ABI Research: Mobile and Casual Gaming Fuels Gaming Content Markets Despite Volatility of Individual Publishers

Overall, ABI Research expects the video game market to pass US$80 billion in 2020, growing from under US$70 billion in 2014. Mobile gaming is behind nearly all of this projected growth, with the traditional PC and console segments seeing 1 to 2% annual growth.

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Bitly Launches Deep Linking Functionality

Bitly, the company committed to the power of the link, today introduced Deep Links, its new functionality that empowers marketers to drive mobile app installs and re-engagement. Deep Links from Bitly is a new extension of Bitly Brand Tools, the company's flagship solution, offering mobile deep linking functionality that drives users to the appropriate in-app location or invites the user to immediately install the app.

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IBM Delivers First Cloud Data Services with Twitter Built-In

IBM and Twitter announced the availability of industry-first cloud data services that allow business professionals and developers to extract actionable business insights from Twitter data. With more than 100 early client engagements underway, the IBM and Twitter global partnership is already helping enterprise clients apply social data to business decisions.

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How many professionals would switch job for less paperwork?

A study across the US, UK, Germany, France and Australia exposes how antiquated business processes and outdated ways of working with documents are having a dramatic impact on productivity, efficiency and worker satisfaction. The findings are detailed in Paper Jam: Why Documents are Dragging Us Down, a new report released by Adobe that provides new insights on the attitudes of business professionals toward how work actually gets done.

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IDC Lowers PC Outlook for 2015, While the Long-Term Outlook Improves Slightly

Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by -4.9% in 2015, a drop from the previous forecast of -3.3%, while growth projections for 2016 and 2017 were raised slightly, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

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Ericsson announces the dismissal of 2,200 employees in Sweden

Ericsson continues to execute on strategy to excel in core areas: Radio, Core and Transmission and Telecom Services, to fund growth in the targeted areas: IP networks, Cloud, TV & Media, OSS & BSS and Industry & Society.

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Adobe and IBM Interactive Experience Announce Global Partnership

Adobe and IBM announced IBM Interactive Experience will build specialized enterprise consulting capabilities for Adobe Marketing Cloud. The announce was made at Adobe Summit, Adobe's annual Digital Marketing conference in the US.

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Cisco Networking Academy Extends Partnership with Universidad de Guadalajara

Cisco Systems Inc and the Universidad of Guadalajara (UdG) renewed their partnership under the Cisco Networking Academy Program as well as announced an expansion of the program within the UdG schools.

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Dimension Data certified as one of five top employers global

Dimension Data has been certified as one of the top five employers in the world for outstanding employee offerings, based on annual independent research carried out by the Top Employers Institute. The stringent criteria that organizations are assessed on include talent management, leadership, training and development and initiatives to attract, retain and engage employee talent.

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Intel Launches New Mobile SoCs, LTE Solution

Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich today announced a series of mobile platforms including the company's new low-cost system-on-chip (SoC) for phones, phablets and tablets, a global LTE solution, innovative personal computing experiences, and a range of customers for mobile device and network infrastructure offerings. With technologies that span silicon, software and security, Krzanich said Intel was one of the few companies able to deliver solutions end-to-end, for devices, the network and the cloud.

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WeGoDo Launch a Free Mobile App Connecting People Via Interests

WeGoDo, a San Francisco and London based start-up, have launched a free mobile app that connects people who share the same interests.

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#MWC15: New Lenovo Tablets Prove Big Technologies and Savings Come in Small Packages

As a leader in building devices for the uniquely personal ways people use technology today, Lenovo has created new tablet choices for consumers with the Lenovo TAB 2 A8 and A10-70. Debuting at Mobile World Congress 2015, these Android tablets help meet consumers’ desire for entertainment and portability at prices set for universal appeal.

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#MWC15: ZTE Grand S3 Becomes One of the World’s First Smartphones to Offer Leading EyeVerify Solution

At the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, ZTE announced the launching of a new device, the ZTE Grand S3, that will include a pioneering eye-based biometric solution from EyeVerify. The solution, Eyeprint ID, allows users a password-free method of unlocking the Grand S3, offering an enhanced level of privacy and security to the device. ZTE’s Grand S3 is one of the first smartphones in the world to offer this solution.

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#MWC15: Samsung releases Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6, its most advanced smartphones on the market

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its entirely redefined smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Creating a new standard for design, craftsmanship and performance, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge seamlessly blend premium materials with the most advanced Samsung technology to offer consumers an unmatched mobile experience.

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Ericsson sues Apple for patent infringement to defend fair licensing system

Ericsson filed two complaints with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and seven complaints in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Apple asserting 41 patents covering many aspects of Apple's iPhones and iPads. The patents include standard essential patents related to the 2G and 4G/LTE standards as well as other patents that are critical to features and functionality of Apple devices such as the design of semiconductor components, user interface software, location services and applications, as well as the iOS operating system. Ericsson seeks exclusion orders in the ITC proceedings and damages and injunctions in the District Court actions.

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¿What about a mobile advertising solution that produces revenues for mobile operators? Here’s AdVoice!

Revenues from the rapidly growing Mobile Advertising industry seem exclusively reserved for OTT Publishers, leaving Telco’s perform the role of that of a Carrier only. AdVoice enables Mobile Operators monetize advertising inventory that is truly theirs.

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New GSMA Report Examines Gender Diversity in the Telecommunications Sector

The GSMA today released a new report, “Accelerating the Digital Economy: GenderDiversity in the Telecommunications Sector”, which offers a snapshot of the gender balance within companies across the industry. Developed by A.T. Kearney¹, the study aims to provide a baseline for workforce evolution, share best practices and support the industry in shaping workplaces that take full advantage of gender diversity.

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Tangoe to Hold Telecom Industry Event in Mexico City

Tangoe, Inc. , a leading global provider of Connection Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, today announced it will hold the Connections LATAM 2015 event in Mexico City on Monday, March 2, 2015.

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Citrix and Google Enhance Enterprise Security and Management of Android Devices

Citrix today announced an extension of its long-standing collaboration with Google by providing XenMobile support for Android for Work. This announcement builds on the multi-year collaboration between Citrix and Google that includes virtual app and desktop delivery on Chrome devices and existing enterprise mobility management (EMM) support for Android smartphones and tablets. Together, Citrix and Google empower both businesses and government institutions with a secure, scalable, app-centric, mobility solution that delivers exceptional user experience, providing people with new ways to work better.

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Quintiles Receives Third Technology Security Award from IDG’s CSO Magazine

Quintiles announced today that it has been named to the 2015 CSO50 by IDG's CSO magazine in recognition of the company’s risk mitigation strategy managing Windows XP security challenges.

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