Posted on 27 April 2012 by Thales DIS
Today, smartphones give us round-the-clock access to a wealth of information and services. We can book hotels, email colleagues or reserve a table at our favourite restaurant (and even pay the bill via the handset). But what about those of us who don’t own a smartphone? In countries such as the US and the UK, […]
Posted on 28 June 2012 by Dominique Brulé
Today’s announcement that Orange will undertake the first large scale rollout of NFC-enabled SIM cards in France is more proof, if it were needed, that NFC seems to be on the cusp of mass adoption. For the last few years, influencers and industry heavyweights have questioned whether NFC would ever achieve widespread adoption and, if it did, what would […]
Posted on 06 July 2012 by Alexander Vlasblom
It’s our 10th edition of The Netsize Guide – can you believe it? Ten years of showering insight on the mobile industry and sharing our views. We have previously looked at mobile CRM and how it is affecting brands and retailers, and investigated the notion of Truly Mobile courtesy of interviews with global brands such […]
Posted on 17 August 2012 by Thales DIS
It’s that time again – time to decide what you want to see and hear at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013. Once just a local music festival here in Austin, Texas, SXSW has grown to be the biggest interactive, music and film event of the year – a must attend event on the calendar every […]
Posted on 29 August 2012 by Thales DIS
When it comes to NFC, it seems like we’re always talking about the future, but in reality, the future is already here. Most handset manufacturers have released or announced mobile devices containing NFC technology, and we saw just a few weeks ago that Visa attempted to make the 2012 London Olympics cashless with NFC. There […]
Posted on 30 August 2012 by Thales DIS
Mobile money has a lot more to offer than meets the eye. It is not just a way to facilitate financial transactions; it’s having a substantial impact on economic development. For example, Meneske Gencer, founder of mPay Connect, blogger, and author of Mobile Money Movement, found that mobile money is increasing household GDP in emerging markets […]