Category Archives: Apple
HTML5 – the mobile game changer?
…and how web innovation will challenge Apples control Everyone in mobile knows that to sell something on the iOS platform you must pay your 30% tax to Apple, and that Apple has final say over whether your app will be … Continue reading
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Tagged mobile billing, mobile content, mobile payments
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Has the fastest growing smartphone platform just lost the tablet game?
With Gartner forecasting that the tablet market is set to grow from 63.6 million sales in 2011 to 326.3 million by the end of 2015, it comes as a bit of a surprise that Asustek, Acer and Dell all announce … Continue reading
Stampede begins as HTML5 stores open in the next street
Following on from my post “Apple iTunes – the only place to shop… literally?”, it would appear that my predictions about large brands rushing to release HTML5 versions of their stores is starting to happen, only much quicker than I … Continue reading
Apple iTunes – the only place to shop… literally?
When Apple launched iTunes on April 28th 2003, who would have predicted that it would become the only place to shop online… Literally… Well, in Apple’s mind and plans at least. Last year we saw Apple enforce iTunes for the … Continue reading
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Tagged in-app billing, mobile billing
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Why iPhone users want more choice
A recent article in FierceWireless Europe (March 11) reviewed findings by market research company Analysys Mason, which speculates on how ‘exclusive content’ could become the next battle ground for operators trying to control customer churn. Specifically, the article states: Worryingly, … Continue reading
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Tagged iPhone, Mobile applications, Mobile apps, mobile content
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Apple investigated over moves to close our alternate payment options.
According to the Wall Street Journal and MacObserver, Apple’s recent moves to prevent applications running on iPad and iPhone sending people outside the “Apple Payment Channels” to pay for extra content, subscriptions or services have been referred to the DOJ. … Continue reading
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Has 2010 been the year of Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft?
At the end of last year we wrote about how 2010 might the year of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Looking at the current mobile market today, we were right, 2010 has not only been the year for Google but also … Continue reading
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Tagged Microsoft, mobile advertising, RIM, Steve Jobs, Yahoo
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Why Apple web browsing is declining?
According to the latest web browsing stats released by Bango, across a wide range of websites targeting mobile phone browsers, the iPhone is losing ground to its competitors in popularity for web browsing. What might be the reasons for this? When … Continue reading
The phoney war: Choosing quantity over quality
Which is better, an app store with 100,000 items, or one with 10,000 items? Commentators looking for a way to measure the relative success of the app stores find the “app count” an alluring model. When you look more closely … Continue reading
The Kin is dead, long live the Kin!
In one simple, but brave move Microsoft has shown signs of being back on track with their mobile strategy. By killing the Kin they can now concentrate on getting one focused mobile platform to market. If we look to Apple it … Continue reading
