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Strong Assets Make Amazon a Credible Threat to the Market Leaders
This week Amazon announced that it has started to accept submissions for apps to be distributed in Europe. Currently its Appstore is only available in the US, but over the next few months it'll be available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
A move into Eur... Read more

Near Field Communication Should See Off Rival Technologies
It's amazing how NFC mobile payments continue to divide opinions in the industry. While many players, such as Google Wallet and Visa, have already placed bets on the technology being the future of mobile payments, others remain unconvinced it will ever live up to its hype. PayPal,... Read more

Finding the Right Whale on Mobile Devices
I recently attended a media event announcing a Whale Alert app for the iPhone and iPad.
Picture an Urban Spoon-type app. You know the kind where you shake the device and it recommends restaurants based on your location and preferences. But instead of restaurant information, the app could te... Read more

Developers Reconsider Multi-Platform Support with the Advent of HTML5
As Apple counts down to a whopping 25 billion downloads from its App Store, others are still trailing in its wake. Android Market comes close in terms of catalogue size and developer support, but the lion's share of revenue is still being generated by iOS developers. Pe... Read more

Turning the Spotlight away from the Big Names at Mobile World Congress
Here at Mobile World Congress much attention is paid to "tier one" brands like Nokia and Samsung (as well as the absent Apple). But there are many smaller, less well-known companies that manufacture or rebrand mobile phones for consumers around the world.
Many o... Read more