Virtual reality enters its ‘trough of despair’ as shipments decline
It wouldn't be fair to say VR is dead, but from a consumer electronics perspective, it's not far from...
Greg Sterling | Sep 6, 2018 at 3:39 pm ET
Mobile Marketing
Study: Telecoms have been throttling YouTube and Netflix since demise of net neutrality
Even though it was happening to some degree before this year, the activity has picked up since the FCC decision to change the...
Google expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot support
Company announces dizzying array of new integrations of the Google Assistant into speakers, displays and smart appliances....
Survey: Teens cutting back on mobile screen, social media time
A majority of teens said they're consciously reducing social media, video games and mobile phone time....
Chrome browser to update to material design ‘across all operating systems’
Reportedly, the changes will be most pronounced on iOS....
Google faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location tracking
A lawsuit filed last week and a request for the FTC to enforce a consent decree both stem from the AP story about location tracking....
Report says Google to launch own smart display in time for holidays
Google has the chance to get it right where Amazon and others have so far failed....
Report: Marketers are missing mobile opportunities to reach customers in store
The Salesforce/Publicis.Sapient study reveals that 71% of retail customers use their phone during their in-store shopping...
Google clarifies it does capture location data after Location History is turned off
The company issued a correction on a help page following a story by the AP....
Who’s really winning the smart speaker market, Amazon or Google?
Estimates released today by Canalys are very different from figures that Strategy Analytics also published this...
Microsoft and Amazon marry their assistants, but will the honeymoon be short-lived?
Awkward at launch, let's hope they can make assistant "interoperability" better....
Report: Google continues to gain global smart speaker share
Amazon is still the global leader, but its market share has been eroded by new competition. In the US, it still has a 70 percent share....
Report: Traditional methods of personalization don’t work for millennials and Gen Z
The report from video platform VidMob also found that despite a waning interest in celebrity tie-ins, influencers still have an effect on Gen...
7 ways digital marketers use what happens on calls to optimize ROI
The customer journey is calling. When consumers search for products and services, engage with digital ads or visit a business’s website on...
AP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off
Google says it tells users exactly what it's doing. It does, though some of the information is buried....
How to maximize value from push notifications
Finding the right way to utilize mobile push notifications is both an art and a science. Contributor Sam Welch reveals what you need to...
Apple’s HomePod makes modest gains against Echo, Google Home [Report]
Amazon has 70 percent of the market, Google 24 percent and Apple 6 percent....
Facebook launches playable ads, tests retention optimization for app advertising
App marketers will also soon have the option of using minimum ROAS bidding....
Report: Smartphone shipments down globally, Huawei pushes Apple to #3 position
Company is regarded by some as an agent of the Chinese government....
US market becoming a smartphone duopoly
Apple, Samsung dominate, while others are left behind....