Fahad HOct 19, 20122 min readWhat To Make Of Google’s $8 Billion “Mobile Run Rate” Figureearnings call CEO Larry Page announced a much larger number — $8 billion: This time last year, I announced that our run-rate for mobile...
Fahad HOct 18, 20122 min readThe Future Of Location-Based Marketing Isn’t FoursquareOver the last three years, check-in and local search start-up Foursquare has become the face of location-based services. And while the...
Fahad HOct 8, 20123 min readYouTube Launches More Original Programming Channels In Europe And Beyonda year ago hoping to transform itself from a repository of short-form clips into a bona fide cable TV alternative with all the brand...
Fahad HSep 27, 20122 min readGoogle Introduces “Local Discovery” App: Field TripNiantic Labs project, headed by former Google Local/Maps chieftain John Hanke, has just released its first mobile app: Field Trip....
Fahad HSep 15, 20125 min readAcer, Skyhook And Google’s Android Self-InterestGoogle: Acer Can’t Work On “Non-Compatible Android” & Be Part Of Open Handset Alliance What Is The One True Android & How “Open” Is It?...
Fahad HSep 11, 20122 min readUp Close With Google’s New YouTube AppThe announcement of a new YouTube app prior to the release of iOS 6 later this month, is not unexpected. As you may know, Apple decided...
Fahad HAug 31, 20122 min readStudy: 90 Percent Use Multiple Screens During The Same DayThey start on smartphones, advance to the PC and perhaps finish tasks on tablets. They watch TV and search on what they’re seeing. They...
Fahad HAug 29, 20121 min readNielsen: 78 Percent Of Mobile Travel Usage Is Google MapsGoogle Maps is the top mobile travel app for perhaps obvious reasons. Not surprisingly it also tops the travel category and accounts for...
Fahad HAug 29, 20124 min readGoogle Wallet’s Ambitious Vision Faces Intensifying Competition, Technology HurdlesBeyond consumer purchases, Google envisions Wallet (online and mobile) to be a kind of ecosystem and platform for merchants. If...
Fahad HAug 28, 20121 min readGoogle Promoting Nexus Tablet On HomepageGoogle is showing an animated, very prominent ad for the Nexus 7 tablet on its homepage today. The tablet has sold well though Google...
Fahad HAug 23, 20122 min readThe In-Location Alliance Wants To Take LBS Targeting Insideformed to promote indoor location and mobile indoor-positioning. It’s called “The In-Location Alliance.” Its stated objective is to...
Fahad HAug 22, 20121 min readSkippable Pre-Roll Ads Come To YouTube MobileSkippable pre-roll AdWords for video are coming to YouTube on mobile devices. As the use of smartphones and tablets — including for video...
Fahad HAug 22, 20121 min readGoogle Leads Chinese In-App Mobile Display Ad Markethacked into Gmail in early 2010, Google has struggled with its “China policy.” It threatened to withdraw from China and then reversed...
Fahad HAug 19, 20122 min readGoogle (As Motorola) Sues Apple Over Patents, Seeks US Import Ban On iPhones, MacsThe earlier Motorola ITC patent victory was based on a single claim related to wireless 3G standards. Motorola seeks an import ban on...
Fahad HAug 6, 20122 min readiOS 6 Drops YouTube App; A Boon For Google?YouTube, along with Maps powered by Google Maps, were some of the first third-party powered Apps to be found on the iPhone, even before...
Fahad HAug 1, 20122 min readGoogle Upgrades Wallet And Takes It Into The CloudGoogle Wallet is still waiting for consumer liftoff, that company is taking it into the cloud. Today Google announced that it was adding...
Fahad HJul 31, 20121 min readReport: iPad Still Dominates Web Traffic But Nexus 7, Nook On The MoveSeveral analyst firms have recently released tablet market-share estimates; however these are based almost entirely on “shipments,” which...
Fahad HJul 25, 20121 min readSmartphone Adoption Gaining Momentum, Most First-Timers Go For Androidreleased some new survey data that show an increasing percentage of US feature phone owners are making the switch to smartphones when...
Fahad HJul 10, 20122 min readReview: Official Google+ App Launched For iPadBack in May, a sleek, highly visual iPhone app was launched that retooled the entire look of Google+ on mobile. Today Google has finally...
Fahad HJul 5, 20121 min readReport: Malicious Android Apps Have Quadrupled In 2012The company reports that it identified about 5,000 malicious Android apps in the first quarter of 2012 — a number which rose to 20,000 by...
