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Mobile game developers struggle to replicate Zynga’s success

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:55 +0000

Competition for the lucrative market is driving mobile game companies to consolidate and some are paying substantial sums to acquire hot startups.

Facebook and Twitter ad spending to double by 2016 [BIA/Kelsey]

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:55 +0000

U.S Local Media Forecast predicts within 4 years, global ad spending on social media platforms will reach $9.8bn from $3.8bn in 2011.

China Mobile in talks with Apple on iPhone cooperation

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:55 +0000

The carrier is counting on a shift to a 4G wireless network to stem a decline in market share among subscribers who use mobile devices to access the web to watch videos or play games.

In TV race, Microsoft has lead [Forrester]

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:55 +0000

There is a battle of technology platforms about to commence in the tv market as intense as the one in mobile, featuring Microsoft, Apple, Google, possibly Facebook and Amazon.

Forrester outlines 5 rising, 5 declining security technologies

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:55 +0000

Forrester Research in its TechRadar report puts its bets on 5 it thinks are in a growth mode and 5 it thinks are dying away.

Polycom brings video streaming to Apple, Google devices

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:55 +0000

Enhancements to its RealPresence video content management platform enable Polycom users to bring live-stream and recorded video to smartphones and tablets.

Publicis buys firm to boost online ads

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:54 +0000

French ad company has acquired Chinese digital-marketing company Longtuo to gain strength online as China’s mounting tv regulations push advertisers to the web.

Attention Facebook investors: this GM ad cancellation is big, bad news

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:54 +0000

The loss of a $10m deal obviously won’t dent revenue Facebook is expected to generate this year; but the loss of lots of clients like GM will begin to dent it.

SAP faces uphill battle on database, mobile, cloud

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:54 +0000

SAP Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe made 3 predictions: within 5 years we will live in a completely mobile, cloud-based world and all the world’s data will live in main memory.

Groupon aims to create operating system for mobile commerce

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:54 +0000

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason said the company is beginning the 3rd phase of progress toward the creation of “an OS for mobile commerce”.