News and Insights
- Reuters – Wal-Mart tests a system allowing shoppers to scan items with iPhones, pay at a
self-checkout counter - TabTimes – PC makers hedge their bets on touch with new Windows 8 tablets at IFA
- Cooper – Why the best interface is no interface at all: a look at UI in autos, appliances
and everyday life - PFSK – UK Retailer Marks & Spencer tests a ‘multichannel’ approach using touch screens,
Wi-Fi at new concept store - Forrester – TechnoPolitics Podcast: The high demand for app developers, differences between developing for different platforms and more
- Reuters – From smart to genius: how will design define the shape and size of mobile devices?
- InformationWeek – Windows Phone 8 preview and visual tour
- CNET – Still not completely sure what NFC is? Check out this FAQ
- ZDNet- Why skipping NFC in the iPhone 5 will cost Apple dearly, in one writer’s opinion
- MediaPost – The importance of making your website tablet-friendly
- TIME – PayPal and Discover form a pact, will it boost mobile payments momentum?
- CIO – How the FBI proved Agile works for government agencies
- Mashable – In an “internal memo”, Samsung says it will counter-sue Apple to protect the company
- Forrester – A Fortune 100 CEO talks mobile
Research
- Google – In the US, 77% of time watching TV is spent while using another mobile device like smartphones
- IDC – This year, China will account for 26.5% of all smartphone shipments, compared to 17.8%
in the US - Mobile Marketing Association – Marketers should allocate 7% of budgets to mobile
- IBM – A recent benchmark report shows mobile commerce accounted for 15% of all online sales
in the second quarter - YouGov Brand Index – Consumers now think the iPad is better value than iPhone, more likely to recommend it to friends
- Nielsen – What are the top way consumers find apps? Through search and by recommendation
- Mashable – How consumers are using iPads
- Flurry – Smart device adoption is being adopted 10X faster than that of the 80s PC revolution
