ExclusiveLocation-based advertising will be worth over £1 billion in 2015 News Mark - September 4, 2010 A new study from ABI Research says businesses are expected to spend $1.8 billion (£1.16 billion) on location-based advertising in 2015.
ExclusiveThe Carphone Warehouse introduces 'coverage guarantee' for new mobile phones News Mark - September 4, 2010 The Carphone Warehouse has introduced a 14-day return period for customers who buy a mobile phone or broadband dongle. If the product doesn't work on the chosen network, the company will either find a network with better coverage or will issue a refund.
ExclusiveTwitter sees 62% more mobile users within last five months News Mark - September 3, 2010 Twitter's mobile strategy, which has seen the creation of Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for BlackBerry and Twitter for Android applications, has resulted in a dramatic increase in mobile phone users of the micro-blogging service.
ExclusiveAlcatel-Lucent acquires one-stop mobile app creator OpenPlug News Mark - September 3, 2010 French communications giant Alcatel-Lucent has announced the acquisition of OpenPlug, which makes tools for mobile application developers.
Exclusive£31 billion will be gambled on mobile phones in 2015 News Mark - September 3, 2010 A report published today by Juniper Research says $48 billion (£31 billion) will be gambled using mobile phones in 2015. The growth will be driven by a combination of mobile casino, lottery and betting service launches in major emerging markets led by China along with liberalisation of remote gambling legislation across the US and Europe.