Simple, Mint and some of the big-bank offerings in the mobile area show that innovation is ratcheting up.
Two factors, he said, had contributed to the success of the telecom industry: technological innovation in the mobile area and the adoption of liberal policies.
"It will take time before it's launched for a TV service, but adoption is much quicker in the mobile area, and we'll probably see the first services for mobile use cases next year, " he says.
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The mobile treatment area was set up at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after 15 ambulances had to queue up on Monday.
But the other major force in the card industry, Visa, is an investor in a much bigger player in the mobile payments area.
Rather than creating new access methods, consumers will probably feel more comfortable if existing systems can be extended into the mobile banking area.
Recognising that much of the innovation is now in the mobile computing area, Lenovo has been building a strong position in China's smartphone and tablet market, and is now moving into other territories.
Besides mobile, another area where Zuckerberg sees upside is search.
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As Sony concentrates its mobile phone business on the area of smartphones, the operations currently being carried out at the Minokamo Site relating to mobile phones will be partially discontinued and partially transferred to Sony EMCS Corp.
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So you would think that Facebook would be laser-focused on the area of mobile.
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Mobile is a key area of need for Zynga as it seeks to expand beyond just games on Facebook.
Credit card processing via mobile is another new area for Intuit, as well as its health care practitioner platform.
The second area where mobile technology is beginning to have a big impact is health care, especially in poor countries.
Well before the iPhone was introduced I worked with the CEO of a startup in the area of mobile technology.
For a given rise in police numbers, kidnappings fell in line with the expansion of mobile coverage in each area.
If these applications are being administered by a company, they need to be managed, hence the growing area called Mobile Application Management.
Interestingly, the reduced expectations have nothing to do with mobile advertising, an area where Facebook is seen as lagging behind competitors like Twitter and Google.
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Due to its strong television business and screen manufacturing capabilities, LG saw mobile 3D as an area in which it could capture an early lead, says Park.
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One area where mobile and cloud computing converge is augmented reality, which allows computer-generated content to be superimposed over a live camera view of the real world.
With mobile payment such an area of growth and development, it makes sense that heavy hitters such as Google and Apple have invested in identification security with cloud capabilities.
Philippe is a longtime mobility analyst with IDC and Strategy Analytics - so no finger quotes when I call him a true influencer, especially in the key area of mobile device management (MDM).
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"Mobile is an important area for Google, and we remain focused on creating applications and establishing and growing partnerships with industry leaders to develop innovative services for users worldwide, " a company spokeswoman said in a statement.
The pivot is a smart one because mobile location data is one of the hot growth area, with users increasingly using their mobile devices to search for products and services.
He notes the rapid development in the mobile commerce space as an area for expansion.
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Patrols have been stepped up in the area and a mobile police station has been set up.
The move was apparently made to bolster Facebook's mobile chops -- an area the company considers ripe for opportunity.
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On the one hand, mobile advertising remains an emerging area for finding consumers.
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The application, U.S. Fuel Price Mapping, provides drivers directions to gas stations with the lowest prices in the surrounding area from a mobile device.
Jayne McCubbin, BBC correspondent at the scene, said the family tried to raise the alarm but "there is no mobile phone signal in this area".
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As well as showcasing the new additions to its mobile line-up, Toshiba will be displaying a range of new mobile technologies in a special area within the Toshiba stand called the Innovation Hub.
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