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Consumer Mobile App Revenues to Pass $50bn by 2016 Fuelled by Smartphone & Tablet Growth

A new report from Juniper Research finds that annual revenues from consumer mobile applications will approach $52 billion by 2016 as consumer smartphone adoption accelerates in tandem with the emergence of a mass tablet market. By Windsor Holden.

The RSA Security breach – 12 months down the technology turnpike

It’s been 12 months since the security world woke to the horror that RSA Security’s systems had been compromised and – as the company has reluctantly confirmed – its many tens of millions of SecurID hardware tokens would have to be re-issued to clients. Andy Kemshall, CTO of SecurEnvoy, reviews the IT security fiasco and what could have been done to prevent the fallout.

Northern & Shell talks about its entry into mobile apps

One of the UK’s largest media companies recently developed a range of apps to provide a wider service to its audience as well as increase engagement. New Media Knowledge took a look at the background and challenges faced by publishers in an app-heavy world. By Chris Lee.

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