Android platform is gaining ground as a mobile commerce, advertising platform

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Analysts may have outdated perspective of the Android operating system The Android platform is quite popular among consumers, but not necessarily among businesses and large enterprises. Many analysts in the e-commerce, advertising, and software sectors believe that Google’s mobile operating system is too exposed to malicious software and is fragmented by nature. For years, analysts have also suggested that Android consumers spend significantly less money through their mobile devices and these people are not likely to engage in any dynamic marketing. This may no longer be the case. New report…

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Demographics behind mobile commerce are varied

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Research highlights the diversity within the mobile payments spends Mobile commerce demographics in the United Kingdom are quite diverse. According to research from EPiServer, those participating in mobile shopping and payments come from a varied group with equally varied walks of life. When it comes to new forms of commerce and technology, the common consensus is that adoption and participation is highest among younger consumers. That is not always the case, however, especially in the United Kingdom. Mobile commerce is most common among millennials than any other demographic According to…

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Tablet commerce is being driven by iPad users

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These specific devices are making a considerable difference in the overall m-commerce landscape, as well. The global landscape within the tablet commerce environment may have reached an all time high in terms of competition, but the iPad devices from Apple have managed to hold their position as the firm leader in this segment of e- and m-commerce. New industry data has recently been revealed that has shown the continuation of the trend. This data was published by MMW and has revealed that the majority of transactions that occur over mobile…

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iOS 7.1 release from Apple brings notable improvements

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The addition of CarPlay and improvements to Siri will keep iPhone users tinkering for a while. Apple has just released the most recent update to its operating system, as iPhone and iPad users download iOS 7.1 into their mobile devices and discover the new CarPlay as well as some significant improvements to Siri. Among all of the improvements that were made, CarPlay was certainly among the largest. This feature of iOS 7.1 is the infotainment system from Apple that was just announced last week. It is compatible with iPhone 5,…

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Mobile Website: Optimizing Websites to Work Better on Phones

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Make Your Site A Mobile Website One of the hottest discussions these days is about how websites can be designed to deliver optimum performance on mobile phones. To figure this out, you need to know what the differences are between a computers’ OS and that of the smartphones. Knowing these differences would enable you to make useful fixes which in turn would help your websites run smoothly on the addictive and ubiquitous mobile platform. Assessing Phone Performance Knowing how your website works on mobile phones right now will give you…

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