The new app is now available for six Android smartphones, with Hulu promising to add more devices throughout the rest of the year.
Nokia shows off MeeGo-based N9 smartphone
The device comes with a 3.9-inch AMOLED display and an 8-megapixel camera. According to Nokia, it will offer 16GB and 64GB versions that will ship later this year.
An industry exec’s perspective on last week’s MMA Forum
Jeff Hasen is chief marketing officer of Hipcricket By Jeff Hasen We heard that mobile should be “iPod simple.” What is it about conferences such as the Mobile Marketing Association’s Mobile Marketing Forum that was held last week in New York? The MMA mixed so-called “101” content with more advanced discussions, satisfying many and leaving others with the feeling that they had heard the points earlier and often. Like the Tribune telling us that consumers have mobile devices and we need to follow them there.
Mobile commerce sales to reach $10B next year: Forrester
Mobile commerce is expected to reach $10 billion by the end of next year, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The report, “Mobile Commerce Forecast: 2011 to 2016,” predicts an annual compound growth rate of 39 percent for mobile commerce over the next five years. The growth is being driven by consumers who are purchasing more products and categories on their mobile devices. “While mobile commerce promises to grow rapidly, it is still a small base of overall transaction volume,” the report states. “Consumers need to be more comfortable with retrieving information and commonplace content before they are comfortable transacting on mobile devices.” Despite the high rate of growth, Forrester predicts mobile commerce will account for only 7 percent of all ecommerce sales by 2016 and 1 percent of overall sales. Mobile commerce will account for 2 percent of ecommerce sales this year and 3 percent next year. The report predicts mobile commerce will reach $6 billion by the end of this year, $10 billion next year and $31 billion by 2016
Renren Loss Narrows in First Quarter
Chinese social-networking company Renren saw its first-quarter loss narrow on a leap in revenue and relief from warrant write-downs in the year-earlier period, as it reported its first results as a U.S.-listed company.
Is RIM listening to Wall Street’s clarion bell?
Any other year and the quarterly results released by RIM yesterday (13.2 million devices shipped and 44 percent gross margin) would have been treated to positive headlines and strong support from the Street. In the ultra-competitive field of 2011, however, these numbers reflect a…
Gartner: Mobile ad sales to hit $3.3 billion this year
Generating $3.3 billion this year, mobile ads are expected to bring in revenue of $20.6 billion by 2015, according to the latest data from Gartner.
U.S. Cellular Plans 2 Tablets, 8 Smartphones Before Year-End
U.S. Cellular said yesterday it would come out with two tablets and eight smartphones before the end of the year…
Groupon Files for IPO
Groupon filed on Thursday to go public, looking to raise up to $750 million, in what would be one of this year’s most high-profile IPOs.
Why search position matters in mobile
John Federman is president/CEO of Searchandise Commerce By John Federman This is the year for mobile commerce as it is being embraced by retail chains, Web-only retailers and ecommerce sites. Retail giants such as Walmart and Target have made significant investment in social and mobile this year