The papers carried news recently of cardiac surgeons in Warsaw using Google Glass and an optical display mounted on the head to restore blood flow in an important artery of a patient. While the news highlighted the pioneering nature of the surgery many will agree that even this innovative use of the Glass is not…
Market research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey reported earlier this month that by the end of this year approximately 37% of Americans would have used a mobile wallet – up from less than 9% in mid 2013. Consider also that the same study also found that almost 40% of those who said they were “most likely”…
Research firm Berg Insight had forecast that in-store Mobile Wallet payments in the EU alone would rise from EU 100 Million in 2012 to over EU 45 Billion in 2017 and in North America from 400 Million to over 33 Billion in the same time. Gartner’s estimate of the total value of all mobile payment…
So much has already been said about Enterprise Mobility that sometimes it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. With that in mind consider this post our attempt at creating an Enterprise Mobility conversation starter. First a look at the numbers that justify the hype though – a recent Citrix Mobile Ecosystem…
Retail industry is beginning to feel the impact of soaring mobile device penetration across the world. A recent Barclays report suggests that the retail sales made via mobile devices are expected to reach GBP 32 billion by 2019. Another research suggests that the online retail is expected to grow to about $50 billion by 2016 –…
Near Field Communication (NFC) is being touted as one of the next big things in the technology world. If reports and gurus are to be believed, the applications of NFC which we see in mobile payments and creative advertising, is just the beginning. Near Field Communication has the potential to take the mobile services and…
