Google has never been the best when it comes to plugging their own products. It has resulted in poor launches of other items such as all of their first phone attempts, their Chromebooks, and just about everything else they’ve pushed, even the big Google+ blast that they’ve been hammering for the last several months. Their push for the Nexus 7 tablet has been stronger and the advertising shows promise. In an almost Applesque way, the latest video they’ve released introducing their tablet hardware attempts to touch people where they are most likely approachable – the family. Instead of going into…

Having over 450,000 apps to choose from within Google Play makes it quite easy to find at least a few that become your all-time favorites. Do you enjoy the Android apps that let you socialize and network with others or do you prefer the ones that let you do things solo? Uncover which Android apps people enjoy using the most above all the rest and compare them to which apps you like the best. Find any matches? This infographic from Start App comes to us via New Orleans Chevrolet and explores “Android Apps are Amazing”. Click to enlarge. Hat Tips: Tampa Used Cars…

Mobile marketing is here to stay, but are mobile ads as profitable as they could be? With growth for mobile advertising projected at 80% in 2012, Facebook ads are an increasingly important section of the Internet for product marketers. In the first quarter of 2012, Facebook generated over one billion dollars in revenue, 82% of which came straight from ads. And it’s certainly true that the Internet is king — the revenue Facebook generated in just three months outpaced People magazine’s yearly gross. Accessing the social networking site on mobile devices also wins the day, with the average Facebook…

No longer worry about finding directions, where to book your hotel, or even where the locations of restrooms are when creating your next travel plans. Mobile apps have made planning a vacation a less disorganized event and more of a memorable one. …

Ever been out and wanted to tell people what you were doing, show them a photo or check into your location? You’re not the only one. Facebook is the number one searched mobile website. There are nearly 2500 variations of search queries with the word “facebook”. Malaysia and Italy use facebook as a keyword; that is twice the global average. When do you use your mobile device most often? On average, mobile user behavior is more significant around the time that you’re tucking yourself in for bed. The amount of usage on a mobile phone is also greater than that of a desktop computer. Nowadays it…

According to MobiThinking, 86.7% of the world’s population are mobile subscribers. 1.2 billion of this percentage are mobile web users and 25% of mobile web users only use mobile web or very rarely use desktop websites. In 1996, Nokia launched a very early version of the first ever smartphone. 16 years later we are a smartphone civilization. We have the internet in our back pockets. We share our lives minute by minute via social media, texting and emailing. In another study by MobiThinking, they found that globally, mobile page views have nearly doubled in the year between May 2011 and May 2012….

There was a time when the only apps that restaurants cared about were the ones that people ordered before their meals, often with a dipping sauce and garnish surrounding them. Now, online ordering and other ways of utilizing mobile devices before, during, and after the restaurant visit have given the term “apps” a secondary meaning for many restaurants. It’s big business. Many people will only order online for the convenience factor. They have more control over the situation when they can do it from their computer or mobile device and the concept of walking into a restaurant and ordering from…

Mobility is a must these days. Especially in the business world. Smart phones lead the way for mobile devices and now tablets seem to be the new trend. No business professional wants to lug around a lap top anymore, especially if they travel a lot. So the tablet has become a popular choice for the traveling business person. Not only are individuals choosing the tablet as their favorite mobile device, but big businesses are using them more as well. Since bigger businesses are using tablets, the need for more specified applications is growing as well. Enterprise application development is growing….

There is a growing problem in society. Once upon a time in the distant past (about 2 or 3 years ago) it was considered rude to do things such as text during class, while driving, or even during sex. Unfortunately, our addiction to the little devices in our pockets has made many of us begin to ignore the old cellular taboos that kept us polite, focused, and safer. To many, it has gotten completely out of hand. To others, it’s just a fact of life, a natural transition to a world where nothing is too sacred to exclude the use of cell phones. There’s a reason why 1 in 5 people have dropped their cell phone in the toilet….

Payment processing is a dynamic field of interest that has taken an evolutionary turn in recent years. Heightened awareness to ever-changing payment solutions has prompted increased competition among a multitude of businesses concerning how to simply and effectively accept credit cards. Luckily, for a vast variety of companies, mobile credit card processing has quickly become the answer to payment quandaries that leave customers satisfied and profits thriving. Among many options for accepting credit cards, mobile on-the-go card readers are one of the newest and most innovative technologies…