E-consultancy - Wireless - Internet Marketing News and Blogs

The 10 most popular iPhone Apps

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:15:00 UT

With the iPhone 3G making its debut around the world, I thought it'd be interesting to look at the iPhone Apps that have achieved the greatest popularity so far.

5 wireless network security tips

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:45:00 UT

As my fellow E-consultancy blogger Drama 2.0 discussed earlier this week, the theft of more than 40mn credit and debit card numbers was due to insecure wireless networks.

If you run a wireless network at home or in the office, the same sort of security breach could easily occur if you are not taking advantage of your wireless router's security features.

Massive credit card heist shows pitfalls of wireless technology

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:50:00 UT

In what is being called possibly "the largest federal hacking and identity theft case ever," United States authorities�recently charged 11 people with stealing more than 41m credit and debit card numbers from popular retailers such as Barnes & Noble, TJMax, OfficeMax and Boston Market.

MobileMe's less-than-stellar launch shows Apple is not perfect

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:45:00 UT

To many, Apple can do no wrong. The company has one of the most loyal followings of any in the world.

When�it launches a new product, fans and press flock. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is about as close to being a "rockstar" as any CEO can get.

Is the internet making us stupid?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:45:00 UT

Nick Carr is no stranger to the provocative when it comes to technology.

His 2003 Harvard Business Review article "Why IT Doesn't Matter Anymore" suggested that information technology was becoming ubiquitous and no longer provided a competitive advantage, despite the fact that it would still consume considerable investment.

The Web Week in Review

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:35:00 UT

It was a big news week this week with major technology and internet players vying to share the spotlight - some in more positive ways than others.

Mobile takes the web back to the 90s

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 07:48:00 UT

With mobile phone penetration significantly higher than PC ownership, why has mobile internet yet still to take off?

While many predict that mobile internet is set to explode, could its simplicity also be its biggest failing?

Bank tests mobile Visa payments

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:52:00 UT

US bank Wells Fargo is to begin testing Visa's mobile payments system with 50 of its own employees.

Introduced earlier this year, the system allows customers to buy goods using mobiles equipped with special chips that can be swiped over retail scanners.

Square Mile blanketed in WiFi

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:55:00 UT

The City of London will from next week become the UK's largest WiFi zone.

The financial district will be blanketed by a giant wireless internet cloud by commercial WiFi enabler The Cloud.

Visa invests in dotMobi

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:04:00 UT

Visa has invested an undisclosed amount in Dublin-based mobile domain name registry dotMobi.

10 reasons why mobile advertising is doomed

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:07:00 UT

Isn�t it funny how we�ve been hearing that �This Is The Year For Mobile� every year since, oh, about 1863?

This seems to have been driven by hugely bullish forecasts from various analysts over the past decade, and the desire among investors to get this message out to market in order to Make Things Happen. Yet mobile marketing has never been the big story, for any number of reasons.

Nokia launches mobile ad network

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:11:00 UT

Nokia has announced the launch of a new advertising platform that allows marketers to plan and manage ad campaigns across a wide number of mobile phone configurations.

The Nokia Ad Service aggregates several mobile web publishers, including nokia.mobi, that can be sold to advertisers as ad space in a single package.

Inventor challenges Slingbox on patent claim

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:26:00 UT

A Texan inventor has launched an audacious court case against TV-shifting hardware maker Sling Media, claiming a patent infringement.

Stuart Mershon claims the Slingbox, which uses the internet to rebroadcast�TV content�from a user's lounge to a PC or mobile phone anywhere in the world, infringes on a system he invented�to transmit home audio signals to a remote speaker over wireless telephone networks.

Truphone aims to up VoIP ante

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:24:00 UT

Kent-based mobile VoIP provider Truphone hopes to make its software compatible with 25 mobile handsets this year.

James Tagg, CEO of the company which routes calls from regular mobiles over WiFi internet, told GigaOm Truphone will shortly work on�Symbian S60 and UIQ (largely Nokia and Sony Ericsson) as well as Windows Mobile.

SMS use up, marketing adoption gains

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 18:00:00 UT

Americans are finally beginning to use SMS mobile text messaging, according to new research.

The Mobile Marketing Association's (MMA) latest annual survey found the proportion of customers who engage in texting daily rose from 41% in 2005 to 44% last year; 69% use the feature generally.

It is thought the American Idol pop talent show was a major driving force behind the upward trend - 64.5m SMS votes to the programme set a new texting record in the country last year.

Mobile networks 'mull new-build search engine'

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:41:00 UT

European mobile phone networks could start their own mobile search service as they consider how to increase revenue from search advertising, according to a report.

The companies will use the 3GSM World Congress, the world's largest mobile industry exhibition and conference, in Barcelona next week to�consider a joint initiative aimed at replacing lost revenue from falling access costs with that from on-the-move ads.

Yahoo! to deliver search and ads to 3 customers

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:23:00 UT

Yahoo! has signed a deal with mobile phone network 3 to carry its Go 2.0 mobile service on 3G handsets.

The portal announced the new version of its internet search and content application at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday; it lets users search for pages, directions, listings, news and more from a single interface.

Mobile users 'annoyed' by text ads

Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:36:00 UT

Mobile marketers have been warned they must ditch intrusive SMS ads in favour of text-message coupons, quiet banner ads and ad-supported widgets if their straight-to-phone messages are to succeed.

A report published by technology research firm Forrester after Christmas found that 79% of mobile users surveyed are "annoyed" by the prospect of receiving advertising on their handset.

How to be PDQ on your PDA � Adaptex goes live

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:46:00 UT

This week saw the official launch of Adaptex, the software from Keypoint Technologies that can help users of PDAs enter data and text much faster and easier. Communicating and buying via your PDA or smartphone whilst on the road can be a lot easier potentially.

Mobile video entrant aims to rock US vote

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 17:11:00 UT

First-time voters at next week's US mid-term elections are being urged to become election observers for the day by posting video from poll scenes to the web using mobile phones.

With over 500 seats being contested across the country, youth social action movement YouthNoise has partnered with new video sharing website Veeker to solicit "veeks", or "video peeks", via email over MMS from polling stations, rallies, protests and parties.