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It has been some time since I first remember trying to sign The Guardian to the YOC media network, sometime in 2009.  From memory at the time, 4th Screen were selling around 1 million page views per month.  I have posted below the latest figures from their site**, that figure now stands at 6.2 million [...]

Posted By ] RAY CLANCY Expats in Europe, especially those who travel between countries will benefit from new rights and services regarding mobile phones and the internet from today (Wednesday May 25). New European Union telecoms rules to ensure a more competitive telecoms sector and better services for customers are implemented. They include the right for customers [...]

The UK based BBC has announced that it has closed its old WAP mobile internet site. According to BBC, it made the decision based on value for money and usage of the service compared to other services available. Two years ago, WML made up 20% of the BBC mobile internet traffic – today it is [...]

Posted BY ] Stacey Higginbotham Sources inside European carriers have reported that Apple has been working with SIM-card manufacturer Gemalto to create a special SIM card that would allow consumers in Europe to buy a phone via the web or at the Apple Store and get the phones working using Apple’s App Store. It’s rumored that Apple and [...]

Comment on the article: This was summed up perfectly.  However in defence, it is a doubled edged sword as with Rich media on mobile we are moving in to new unexplored areas.  In essence, as an industry we are creating experiences yet only seen online & TV. This therefore comes with a whole set of [...]

Dear All, I am now working as Managing Director for Ubiyoo Ltd, a YOC AG subsidiary.  After nearly three years of growing YOC Ltd in the UK market, I am now moving on to take responsibility of ubiyoo,  a global web-based self-serve advertising platform.  It has been great working for YOC Ltd, and since its birth when I joined [...]

Posted By ] Lance Whitney The global smartphone market of 2014 could see Android in second place with a 25 percent share, followed by BlackBerry, Apple, and Windows Mobile, according to IDC’s new “Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.” Though annual growth in the hot smartphone market may slow in another four years, certain key players will [...]

Apple’s iAds faces some early challenges Aug 17, 2010 iAds to account for 48% of the mobile advertising market How Apple is planning to stay ahead of the game Tech giant and advertising innovator Apple is already facing a number of challenges with its iAds platform, with many campaigns experiencing delays. Advertisers and marketers are [...]

Posted By ] Ryan Singel Nokia and Yahoo — two market leaders struggling to keep up in the U.S. mobile market — joined forces Monday, announcing that Nokia would use its purchase of mapping giant NAVTEQ to power Yahoo’s map and navigation services globally, while Yahoo gets the right to run Mail and Chat for Nokia’s [...]

My Comments on the below: I really like the look and feel of the device and feel comfortable with its size servicing the need for information on the go (unlike the iPad, which to me is more for casual browsing at home or maybe for the long journeys on holiday). However, I was very disappointed to see that they [...]