There has been an agreement of NFC collaboration between major operators, Orange, Telefonica Movistar and Vodafone. As a fight against powerful platform players such as Google and Apple, the alliance between carriers has been begun. Last year, ISIS, the JV between 3 mobile operators sets forth a new NFC business. The JV will distribute infrastructure […]
It is interesting that Google and Apple’s decision to jump into the NFC industry has caused other players to spin around towards NFC. In fact, NFC is just one of many network technologies that has been utilized as mobile payment and other services for several years now. A few days ago, there was news that […]
NFC is upgrading its payment service. ShopSavvy, a barcode-scanning shopping service provider, will also expand to mobile payment. After the press release that Google and Apple would push NFC industry, NFC has become a hot potato in the internet industry. Even device manufacturers such as Samsung, Nokia and LG are planning to adopt NFC chips […]
There are a lot of interesting applications in the Android Market and App Store. And many companies use these applications for intriguing mobile users. Scan Search is one of the famous applications in Korea. This application provides a AR(Augmented Reality) based local information and a barcode scanning function. The interesting point is that the application […]
There are a lot of interesting applications in the Android Market and App Store. And many companies use these applications for intriguing mobile users. Scan Search is one of the famous applications in Korea. This application provides a AR(Augmented Reality) based local information and a barcode scanning function. The interesting point is that the application […]
Have you ever heard about Q store? It’s a new commerce service in Korea using sensing technology such as QR code and NFC technology. SK Telecom launched this service on 22th, February. This pilot store is set up in SK Telecom, HQ. The process to buy a product is very simple. If you are interested […]
Recently NFC became a hot issue after the press release from Apple that iPhone 5 will adopt NFC protocols. Google has already launched its second version of Nexus which includes NFC protocols. Several reports from research centers show some different points of view on the NFC industry. Whether the speed of growth is fast or […]
TextualAds has successfully been funded $650K for SMS based advertisement. SMS is very commonly used for promotions and campaigns. But the company analyzed detailed information from ‘Like’ and other activities in Facebook. It’s very clear what the company gives to SMEs(Small and Medium sized Enterprises). Every B2B customers need accurate targets for efficient marketing. But […]
e Bay said that its mobile sales grew by 127 percent to $5 million in the U.S. and 165 percent globally to $13 million on Dec. 12 from the same day last year(according the report of TechCrunch 12/14). It is remarkable number. Most people and experts in commerce market think that mobile would be more […]
An e book market is getting larger. According to the advent of new devices, the competition between e book providers is so intense. And Google would launch its service, Google Edition against traditional e book providers such as Amazon, Apple. Until now, Google can’t be aggressive in this market. Normally traditional market leaders have their […]