Day: 29 March 2010

Mobile 2.0 Europe 2010

Mobile 2.0 Europe 2010 conference and exhibition has announced dates and location for this year’s bash. It’s June 16th and 17th 2010 at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona, home of the largest industry events including the Mobile World Congress. A two-day event is scheduled to explore the emerging Mobile Ecosystem and Disruptive Mobile Innovation,…

Apple to launch personal advertising network

Apple is expected to reveal the first fruit from its purchase of ad network Quattro. The new personalised, mobile advertising system humourlessly described as the iAd by newswire Online Media Daily is expected to be officially unveiled to the madmen of Madison Avenue on April 7th. The ad platform has been described as “revolutionary” and…

Nokia buys Novarra

Nokia has signed an agreement to acquire transcoding business Novarra and intends to initially embed the technology into Nokia Series 40 devices and that’s not good news, especially for any one who has invested time and effort in creating a purpose built mobile site. According to the Novarra’s mobile browser and services platform will be…

Gartner’s top ten mobile technologies to watch

Analysts Gartner has identified 10 mobile technologies that they say organisations need to look at over the next 12 months, as they will evolve significantly in ways that will impact short-term mobile strategies and policies. The  report “Ten Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2010 and 2011“. According to Gartner the 10 mobile technologies to watch…

Opera turns into a cash cow for operators?

In the latest Opera State of the Mobile Web Report Opera show that Opera Mini generates nearly $1.25 billion per year for mobile operators in just the top 10 countries for Opera Mini. With the United States leading the way with Opera Mini generating more than $146 per user per year. Big numbers at last!…