AppMakr co-founders Sean Shadmand and Daniel Odio spoke on the panel at the SIIA’s “All About Mobile” conference yesterday. Sean’s panel details and video: Selling Through OEM, Carriers, and App Stores. Hear first-hand accounts from companies who are actively selling mobile solutions.  You will gather insight into the mobile landscape, including the app review process, OEM strategies, channel strategies, and carrier partnerships. Moderator: David Smud, Director, Deloitte Consulting LLC Panelists: Rob Chamberlin, Founder & CEO,… Read more »

(via mashable) With online spending reaching close to $130 billion in 2009 in the U.S., it would be a smart move for merchants to take a step back and develop a mobile commerce strategy.  The m-commerce is on the verge of exploding into a multi-billion dollar industry.  Why not solidify your approach? Below are a few key factors to consider: 1)    Mobile Commerce as a Whole Juniper Research projected that the total value of mobile… Read more »

Very interesting article by guest author Steve Cheney at TechCrunch this weekend about the rate of innovation and new features in Mobile Devices vs PCs: Rapid advancement in mobile is often attributed to the natural disruption by which emerging industries innovate quickly, while established markets like PCs follow a slower, more sustained trajectory. But there are deeper fundamentals driving the breathtaking pace of smartphone advancement. Component vendors supplying to smartphone OEMs have evolved a much… Read more »