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Getting exactly what you want: Project Ara

Google is trying to stay on top. It is already forcing all business owners to get Google Plus accounts and doing everything it can to get a monopoly in the search engine business, but the technology company wouldn’t mind having a monopoly on everything. Unfortunately, the smartphone competition is fierce keeping them on their toes. …

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Smartwatches: is this goodbye to the smartphone?

Do you remember all those sci-fi movies showing you cool technology that would never really exist? You thought it was just cool to imagine. But now, the future is here, and so is all the technology. Now we have smartphones and laptops and the world at our fingertips. Now, we have the world at our …

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G Flex vs Galaxy Round: who really won?

The fight to the top has been tough for smartphone manufacturers, but it isn’t over yet. It will never be over. The fight to always be on top will continue until we have some other great device that can be used to make phone calls and give us access to everything on the internet. The …

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The smell of success: smartphone gadgets

Your smartphone can do practically anything now and days. With one small device, you have all the knowledge in the world. It can talk back to you, show you beautiful things, teach you stuff, send messages for you, update you on emails, and even more. What can’t it do? Well, until recently, it couldn’t give …

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New iPads are good news for mobile marketers

  This week saw the announcement of two exciting new mobile devices: Apple’s iPad Air and iPad mini with retina display. It’s good news for consumers and mobile marketers alike. As with any new hardware launch, there are some exciting implications for the mobile marketing world. The announcement of two new devices at once is …

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Text marketing works: no cell phone means no life

Do you remember phone books? Of course you do, unless you’re under the age of 18 in which case you may never have had to use them. They used to be our lifelines for finding a plumber or looking up an old friend. Now, with the internet at our fingertips all the time, we don’t …

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Setting up your mobile website

We live in a world where doing just one thing seems like a waste of time. That is exactly why people have smartphones. You can browse the web while watching TV, while waiting in line, while sitting on the bus, or even while waiting at events. With smartphones in your pocket all the time, you …

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The best of the best use mobile apps

Sometimes, it seems like we live in a Sci-Fi novel, doesn’t it? We have so much technology around us, and it just keeps getting better. Businesses are constantly innovating and changing their business model to meet the new demands. The best businesses, though, use mobile apps. Whether they are to help run your business or …

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Getting ready for Nokia World announcements

Every cell phone manufacturer has to have some sort of large event to kick off the next best thing. For Nokia, that is called Nokia World. It will be kicking off tomorrow with all kinds of fun goodies and gadgets. What can you expect Nokia to release now? The next big thing in screens Cell …

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SMS marketing works for small businesses too

Walmart and Redbox aren’t the only companies striking it rich with text message marketing. In fact, thousands of small businesses are benefitting from it as well. As more and more business owners are realizing the tremendous opportunity in being able to reach out to potential customers in seconds, they are venturing out into the world …

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Mobile is changing, so should your business

The year 2013 was a big one for mobile. It saw the unveiling of multi colored iPhones, smart watches, and even Google Glass. These new devices are new and exciting for consumers. They have sleek designs and operate on groundbreaking technology. But these new devices should be equally exciting to business owners. That’s because they …

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Waiting on the Galaxy S4: Don’t wait for mobile marketing

There’s nothing we get more excited about than a new update to our phones. More often than not, they make the phones more user-friendly and overall better for all our needs. Even if it takes some time getting used to it, we usually like the updates. People with the Galaxy S4 have been able to …

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Rumors spread that Apple iMessage isn’t private

After quite a beating over the new iPhone, between lower sales than expected, the blue screen of death, and complaints of motion sickness, Apple is getting even more pressure. People assume that bad things will turn even worse and will listen to any rumors floating their way. The new Apple rumor floating around is that …

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Text message marketing: what your business needs to know

More and more businesses are getting in on the text message (SMS) marketing scene. That’s because it’s getting harder and harder to deny that text message marketing is here to stay. In a relatively short amount of time, SMS marketing has taken over the marketing world. This is due in large part to a consumer …

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Not so surprising news from Apple on iPhone 5c

It was easily predicted that Apple wouldn’t do very well trying to sell a cheaper version of the iPhone by releasing the 5c. This phone was intended to be sold to customers that could not afford a more expensive iPhone or wanted to buy something cheaper for their kids. Mostly, Apple was trying to hit …

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Latest and greatest: smartwatch phase

As we’ve discussed before, the difference between making it and breaking it for big cell phone companies is having the next best thing. And even if you didn’t invent it yourself, you still have to offer it. That is exactly why smartphones all have similar new features and why all the cell phone companies seem …

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HTC One max: keeping it all in one place

With technology getting better and better every day, you would think you could get everything you want in one device. Instead, we have to own a computer, a tablet, and a smartphone. It ends up costing you a lot of money to own all three, and it is really annoying to keep track of them. …

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Problems with the iPhone 5

With the iPhone 5s and 5c being released recently, it is about time that we start hearing all the problems associated with it. We all know electronics go bad and the new ones always have the worst problems Maybe in about six months, the new iPhone will actually be working fine again. But by that …

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Mobile marketing is all about context

The key to any successful marketing campaign is knowing your audience. But when it comes to mobile marketing, simply knowing who you’re trying to reach is insufficient. Mobile marketing poses its own unique challenges. To succeed with mobile marketing you have to know where your audience is, what they’re doing, and what kind of mobile …

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Mobile marketing to your audience: reach all pay levels

When you are trying to focus on mobile marketing, the most important thing is exposure. If your advertising can only be seen on certain phones or only used if you have certain apps, then your exposure will be pretty limited. What you need is a way to reach all of your customers regardless of the …

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