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Apple’s latest quater shows STAGGERING growth in iPhone sales – over 37 million of them to be close to exact. They also sold 315 million iOS units in 2011, managed to collect 50% of all Verizon smartphone sales and collect a whole lot of ex-Android, BlackBerry and WebOS owners. Not too shabby at all.

The ice finally cracked and the two RIM CEO’s have stepped down. Amidst the turmoil and finger pointing in the media, I will call a truce and praise the work these two luminaries contributed to our industry during their tenure of this important Canadian company.

Have you been in a bank lately? If you haven’t, step into one and you will feel as though you’ve stepped back in time. Now try to use a service and you’ll quickly realize the industry is stuck in the 1950′s. Mobile is about to serve a strong dose of reality to institutions that aren’t [...]

Localytics, a mobile analytics firm, shows us exactly why customer engagement is so important when it comes to the fleeting attention span of a mobile app user. Get them hooked before you take a dime. Ryan Kim over at GigaOm breaks the numbers down for us very well here: Devs: Want more in-app sales? Build [...]

When an app becomes part of a routine the worst thing that can happen is it consistently fails. Once is ok, twice, perhaps, but to not be able to use it for a couple of days is not acceptable – even in the emerging app market. I may only be talking about gym app GAIN [...]

The fact that this application has been purchased by over 6 million people signifies more than just a popular app in Apple’s AppStore. It is the start of the mainstream realizing the phone in their pocket is much more capable for doing every day things – including better photography than the installed app allows for. [...]

We all know this app as the one that helps us name that tune and not mess up the lyrics but Shazam’s latest foray into the television advertising space is where they, and their 175 million users worldwide, will make their mark.

What’s better than a dual core processor? A quad core of course…or is it? Will the quad core experience bring 4X more enjoyment from the new device vs the one that is already in my pocket? If not, don’t do it and focus on the things that will make it better – like a quad [...]

iPhone took 52% of the mobile web browsing share in December compared to 16% for Android. So what was behind this incredible disparity given Android’s complete dominance in activations in 2011?

Anticipation is a lost art in mobile marketing and one that has its place in the mix. Build some anticipation and you’ll build a following, stand out and launch right.

I’m pretty passionate about this industry so I hate to see a wasted effort that may lead to a bad taste being left. The great lesson to learn here is, yes, it is possible, but sometimes you just shouldn’t do it. Here’s one.

What would you do with a broadcast signal in your pocket? Is live TV (aside from sports) something we want on a mobile device or would we prefer content tailored for the medium?