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This year will provide an incremental lift for the savvy independent software developers that create apps mobile device users will crave. For the most successful developers, the upside opportunities for revenue growth is significant. The market continues to expand, with few signs of app saturation. The annual volume of smartphone app downloads will reach 56 billion in 2013, according to...

Mobile has been the hot topic for quite some years now especially with the smartphone revolution and constant developments from apps to mPayments. But have we in the west reached that mobile milestone where the advancements and the monetisation opportunities have started to slow because consumers are nearly at saturation point?

Reports that the New York Times' IT systems were hacked via an Internet-connected thermostat have triggered some anxiety about industrial and other forms of espionage. However, the news will be welcomed by telecoms operators as it may mean that there is still a place form them in the smart buildings and connected homes sub-segment of the "Internet of Things" opportunity.

If we step back to before 1993, publishing and finding content on the Internet was something that very few knew how to do.

Deutsche Telekom has positioned itself as a potential leader in the continuing development of the ‘internet of things’, opening a new developer community platform for M2M communications.

While there's still a raging debate over the full upside potential of the Digital Signage market, particularly within the retail industry, pundits and insiders know that the most effective way to quantify the market is to follow the display technology outlook.

Over the last 3 years most MNOs and OEMs were aiming to provide app stores with a full range of native apps – some players even ran more than one store at the same time. 2010 was a watershed year for app store openings, only a few of those new entrants, however, have since managed to attract enough developer attention. As a consequence, 2011 marked the beginning of a shake-out in the app store market. In order to be successful, new entrants will either have to concentrate on new technologies (Web apps) or target niche segments (e.g. business app stores).

Operators have begun their fight back against the OTT messaging players that have usurped billions in messaging revenue over the past few years.