Opera launches Opera Mobile Store

OSLO, NORWAY: Opera Software, a leading provider of mobile browsers around the world, has announced that the Opera Mobile Store is now open and available at mobilestore.opera.com. 11 Mar 2011 06:30

Online banking on the rise in Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE: comScore, Inc has released the latest results from a study of Internet usage in Southeast Asia. The report found that an increasing number of consumers across the region turned to online banking throughout 2010. 9 Mar 2011 06:56

mig33's mega sales

BURLINGAME, US: mig33, one of the world's largest mobile-first communities, has announced that its members purchased more than 40 million virtual gifts in 2010, with sales more than doubling in several countries during the year's final six months. 2 Mar 2011 08:48

Samsung executive joins Digital Media Europe line-up

LONDON, UK/PARIS, FRANCE/DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Dongouk Park, vice president of media solutions for Samsung, has joined the line-up of publishers and digital experts who will speak at Digital Media Europe, a major new conference from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), to be held in London from 11 to 13 April next. 23 Feb 2011 11:43

Top 50 US web properties for January 2011

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released its monthly analysis of US web activity at the top online properties for January 2011 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. 22 Feb 2011 07:28

Online mobile phone sales reach record high in Europe

LONDON, UK: More than 7% of all phones bought during 2010 in Europe were purchased online according to the latest research from GfK Retail and Technology. This represents a growth in excess of 10% over the same period (Jan-Oct) in 2009. 28 Jan 2011 08:42

Global SMS traffic to reach 8.7 trillion in 2015

LONDON, UK: According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, SMS will remain a significant source of revenues and traffic for mobile operators on a global basis until at least 2015. The company reckons SMS traffic growth will be driven by enterprise, emerging markets and social networks. 27 Jan 2011 08:28

comScore forecasts 11% growth for 2010 holiday e-commerce spending

RESTON, US: comScore has reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 21 days of the November-December 2010 holiday season, as well as its official spending forecast for the season. For the holiday season-to-date, US$9.01 billion (about R63 billion) has been spent online, marking a 13% increase versus the corresponding days last year. 29 Nov 2010 08:40

'Tis the season to save: More consumers getting their coupons via Internet or email

CHICAGO, US: Black Friday is upon us and as a result, many shoppers will be combing their favourite stores for the best bargains in an effort to save money during the pricey holiday season. Exclusive online sales, door busters and coupons are also ways to save, and according to Mintel, roughly a third of coupon users now cite the Internet or email as a source of coupons. 24 Nov 2010 10:40

US consumers go mobile for holiday shopping

NEW YORK, US/LONDON, UK, SINGAPORE,SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) (www.mmaglobal.com) and its official research partner, Luth Research (www.luthresearch.com), yesterday, 10 November 2010, released the October 2010 US Mobile Consumer Briefing, MMA's monthly survey of US adult mobile phone users (mobile consumers) about their mobile marketing behaviours and opinions. 11 Nov 2010 08:58

Q3 2010 US retail e-commerce spending up 9%

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, released its Q3 2010 US retail e-commerce sales estimates yesterday, 1 November 2010. The estimates showed that online retail spending reached US$32.1 billion for the quarter, up 9% versus year ago. 2 Nov 2010 09:37

New consumer mindset driving Smartphone products and services purchases

NEW YORK, US: The Smartphone is rapidly evolving beyond a simple communications device into an extension of consumers' daily activities and creating a new breed of digital shopper. 11 Oct 2010 12:23

Online shopping failures

LONDON, UK: Kathy Heslop examines the importance of failed online shopping trips, and outlines what brands and retailers can learn from abandonment metrics. she reckons that while many online merchants look at their successes, looking at their 'failures' would be well worth while. 23 Sep 2010 10:16

Mobile measurement launched in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN: comScore, Inc has announced the introduction of its syndicated mobile measurement service, comScore MobiLens, in Japan. MobiLens offers insights into consumers' mobile behaviours, user demographics and device capabilities, to provide a comprehensive picture of the mobile market. 23 Sep 2010 08:53