Content Insider 2011 – Back to the Future

Moving Forward by looking Over Our Shoulder By Miles Weston Better Year – to know where you’re going you have to know where you’ve been, what you’ve been through.  Based largely on what we’ve been through, people are cautiously more optimistic about the coming year.  Image – Universal PicturesImagine-A global population of seven billion people …

Nationalisation

LONDON – you could point to an Android device or an iPhone and say: “There. That’s a smartphone.” Similarly, you could label any phone that retailed for less than US$100 (or R800) as “dumb”. Today, it’s not so simple. sure, ultra low-end phones without internet access are easy. but what about devices like the Asha range announced by Nokia at Nokia World recently? …

Mobile Apps and Today’s C-store – Retail Tech – CSNewsRetailTechnology

With today’s on-the-go consumers expecting immediate, accurate information, smartphone popularity is surging. As a result, smartphone applications (apps), particularly customized apps providing infinite content delivery, are revolutionizing c-store marketing and increasing brand recognition and customer loyalty. As Scott Hartman, president and CEO of Rutter’s Farm Stores, based in York, Pa., has said, "We understand that …

Apple ‘to launch 8GB iPhone 4’ – iPod/iPhone – Macworld UK

Apple is preparing to launch a cheaper, lower-capacity version of the iPhone 4 in the coming weeks, according to a report. Reuters claims Asian suppliers have begun manufacturing the unit, citing industry sources. Apparently one of the manufacturers is based in Korea but wasn’t named though the report notes that Samsung declined to comment on …