Tech Tuesday: Samsung claims 5G mobile data breakthrough
Samsung claims to have developed technology that surpasses 4G mobile data. The technology company says the new technology will sit ‘at the core of 5G’. The company said they are capable of transmitting data at more than 1Gbps...
Mobile subscriptions to outnumber people by 2014
Figures released by The International Telecoms Union show that the number of mobile phone subscriptions will outnumber people in 2014. The figures are part of a UN agency report, which also found that more than a third of the...
9 Ways to Optimise your Website for Mobiles
A recent study has shown that 52% of users are less likely to engage with a brand if they’ve had a bad mobile website experience. A further 36% of users said they felt as though they’d wasted their time by visiting sites which...
Vodafone and China Mobile join to create Burma mobile bid
Vodafone and China Mobile have come together to bid for mobile licences in Burma. The two biggest telecommunications companies in the world are trying to tap into the newly opened market. Burma, sometimes known as Myanmar, has...
Samsung reveal impressive Galaxy S4
Samsung has delivered its latest digital offering – the Samsung Galaxy S4. The launch took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and featured a live orchestra and even a tap dancer. It was streamed on Samsung’s YouTube...
Retail spend to hit £377bn by 2022
Retail spend is expected to rise to a massive £377 billion by 2022, according to a recent report. Discretionary income is expected to rise as future wage increases bring relief to everyday households, helping the retail sector...
A prediction: Hottest Retail Trends in 2013
Dreams, one of the UKs biggest beds retailers, announced last week that they would be closing more than 90 stores, resulting in the loss of 400 jobs. Travel retailer Thomas Cook also announced the closure of 195 high street...
10 Tips for Mobile Friendly Emails
We know by now that mobile marketing is taking the world by storm so your emails need to be mobile optimised. Most marketing companies have learnt how to render emails so they display correctly on desktops, but what about screens...
Does your business really need an App?
There are over a million apps currently available to download for iOS and Android systems. Smartphone users have ranked up a staggering 50 billion downloads since 2008. With such a saturated and competitive market, your app needs...
Mobile Email Marketing Open Rates Hit All Time High
A report by Knotice has shown that the proportion of email opened on mobile devices hit 41% in the second quarter of 2012. Of the 41%, smartphones make up 29% of the total and tablets make up the remaining 12%. And good old...