It looks like Square has yet another competitor in the mobile payments arena. Global payment leader VeriFone has announced SAIL, a credit card reader much like Square’s, that will attach to a number of mobile devices. While VeriFone may have a little catching up to do, they have the advantage of an extensive network with a commanding percentage of retail transactions passing through their service.
comScore’s new mobile behavioral measurement service, Mobile Metrix 2.0, has revealed that the lion’s share of media engagement comes from apps. I don’t find this to be surprising, as apps are usually much easier to use versus most mobile site counterparts. However, I was a bit surprised to learn that as much as 82 percent of time spent with mobile media happens via apps. That’s a pretty high percentage and makes having a mobile app for your media almost a necessity.
The uber-popular social drawing app Draw Something, appears to be drawing less attention ever since Zynga bought out the game’s creators OMGPOP for $200 million. According to Atlantic Wire magazine, the month after Zynga’s purchase, the app saw a 5 million user drop in daily usage. That’s a pretty significant drop, whether directly related remains unknown, but it’s either that, or people have simply lost interest in the game.
Temple Run has seen much success since being launched on Android and the developers have been doing a great job at keeping the app updated and fixing any bugs that arise. Today they released another update, this time not only squashing a few bugs, but also adding the much anticipated Temple Run wallpapers. It’s not so much the wallpapers we’re excited about but the fact that we can now move forward with completing the Interior Decorator objective we’ve been hung up on.
In case you’ve been unplugged from the web today, Samsung announced the Galaxy S III along with its slew of features and content. We’ve already told you about the Flipboard deal, but it appears Samsung also made some arrangements for Galaxy S III owners to pick up 50GBs worth of Dropbox storage.
