Check out the hottest stories on Mobile Entertainment from December 7th-13th.
It’s Friday morning, which means it’s high time for Mobile Entertainment to present its rundown of the top ten stories from the past seven days.
Topping this week’s list is news of free Wi-Fi delighting sports fans across the UK, while the full rundown of this year’s ME Award winners has also ranked high on the chart.
Elsewhere, Grapple’s acquisition of distribution platform Toura has also hit the headlines, along with reports of the X Factor app generating millions of taps to clap and boo.
See below for the full rundown.
1. Free Wi-Fi delights UK sports fans
Sports fans across the UK are increasingly utilising free Wi-Fi connectivity when attending live sporting events, Easynet and iBahn has reported.
2. BlackBerry App World becomes BlackBerry World
With the launch of BlackBerry 10 edging ever closer, the company has rebranded its BlackBerry App World to, simply, BlackBerry World.
3. ME Awards 2012: The winners in full
Last night saw London’s Royal Garden Hotel welcome the mobile industry’s finest, as over 300 senior professionals from across the globe turned out for the seventh annual ME awards.
4. TOWIE star Joey Essex promotes Virgin PAYG tariffs and ZTE Kis white
The cast of The Only Way Is Essex may be portrayed as complete and utter airheads, but that's not stopping them from bagging jobs in tech.
5. X Factor app generates millions of taps to clap (and boo)
The X Factor UK's official mobile app is letting viewers of the current series 'tap to clap' on their phones, and it seems many are taking advantage of the feature.
6. The World According to Tim Green: the death of mobile advertising
Many years ago, after the dinosaurs but before the iPhone, I remember talking to someone about mobile advertising. This person (can't remember who, but I'm convinced it wasn't a dream - although mobile advertising is exactly the kind of thing I do dream about) was adamant that the medium had no future.
7. Sony Mobile offers VIP entertainment exclusives to Xperia users
Sony Mobile has introduced the beta version of its new Xperia Lounge app to Google Play, which will offer users of its Android-powered Xperia smartphone line the opportunity to receive VIP treatment.
8. Grapple acquires app distribution platform Toura
UK-based app publisher Grapple has made its first ever takeover since launching two years ago, acquiring US-based cloud-based app distributor Toura. The buyout is the beginning of a new strategy that will ensure continued investments are made to offer clients renewed innovation.
9. 12 Days of Christmas: Mondia Media
Today’s 12 Day’s of Christmas feature takes a look at what has been a milestone year for Mondia Media.
10. 12 Days of Christmas: Marmalade
Today’s feature takes a look at what has been a milestone year for cross-platform tools specialist Marmalade.
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