BlackBerry Returns to Its Qwerty Roots
The Qwerty Keyboard Still Has a Lot to Offer Mid- to High-End Smartphones The release of the BlackBerry Q10 marks an important return for company. In contrast to the Z10,…
Using Foursquare to Find Great Deals
Foursquare Should Focus on Delivering Vouchers in E-Commerce Expansion Earlier this month, Foursquare announced in its company blog that it had secured $41 million in funding. The investment will be…
Using NFC on a High-End Smartphone
Providers Should Consider the Whole Experience When Launching Services. When I was at Mobile World Congress last month, I used the Sony Xperia T issued by the GSM Association to…
BlackBerry Tries Money Messaging with BBM Money
Pilot in Indonesia Will Be Popular, But BlackBerry Must Consider Next Step Last week the commercial pilot of BlackBerry’s BBM Money launched in Indonesia. The service allows BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)…
Huawei Expands Reach in Africa
Participation in Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative Gives Chinese Player Greater Coverage Earlier this month Microsoft launched the 4Afrika Initiative. The software company aims to invest $74 million over the next three…
Mobile Digital Payments Reach a Tipping Point
Despite the Challenges Facing This Market, Digital Payments Have an Assured Future Last week I attended a mobile payments conference at Canaccord Genuity, an investment bank. Other attendees included telecom…
NFC Trials in Milan
Telecom Italia’s Variety of NFC Applications Provide Fresh Optimism During last week’s GSMA NFC and Mobile Money Summit in Milan, I was fortunate to be selected as one of the…
Half the Price, Twice the Value
Little-Known Manufacturer Targets High-End Market in China Xiaomi is not a handset manufacturer that many people in Europe or the US will have heard of. But that’s not surprising. The…
Google Wallet Heads to the Cloud
Google Expands Options, But US Carriers Will Prefer Own Wallet Services In light of our Hotline looking at the mobile payment strategies of Apple, Google and Microsoft, the recent announcement…
NFC Battle Recalls Betamax-versus-VHS Struggle
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,…