Tag: mobile technology

Harper Reed takes on mobile payments

| June 5, 2013

Mobile payments may be revolutionized by ambitious developers

Mobile payments are becoming more popular and common in the U.S., but many still claim there are barriers between the mobile commerce world and consumers. Some mobile payments services are being criticized as not being convenient enough for some consumers while others are meeting consumer backlash over matters of security. Mobile developers have been working to find ways to make mobile payments more efficient in recent months in the hopes of making the entirety of the mobile commerce scene more accommodating and attractive to consumers.

Harper Reed announced plans for new mobile commerce application

Harper Reed, former chief technology officer for Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, has announced that he and a team of developers are working to develop a new mobile payments application. Reed suggests that this application will change the way people participate in mobile commerce and will act as a push-button solution to many of the problems that currently exist in the realm of mobile payments. Reed managed to garner acclaim for his work with mobile applications during the Obama campaign and his talent may be enough to bring about major changes in mobile payments.

U.S. Mobile PaymentsApplication aims to streamline mobile payments

The application is currently in very early stages of development and Reed and his team have yet to decide on the final features the application will offer. For now, only the application’s ultimate goal is set in stone. Reed envisions an application through which purchases can be made with a simple push of a button, or in this case a tap of the screen of a mobile device. The application would make use of financial information stored on a mobile device in order to make this possible and Reed believes that making mobile payments easier for consumers to manage will make the entire online retail scene more active.

Security remains top challenge in mobile commerce space

While Reed’s vision for the future of mobile payments is ambitious, there are still several challenges that exist in the mobile commerce space that have made consumers somewhat leery of paying for products with their smartphones and tablets. The most prominent of these challenges has to do with security. Mobile payments have long been plagued by security issues that have put the financial information of consumers in danger, thereby driving many people away from this field. In order for Reed and his team to find the success they seek in mobile payments, they will have to find a way to solve the security problem.

Mobile games find some growth in South Korea

| June 4, 2013

Report sheds light on South Korean mobile games

Pearl Research, a game industry research firm, has released a new report concerning the growth of mobile games in South Korea. The country has long been a thriving hub for gaming, serving as a lucrative market for new games and home for innovative development. The report from Peal Research suggests that the growing number of consumers with smartphones is having a powerful impact on mobile games. As more consumers get their hands on smartphones, the more likely they are to play these games, which could also translate into higher revenue for these games, thereby making the mobile games space a very lucrative sector for the game industry.

Majority of smartphone owners play mobile games

The report shows that there are currently more than 33 million smartphones in operation in South Korea. Approximately 61% of the consumers with smartphones play mobile games, with the average user downloading 26 applications. This makes South Korea one of the most active and attractive markets for mobile games, a fact that has not gone unnoticed by the companies within the game industry. The report shows that several prominent companies in the game industry are beginning to move into the South Korean market in order to take advantage of the growing popularity of mobile games.

Mobile Games South KoreaGame industry is becoming increasingly focused on the mobile space

The game industry is beginning to acclimate to the growing popularity of mobile games. Developers have been somewhat leery of mobile games in the past due to the fickle nature of consumers. While it is true that many consumers move from one mobile game to the next quite quickly, these games still represent a very lucrative opportunity for the game industry, especially for independent developers that are looking to find some traction in the industry.

Report aims to provide insight on South Korean gaming

The report aims to shed some light on the various trends that exist within the South Korean mobile space and how these trends affect mobile games. The report also highlights several of the companies that are working to engage consumers throughout mobile games and provides some predictions concerning the future of the gaming market in the country.