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Apple weds Siri to Bing

The mobile voice technology now uses Microsoft’s Bing search engine for all mobile web searches.

Posted 06/12/2013Amy DustoPost a comment

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Rakuten Shopping steadily improves mobile performance throughout May

But a curious choice to load a desktop file to mobile devices hampers performance.

Posted 05/30/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

Related Searches:Rakuten | Akamai

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iPhone and iPad have a commanding lead among mobile devices for mobile ads

Runners up in mobile ad impressions don’t even come close, finds Millennial Media.

Posted 05/29/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Gilt Groupe launches a redesigned Android app with Android-only sales

The e-retailer places greater emphasis on images—the bigger, the better.

Posted 05/21/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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One image can destroy mobile web performance

Office Depot removed a heavy image and shot up 18 spots on a mobile index.

Posted 05/16/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

Related Searches:Home Depot | Sears | Office Depot

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Jackthreads predicts its new iPad app will push mobile sales past 50%

Founder says the iPad app is the way Jackthreads was meant to be shopped.

Posted 05/16/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

Related Searches:Jackthreads | Tablet Conversion Rates | Conversion Rates

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To hire or not to hire a mobile platform provider

Vendors abound, but many Top 500 retailers take mobile development in-house.

Posted 05/10/2013Amy DustoPost a comment

Related Searches:Mobify | Top 500 Insider | Jewelry

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J.C. Penney rips its m-commerce site in half

Reducing kilobytes by half cuts the merchant’s page load time by 1.78 seconds, Keynote says.

Posted 05/09/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment