Mobile Archives

Facebook to connect WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger users to each other- report

January 25, 2019

Facebook is planning to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger across its applications, (but will remain separate apps) according to new report.

Amazon ahead of Google and Apple as World’s most valuable brand

January 23, 2019

Amazon is still in the top position as the world’s most valuable brand following 25% growth to US$187.9 billion, with Apple and Google placed second and third, according to a new report.

WhatsApp fights fake news with message forwarding restrictions

January 22, 2019

WhatsApp is limiting the number of times a message can be forwarded on in a bid to combat the spread of fake news.

The state of mobile in 2019: App spend ‘worth double box office market’

January 22, 2019

In 2019, app App Store consumer spend will surpass $120bn, double the size of the global box office market, according to new research.

Top ecommerce tips: 7 steps for online retailers to avert a mobile crisis

January 21, 2019

Booming online sales are creating a smoke screen for a continually poor mobile shopping experience. Sherine El Tarahony, Business and Innovation Manager at parcelLab advises retailers to act now or pay the price, and offers 7 steps they can take to improve the mobile commerce customer experience.

Urban Airship boosts mobile engagement tools with Accengage purchase

January 21, 2019

Digital customer engagement company Urban Airship has acquired Accengage, continental Europe’s largest provider of mobile CRM and push notifications.

US court forces Domino’s Pizza to make app accessible to blind people

January 18, 2019

Domino’s Pizza must make its website and mobile app accessible to blind people using screen-reading software, after a court ruling in the US.

IPA Bellwether: UK marketing budgets flatline as Brexit bites

January 16, 2019

After six consecutive years of growth, UK marketing budgets have finally stalled in the final quarter of 2018, according the latest IPA Bellwether report.

Google adds activity cards to users’ browsing history

January 11, 2019

Google is making it easier for users to continue their old searches by adding activity cards.

Top 10 CES gadgets: Automatic make-up, expanding letterboxes and walking cars

January 11, 2019

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has ended for another year, with 5G, bendy phones and modular TVs dominating conversations. We look at 10 of the biggest innovations from the event, from the practical to the weird….