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Mobile Digest: Facebook built a $200-million satellite to deliver mobile connectivity to Africa. It just blew up.

adaptive, (Sep 6, 2016)

Andrew Tolve reports on the SpaceX explosion that dealt Facebook's Internet.org a vital blow.

Bandsintown App Takes Music Discovery Business on the Road

adaptive, (Aug 22, 2016)

Bandsintown debuted in 2007 as a service on Facebook alerting users, as the name implies, that there are bands in town that they may care about. Eight years down the road, the mobile-first app boasts tens of millions of active users and more than a quarter of a million artists using the service to reach fans.

Musical.ly Maker Cheetah Mobile Exec on Creating Apps, Advertising, & Ratings

adaptive, (Aug 22, 2016)

Cheetah Mobile may be the largest mobile app developer that no on has heard of. At least that’s what the Beijing-based company’s VP of Global Marketing Aurelie Guerrieri says jokingly. While the parent company not may be a household name, some of its apps certainly are including Musical.ly and Clean Master. Guerrieri discusses in-app advertising, app ratings, and ad blockers with OMM's Robert Gray

Mobile Digest: Has Facebook finally solved the teen riddle?

adaptive, (Aug 22, 2016)

Facebook launches a gaming platform and a teens-only app to help woo its most elusive demographic. Andrew Tolve reports.

Augmented Reality Helps "Pokémon Go" Players & Advertisers Try to Catch ‘Em All

adaptive, (Aug 8, 2016)

Augmented reality has gone mainstream thanks to Pokémon Go, which has attracted even jaded New Yorkers into the game. And as Hans Klis reports, with so many young players, savvy retailers are using the game to try to catch ‘em all.

Latin America: Increasing Mobile Payment Adoption Part 2

adaptive, (Aug 8, 2016)

The countries of Latin America offer unique and compelling opportunities for mobile payments, especially given the proliferation of mobile devices in the region. But as Ruben Martinez reports from Bogota in this final installment, there are significant cultural and technological hurdles to clear before uptake becomes widespread.

Mobile Digest: Verizon mops up the Yahoo! mess for $4.83 billion

adaptive, (Aug 8, 2016)

The year-long debacle of Yahoo! trying to sell off its mobile assets is over. Verizon is the (lucky?) winner. Andrew Tolve reports.

Latin America: Increasing Mobile Payment Adoption Part 1

adaptive, (Jul 25, 2016)

The countries of Latin America offer unique and compelling opportunities for mobile payments, especially given the proliferation of mobile devices in the region. But as Ruben Martinez reports from Bogota in the first of two installments, there are significant cultural and technological hurdles to clear before uptake becomes widespread.

IMAX CMO: Using Mobile's Small Screens to Market the IMAX Big-Screen Experience

adaptive, (Jul 25, 2016)

IMAX is a company known for showing films on its large-scale screens, but it has a distinct mobile marketing plan.

Mobile Digest: Pokémon Go smashes records, sets off alarm bells

adaptive, (Jul 25, 2016)

Pokémon GO has transcended mere app-hood into a global phenomenon that is as bizarre as it is irresistible. Andrew Tolve reports.

Re-engaging Your Mobile Audience Part 2

adaptive, (Jul 11, 2016)

Mobile app growth rates are still rising but app developers are by and large finding greater growth from current users than from newcomers. Today’s apps must strike the right tone and balance in communicating with users to re-engage them if visits and/or spending begin to slip.

Beacons to Help Guide Visually Impaired and Blind Through Urban Areas

adaptive, (Jul 11, 2016)

While retailers use beacons to better communicate with customers, some other groups are looking at ways to use beacons and smartphones to help guide blind and visually impaired people around cities and on public transportation. Brendan McNally reports….

Mobile Digest: BlackBerry Classic is dead. Dead as a desktop.

adaptive, (Jul 11, 2016)

BlackBerry ditches its signature handset, as Google squares off against Microsoft in the mobile enterprise. Andrew Tolve reports.

Re-engaging Your Mobile Audience Part 1

adaptive, (Jun 27, 2016)

Mobile app growth rates are still rising but app developers are by and large finding greater growth from current users than from newcomers. Today’s apps must strike the right tone and balance in communicating with users to re-engage them if visits and/or spending begin to slip.

London's Regent Street Using Beacons to Track Shopper Preferences

adaptive, (Jun 27, 2016)

iBeacons have become key tools for proximity marketing, among the sharpest weapons that brick-and-mortar retailers have for developing digital engagement with customers. London's poshest shopping venue wants its iBeacons to engage visitors, without sniffing their data. Can it work? Brendan McNally finds investigates.

Mobile Digest: FAA launches commercial-drone era with new Part 107 Rule

adaptive, (Jun 27, 2016)

YouTube introduces live streaming on its mobile app, as the FAA sets new rules for commercial drone operation. Andrew Tolve reports.

PGA TOUR LIVE: Streaming Service Seeks to Score with Fans, Control Content

adaptive, (Jun 13, 2016)

The proliferation of digital devices, improved Wi-Fi and streaming capabilities are bringing more live events, especially sports, to dedicated audiences on demand. And as Robert Gray reports, the PGA TOUR has teed up an impressive digital service for its most dedicated fans.

Mobile-first App Hotel Tonight Thrives on Last Minute Travel

adaptive, (Jun 13, 2016)

School’s out and summer travel season is underway. Mobile first app Hotel Tonight specializes in last-minute bookings.

Mobile Digest: Lenovo reimagines smartphone with flexible tech

adaptive, (Jun 13, 2016)

Google’s Project Tango is up and running, Yahoo's internet business is still for sale, and Lenovo shares big ideas on the future of the smartphone. Andrew Tolve reports.

Brazil: Where Cash Is Not King and Mobile Payments Thrive

adaptive, (May 31, 2016)

Mobile payments are thriving in a country where street-smart Brazilians prefer not to have a lot of cash in their pockets.

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