SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Kicking off a panel dedicated to video on smartphones at Digital Hollywood yesterday, The Nielsen Co.’s VP of mobile media presented some astonishing statistics that frame …
Matt Kapko
Matt Kapko
Former Feature writer for RCR Wireless NewsCurrently writing for CIOhttp://www.CIO.com/ Matt Kapko specializes in the convergence of social media, mobility, digital marketing and technology. As a senior writer at CIO.com, Matt covers social media and enterprise collaboration. Matt is a former editor and reporter for ClickZ, RCR Wireless News, paidContent and mocoNews, iMedia Connection, Bay City News Service, the Half Moon Bay Review, and several other Web and print publications. Matt lives in a nearly century-old craftsman in Long Beach, Calif. He enjoys traveling and hitting the road with his wife, going to shows, rooting for the 49ers, gardening and reading.
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Throughout the LA Games Conference, two names kept resurfacing whenever the topic of mobile was broached – iPad and Android.It should come as no surprise why the …
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@ LA Games Conference: Mobile gaming gets bogged down in rapid changes: Glu Mobile created 90,000 versions of Iran Man 2 game
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoHOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – The late afternoon panel dedicated to mobile at the LA Games Conference didn’t get as deep as it surely could have, but there were at least a …
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@Gartner Wireless Summit: Pairing the right device(s) with your workforce
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSAN DIEGO – What equipment a company decides to outfit its workforce with will be one of its most important and lasting decisions. It can also be particularly challenging if …
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SAN DIEGO – In the closing keynote at Gartner’s Wireless, Networking and Communications Summit, the research firm’s VP and distinguished analyst, Nick Jones, offered his take on where mobility should …
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@Gartner Wireless Summit: Weighing the impact of consumerization on mobile enterprise
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSAN DIEGO – When a trend or shift requires a new phrase or way of thinking, you can bet it carries tremendous impact – the implication being that it goes …
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@Gartner Wireless Summit: Finding a place for enterprise in a world full of apps
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSAN DIEGO – You don’t even need access to mass media to know that app stores are all the rage in mobile these days. But how app storefronts and their …
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Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special …
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As the head of marketing and communications for Nokia Siemens Networks in North America, Susan Schramm is tasked with helping lift the persona of the joint venture in a region …
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Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special …
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LAS VEGAS – As the official spring-time gathering of the wireless industry came to a close, RCR Wireless News met with the No. 1 and No. 2 WiMAX chipset manufacturers …
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LAS VEGAS – For the final keynote at CTIA, a Hollywood juggernaut met on stage with his counterpart in social media and the government’s lead technologist to discuss innovations to …
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LAS VEGAS – It may not have the benefit of an incredibly well executed and colossal ad campaign like Apple Inc.’s App Store, but GetJar continues to ride a wave …
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LAS VEGAS – In a meeting room on the show floor with less than 10 journalists on hand, Nokia Corp.’s VP of technology, David Rivas tried to make the case …
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Fresh off its announced plans to bring the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus to AT&T Mobility, RCR Wireless News met with Palm Inc. to discuss its ongoing strategy …
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With more than 4 billion transactions made each year on take-out food, it’s easy to see how there could be room for some new thinking on how those orders are …
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LAS VEGAS — In a dark, ambient-lit room with music from Blue Man Group blaring to get the crowd in the mood, Samsung Mobile today announced its latest smartphone, the …
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in RCR Wireless News’ January Special Edition, Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition coming soon.Many talk about …
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BARCELONA — “No doubt about it, to some extent we’re selling change,” Tim Sefton, customer director of Telefonica O2 UK, said today on a mobile marketing and advertising panel.That fact …
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BARCELONA – As BBC’s director of future media and technology announced the broadcaster’s latest plans for the mobile platform he did, frankly, what more media outlets should do: took the …
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BARCELONA – “Any piece of content should be playable within five seconds.” That’s the goal Spotify is after with its hugely popular music service that barely anyone outside of Europe …
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BARCELONA – In India today there are 500 million wireless subscribers spanning across 14 operators. Bharti Airtel, the third largest single-country operator in the world, controls a 30% market share …
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BARCELONA – For Nick Rhodes, the keyboardist in Duran Duran, technology has never been an afterthought, but rather something he’s tried to leverage every step of the way in the …
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@MWC: Google CEO outlines search giant's mobile efforts: And no, they're not trying to steal all of your business
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoBARCELONA – As the second day of Mobile World Congress came to a close, the chairman and CEO of the seemingly dark horse not-so-long ago, Google, presented his thesis for …
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@MWC: Google CEO outlines search giant’s mobile efforts: And no, they’re not trying to steal all of your business
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoBARCELONA – As the second day of Mobile World Congress came to a close, the chairman and CEO of the seemingly dark horse not-so-long ago, Google, presented his thesis for …
