Android looks like the big winner from Nokia’s plan to drop the Symbian OS. So should your mobile strategy now focus on Android?
IDC’s forecasts show the Android OS streaming into the top smartphone spot in 2011 as Nokia bets future on Windows Phone. more...
Carnival of the Mobilists #247: best mobile blogging of the past month
Mobile’s role in Japanese disaster; near-field communications; tablets vs. smartphones; operators vs. content providers; making the Web mobile friendly and more. more...
Mobile Web first – the consensus from mobile experts and global brands… pinch me, I must be dreaming
Will 2011 see the end to the me-to mobile strategy? Mobile Insider conference report provides hope. more...
The reality of publishing newspapers and magazines for Apple’s iPad – a New York Times article
Having invested considerable funds in iPad applications, publishers complain that only a favored few have been allowed to charge by subscription and that they have been denied any access to data about their customers. more...
Most popular content on mobiThinking in 2010
The top destinations on mobiThinking in 2010 were the Guide to mobile ad networks and Compendium of global mobile stats with 43,000 and 40,000 page views respectively, followed by the guides to the world’s top mobile markets, mobile agencies and mobile awards. Find links to all top content here… more...
The false economy of vanity apps and the people who are growing fat by not telling their clients the truth
The unsavory truth behind nonsensical mobile apps, misleading mobile metrics reports, incredible analyst predictions and the mobile app advertising bubble that’s going to burst. more...
Win free tickets for MobileSQUARED Roadshow (New York, November 2, 2010)
The first five people to answer these questions correctly will receive a free ticket for the MobileSQUARED conference in New York next week… more...
Three lessons from Design For Mobile 2010 (Chicago) – an event report from Ian Homer, Bemoko
Think outside the screen; design for mobile first; and limit features to maximize user happiness. more...
FTC allows Google to purchase AdMob, but the investigation contributes little to collective understanding of the mobile
The media circus around this investigation shows how little is known about the mobile ad business. The FTC was in the perfect position to put things right. more...
Mobile money will make the world go round
All the statistics leave no doubt that mobile will play a hugely important role in the future of money. Banking it, sending it or spending it, mobile can do it all in many different ways. more...
