 12, 2014, by mobiThinking
mobiThinking is working on the 2014 version of the popular Guide to mobile ad networks (in the last year the guide has received 100,000 pageviews). The new version will introduce new networks, update old profiles and delete those haven’t been updated recently... Read More
Mobile wallet hype in Germany’s payments industry – more losers than winners
March 11, 2014, by JochenSiegert
Do you remember the dotcom bubble at the turn of the millennium? Even back then, German consumers were able to make payments with their mobile phones. A start-up called Paybox enabled mobile payment transactions that leveraged the German domestic debit system to settle transactions on consumers' current accounts. All a consumer had to do was add their bank account details as a funding source to the Paybox system... Read More
GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2014 – the winners with videos and case studies
March 6, 2014, by mobiThinking
Congratulations to the Global Mobile Awards winners. Where available we have added links, descriptions and embedded video for the winning campaigns. If we do not have the best description, link to your case study, site, app or video, please email details to: editor(at)mobiThinking.com... Read More
What makes Internet of things, wearables, cars, 5G and privacy the top themes at MWC? Whats the significance for your business?
February 28, 2014, by mobiThinking
mobiThinking in Barcelona... Read More
