Samsung revealed its new Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. The Korean company gives the latest installment in the Galaxy S series a makeover rather than…
Facebook’s WhatsApp Deal: Is Google being left behind?
Rakuten’s $900 million acquisition of Viber last week was the starting pistol, and Facebook’s $19 billion punt on WhatsApp was a signal cannon. Over-the-top messaging platforms have become the latest must-haves for…
How will Facebook’s $19bn WhatsApp deal affect the mobile messaging market?
Facebook’s $19 billion deal to buy mobile messaging company WhatsApp raised more than eyebrows. Valuations in the mobile messaging market have increased, and a bright spotlight has been shone upon the companies…
Bluebox Security launches out of stealth with data-securing solution
Bluebox Security has emerged from stealth mode with a mobile security solution that prioritizes securing data over devices or applications. In this, the company diverges from traditional mobile device and application managers.…
European social media success thwarted by U.S. giants
The Americans are coming, and Europe’s social media platforms are losing ground. But many local brands are still doing fine business connecting the continent’s consumers. In the past few years several high-profile…
Flappy Bird made $50k a day – but owner pulls it from app store
Mobile app and viral sensation Flappy Bird, which for a time capped free app charts on app stores, has been killed off by its developer. The story of the Flappy Bird game…
Taxi apps compete globally for sought after markets
Taxi applications are some of the most effective mobile solutions in the app marketplace. The technology that allows users to hail and track a taxi driver has spawned successful companies such as…
LinkedIn scares investors with weak forecast
LinkedIn’s fourth quarter report revealed a healthy three months for the professional social media network, but a weaker outlook caused investors to worry. The company also announced its largest acquisition yet. LinkedIn’s…
Twitter shares nosedive as growth of new users slows
Twitter shares plummeted in after-market trading after data revealed the social media website is attracting fewer new users than investors had hoped. The company beat analyst estimates in its fourth quarter earnings…
Facebook reports mobile revenue surge as shares soar
Facebook’s sales and profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 beat Wall Street’s expectations, sending the social network’s shares soaring in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The company’s profits hit $523 million for…