Mobile Scoop – March 1st, 2013

News and Insights

• Hands-on with the 7-inch ASUS Fonepad: A Full HD Android Tablet that can also make calls
  
• Asus Fonepad hands-on: Definitely a tablet, just one that makes phone calls
• Only in Barcelona: Dual Screens and Phones That Translate
  MWC gets wacky with mobile – NEC’s unusual Android smartphone has two screens
• Samsung Launches Wallet App for Android
  Samsung unveils new mobile wallet app for Android at Mobile World Congress
• Pandora Eliminates Unlimited Mobile Streaming
  Pandora to introduce 40-hour monthly limit on free mobile listening
• What Happens to Groupon after Andrew Mason?
  Groupon CEO Andrew Mason will be leaving the company, he announced.

Research Papers

• Mobile is the Silver Lining in Groupon’s Fourth-Quarter Cloud
  Groupon is currently seeing an increase of 44 percent in mobile transactions
• Why Mobile SEO Matters
  According to a recent study mobile search will outpace desktop local search by 2015

Fun Read

• Mobile World Congress 2013: Best of Show
  Take a look at some of the favorites from this year’s MWC
• Google Has Killed Android (the Brand)
  A mobile visionary talks about how and why Google is killing the Android name

Industry Insights

• Creating Your Lean & Agile Testing Practice in the Mad World of Mobility
• Attend Our Mobile Application Quality Seminar in Santa Clara

• Motorola
• Nokia
• RIM
• Huawei

Don’t forget to check out the answer in our next mobile scoop!

*The answer to the previous Mobile Trivia

“Which company is credited with inventing the world’s first cellphone?” is MOTOROLA