Here we go again: Facebook is apparently trying for the third time to get its phone project off the ground — snatching up iOS design and engineering...
Joe Waters | Posted 04.26.2012
Think about the implications for nonprofit marketing. You've worked hard to create a strong emotional message with your nonprofit videos but on smartphones it will fall on blind eyes. So, if you can't make people cry on their smartphones, what should your goals be?
Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe | Posted 04.12.2012
What happens to downloaded government data if people are careless with their toys? How do we say no when the cabinet secretary says yes?
Carol Roth | Posted 05.22.2012
If mobile engagement is going to work, you have to move past the form of the tool to get into the nitty-gritty of its function and relevance to your business and your customer.
John Bergquist | Posted 05.01.2012
Today's mobile technology breakthroughs will become systems, not devices and gadgets. Systems that work will carry us forward and allow consumers, businesses and governments to achieve efficiency and seamlessness.
Marc van Zadelhoff | Posted 04.28.2012
What can you do about smartphone security? Consider these tips.
Nell Merlino | Posted 04.25.2012
It's hard to keep track of all the new gadgets that are popping up at lightning speed. How do you know what's worth investing in and what isn't? And are there cheaper ways to be just as efficient?
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 04.16.2012
The next wave of U.S. mobile innovation now waits on Washington. Mobile entrepreneurs and consumers have thrown a perfect spiral down the field. In the now infamous words of Gisele Bundchen, someone's got to catch it.
Mike Silagadze | Posted 04.16.2012
If you brought a teacher back from 50 years ago and put her in a university classroom today she would be able to pick up exactly where she left off. The classroom experience has barely changed. This is a pretty sad state of affairs
J. Nwando Olayiwola | Posted 04.09.2012
The United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the industrialized world. The good news is that there are great tools out there to help. Indeed, a text-messaging service that delivers vital health information to mothers at various stages of their pregnancy and during the first year of their child's life, is one of them.
Robert Safian | Posted 03.19.2012
There is only one certainty: This Age of Flux will be defined more by fluidity than by any new, settled paradigm. If there's one consistent pattern, it's that there is no pattern.
Phil Simon | Posted 02.15.2012
It's that time again -- time to look around the corner and make predictions about the new year. Here are 10 technology and business trends that will affect businesses and consumers alike in the coming year.
Daniel Donahoo | Posted 02.12.2012
Our mobile phones could just link us to the personalised information, support and guidance we need as parents to help us raise our children to be conf...
Paul Bloom | Posted 02.06.2012
The ever-elusive "green" smartphone may seem like a pipe dream, but there is good reason to believe the industry is making progress.
Marie L. Wieck | Posted 01.30.2012
When all is said and done, in a tech-determined world, bold moves come down to a company's ability to apply technology to generate business advantage.
Fred Singer | Posted 12.05.2011
Modern students are embracing new technology to maximize their academic experiences. From campus apps to classroom appliances, new technologies are all centered around keeping students engaged and informed.
Paul Bloom | Posted 11.27.2011
With more than half the world's population paying to use a mobile phone, and nearly a quarter using the internet, what's next?
John Bergquist | Posted 11.29.2011
As consumers we want synchronization across all platforms. We want to be free to use the devices that match our needs best and we want those devices to work well.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 11.22.2011
It's critical that leaders on both sides of the partisan divide recognize that U.S. mobile policy is a poster-child for just the sort of forward momentum the President and leaders in Congress are seeking to gather to get the nation back on a healthy and sustainable job growth track.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 11.19.2011
In a new report, The Carbon Disclosure Project rightly declares that we are in the middle of a "network driven communications revolution." And, it contains broad possibilities both for our economy and for the sustainability of our planet.
The Huffington Post | Lauren DeLisa Coleman | Posted 11.12.2011
On November 8, 2008, newly elected President Barack Obama tweeted to the world: "We just made history." This summer, on July 6, 2011, he became the...
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 10.02.2011
Much attention has rightly noted the promise of the mobile Internet to be a catalyst for an economic turnaround. This week, Mobile Future released fresh analysis to support this claim.
Dave Astor | Posted 09.25.2011
Makes you wonder why some people have kids or canines when their need to connect with other living beings is mostly satisfied by wireless gadgets.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.13.2011
Competition, choice, innovation and growth all rely on the same thing -- more spectrum and more infrastructure.
Dylan Byers | Posted 08.23.2011
Google chairman talks of the next trillion-dollar industry.
TechCrunch | Posted 05.28.2012