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DeviceAtlas & HTML5
May 19, 2010, by daniel.hunt
HTML5 is the brand new version of HTML, which contains a number of differences to it's predecessor... Read More
Five-minute interview: Pam Horan, president, Online Publishers Association
May 19, 2010, by mobiThinking
As all of its members have expanded into mobile in a big way, with mobile sites and mobile applications (including paid-for ones), the Online Publishers Association (OPA) now represents some of the largest mobile destinations on the planet. As OPA president since 2006, Pam Horan, needs to keep abreast of what's happening in mobile. Also as she's on the road a lot she's come to rely on mobile for her own news and eating-out needs... Read More
Using the PopoverView in iPad App Development
May 13, 2010, by weimenglee
In the previous article, we saw how to develop a new type of application known as the Split View-based application on the iPad. And one of the new views introduced for the iPad is the PopoverView, which you had a quick glimpse of it in action in the previous article. In this article, I will show you how you can use the PopoverView in your iPad application, not just in a Split View-based application. Getting Started with the PopoverView... Read More
The insider’s guide to banking the unbanked
May 13, 2010, by mobiThinking
Many of those financial services that people in the developed nations take for granted – somewhere safe to keep your money, to receive wages or funds owed, pay utility bills or transfer money to someone else (e.g. your family back home) - aren't available to the majority of people, because less than one third of the world's population have bank accounts... Read More
Mobile Ads Go Mainstream: starring the FTC, Google, Apple’s $1m iAds and a soap-opera story-line that’s has the media hooked
May 7, 2010, by mobiThinking
It has taken just five months for mobile advertising to go from a trickle of coverage in the mainstream media to a feeding frenzy. Since Google announced its plan to buy mobile ad network AdMob for US$750 million AdMob for US$750 million in November, national papers and newswires (in the US particularly) have clambered over each other to report the latest rumor, speculation and hearsay, followed by innumerable me-too pieces in trade journals and blogs... Read More
Meet the boss of Japan’s number one mobile media company: interview with Akihisa Fujita, president and CEO, D2 Communications
April 29, 2010, by mobiThinking
D2 Communications (D2C) was the world's first mobile advertising company, established in 2000 by NTT DoCoMo and Dentsu, the largest Japanese mobile operator and creative agency respectively. D2C ran its first mobile banner ads in July 2000 on the NTT DoCoMo's revolutionary iMode platform and launched its mobile solutions business a year later... Read More
Mobile Financial Services Summit (May 25-26, 2010, Singapore): special offer for mobiThinking readers
April 27, 2010, by mobiThinking
The Mobile Financial Services Summit (MFS) brings together a who's who of banks, mobile operators, handset manufacturers and payment providers to share best practices and a wealth of case studies on m-banking, m-wallets and m-ticketing. The conference tackles MFS from all angles including m-banking, m-payment, m-commerce and mobile remittance (i.e. the sending of money to someone at a distance) as well as how mobile can help cure global issues such as banking the unbanked... Read More
MobileSquared Roadshow Asia (5-6 May 2010, Singapore): special offer for mobiThinking readers
April 26, 2010, by mobiThinking
423 million consumers in Asia will be browsing the mobile Internet by the end of 2010... Read More
Developing Split View Based Apps for the iPad
April 19, 2010, by weimenglee
The iPad runs on the same OS used by the iPhone and the iPod touch, which means that developers who are already familiar with iPhone programming are able to quickly write applications for the iPad. In fact, most (if not all) iPhone applications should run without any problem on the iPad, albeit in a smaller frame size, with an option to pixel-double. However, to really make full use of the large size screen afforded by the iPad, you would need to redesign your UI to take into account the extra screen space... Read More
Why Asia will (continue to) dominate the mobile Web – from now on, it’s not just about Japan
April 16, 2010, by mobiThinking
There are two reasons why Asia is the most fascinating part of the world for mobile (anyone disagree with that premise?). First, there's the really advanced mobile markets spearheaded by Japan (but also South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong etc), that set all the precedents that Western nations follow. Second, there are the developing nations that have a) huge and growing populations; and b) have low PC penetration, so mobile will inevitably become the primary way that people access the Internet and many services (that they haven't been able to previously) and connect with brands... Read More
