Mobile payment solution providers have mushroomed in the past few years, while the receptivity for accepting mobile payments has increased. Based on a recent end-user survey by VDC Research, 37.1% of retailers claimed that they were either using or currently evaluating mobile payment/ POS solutions. While the interest for more consumer-oriented solutions such as LBS […]
While not that (m)any would have noticed.. but it was the Happy Bots digital debut anniversary over this weekend, we unplugged for a few daze. Grinding back up to speed was bit of a struggle to pull all the stray bytes together for another cheeky round-up below, with 10 events running from Adelaide to Washington, and bonus social stats estimate for the love of MoMo.. Smile.. 😎
Join us on April 23rd from 6:00pm for a fabulous night of MoMo networking over drinks and finger food and a number of “2 for 1″ drink cards for people who bring a friend and arrive early … MoMoAPR EVENT: ”MOBILE HEALTH … Healing In Your Hands” LOCATION: The Order of Melbourne at Level 2, 401 Swanston St, Melbourne DATE: Monday 23rd April TIME: 6:00pm with a 6:30pm start for presentations followed by an open panel discussion. COST: FREE although Registration is REQUIRED on Eventbrite! … CLICK NOW TO REGISTER OUR MoMo SPEAKERS + PANELISTS INCLUDE: Scott Baguley, Industry Principal, Public …
Mobile Monday is bringing the best of CES directly to you. Nokia – winner of the Best Smartphone of CES with its Lumia 900 – sponsors this month’s event. Come get exclusive hands-on time with Nokia’s newest Window’s Phone devices. Hear plans for the US market and Nokia’s focus on apps and developers, including seeding thousands of devices to developers, access to tools, support and training. “We want developers to unleash their creative force and build an experience – not just an app – to bring smartphones to life for brands and consumers,” says Chanse Arrington, Nokia’s Head of Developer Marketing – North America. …
Developing on multiple mobile platforms can be an arduous task. Discover and learn how other people are using various different tools to create cross platform solutions. Some of the questions we will be looking to answer: Which platform(s) should you develop for? What software tools are easy and which are difficult to use, and which give the best benefits? Should you be focusing on one platform, or many? What can platform owners do to make their platforms more attractive to developers? What is the % split of smartphones on the market ie: iPhone, Android, BlackBerry etc? Confirmed Speakers: Marmalade – …
Co-organized with MBA Alumni HEC Lausanne. Preliminary Agenda, April 23rd 2012 Venue: Auditorium CM5, EPFL, Lausanne NEW LOCATION! Time: registration from 18h, starts at 18h30, Aperitif & Networking from 20h Mobile Commerce and Banking Mobile commerce was born in 1997 when the first mobile-phone enabled Coca Cola vending machines (accepting payment via SMS text messages) were installed in the Helsinki area in Finland. In the same year, the first mobile-phone-based banking service was launched by Merita Bank of Finland, also using SMS. (It was only in 1998 when the first sales of digital content to mobile phones was made possible) …
Last week Mobile Monday Dar es Salaam brought together 40 people interested in mHealth. We had three great presentations: Mr Marcos Mzeru from Ministry of Health and Social Welfare started with an overview of mHealth in Tanzania, followed by Peter Lubambi from D-Tree International sharing their experiences from reducing maternal mortality in Zanzibar with an mHealth approach, and finally Freddie Manento from Push Mobile Media Ltd brought the business perspective into developing mHealth apps. We were requested to share the presentations and all presenters agreed to share them online, so here you have are all the presentations and slides. Marcos …
LATITUDE 59 CONFERENCEDATES: JUNE 7-8, 2012PLACE: TALLINN, ESTONIAVENUE: Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, EstoniaThe go-to place for the Nordic and Baltic start-up scene for venture capitalists and start-ups in the spring. Bringing out the alternative views on what technologies and challenges start-ups are tackling. The goal of the conference is to bring together innovators and startup entrepreneurs to meet angel investors, VC partners, lawyers, and those supporting the global expansion of innovative companies from countries three hundred kilometers either side of Latitude 59.The focus of the conference is broader than the usual web and mobile startups. …
It’s Mobile Monday Brisbane Mobile Startup Night! Get Started Right at Mobile Startup Night – for a night of expert panel discussion on the things that matter most to help develop your idea or business around mobile applications and services. Come and hear the latest in relation to development, legal issues, capital raising and more. If you ever wanted to find out how to grow your idea into a successful business or ask the experts then this event is for you! We also want to thank River City Labs for the use of an outstanding venue. * When: Monday, 30th …
The ‘app ecosystem’ has become a commonplace term since the introduction of revolutionary smartphones. With so many apps available on multiple platforms, it is becoming harder to discover great apps. But what makes a great app? Is there a benchmark that is used to measure for quality and utility? Our May event aims to cover this in more detail with three stakeholders from the mobile industry. Mark Evans, one of Canada’s best technology bloggers and leading social media expert, will moderate our panel discussion to uncover insights from Windows Phone, SAP Canada and The Working Group. Join us as these experts share …
