
A year after GDPR, mobile notifications are up, location sharing is down
In the wake of GDPR and a constant drumbeat of largely negative privacy news in Europe and North America, consumers and marketers are...

iOS 12 release gives users more power, marketers more options
Let’s dig right in. Changes to notifications make it easier for users to opt in — and opt out. The update gives users more control...

Report: Smartphone shipments down globally, Huawei pushes Apple to #3 position
International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that Q2 smartphone shipments were down just under 2 percent annually. According to the...

US market becoming a smartphone duopoly
Last week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...

Apple and Google try to help you curb your smartphone compulsions
Google and Apple are having their “Alfred Nobel moment.” Nobel was the Swedish inventor of dynamite who also established the Nobel Prize....

Samsung stung by $539 million jury verdict in Apple patent defeat
In the endless patent war between Apple and Samsung, Apple has again been awarded a massive jury verdict against the South Korean...

Report: Facebook leads other platforms for app-install ROI in performance index
According to the latest AppsFlyer Performance Index Report (registration required), Twitter offers the best user retention record (12...

Thinfilm’s NFC-enabled magnets let Campari customers reorder from their fridge
Near-field communication (NFC) is just what it sounds like: transactional communication between two electronic devices in close proximity...

As world waits for iPhone X sales, Apple Services has become a Fortune 100 business
There are numerous reports coming out from financial analysts arguing that iPhone X demand is “soft” or that the company may even...

Clash Royale’s ‘Epic Comeback’ was #1 YouTube ad in December, Apple was top brand
Supercell’s “Clash Royale” video game had the most-watched ad on YouTube last month, with its “Epic Comeback” spot generating 16 million...

The upcoming mobile app Monday: Be prepared
The season is upon us: mobile download season. Christmas falls on Monday, and if history holds true, Christmas and the day after will be...

Apple debuts iPhone 8 and $1K iPhone X with ‘Face ID’
Most of what was announced today has already been written about at length because of leaks. So the drama that used to come with Apple...

iPhone 7 ad with The Rock pushes Apple to top of YouTube’s July leaderboard with 13M views
Following Apple, Louis Vuitton made its debut to the list at No. 2 with 10 million views, and GEICO made No. 3 with 9.6 million views....

Apple beats Wall Street expectations, offers strong guidance ahead of new iPhone
This afternoon Apple reported quarterly revenues of $45.4 billion, which beat Wall Street expectations. Earnings per share also beat...

How the iPhone spawned the evolution of mobile engagement
When he introduced it, Jobs positioned the device as three revolutionary products in one: a phone, an iPod and an internet device. Top...

Apple’s Business Chat is a powerful new channel for customer service & inbound sales
The HomePod got most of the attention and headlines last week at Apple’s developer conference. However, Business Chat may be the...

Apple adds indoor mapping for malls and airports, Do Not Disturb mode
Apple has been developing indoor location and mapping for several years. Now the company is finally sharing the fruits of that effort in...

Former Android boss launches devices to compete with Google Pixel and Google Home
Andy Rubin, former Google employee and creator of the Android operating system, unveiled two new products from his new company: a...

Apple’s $52.9B in revenue misses estimates, iPhone sales below expectations
This afternoon Apple announced revenue of $52.9 billion, which was up vs. last year but short of analyst expectations of $53 billion....
























