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According to eMarketer, U.S. consumers are projected to spend $37.44 billion in 2013 on retail purchases made from smartphones and tablets. Read Original Content

China Internet Network Information Center says the number of Chinese online shoppers hit 242 million at the end of December, 23 percent of which made their purchase via a mobile device. Read Original Content

Research In Motion has just received its mobile payments method approval from the Visa credit card system due to its ability to securely handle the processes and transactions. Read Original Content

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A combination of skittish consumers , lack of exclusive content and the high cost of internet-enabled phones and services are hampering the growth of mobile advertising in India. Read Original Content

According to Gartner worldwide mobile advertising revenue is forecast to reach $11.4 billion in 2013, which is up from $9.6 billion in 2012. Read Original Content

eBay has reported sales growth boosted by the "new normal" of mobile commerce, with purchases via smartphones and tablets more than doubling. The online retailer announced a total sales increase of 21 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year. Read Original Content

Forrester forecasts U.S. mobile payments will reach $90 billion in 2017, a 48 percent compound annual growth rate from the $12.8 billion spent in 2012. Read Original Content

Mobile advertising prices rose dramatically in the fourth quarter of 2012, as the advertising season kicked into high gear. In fact, the metric for effective cost per thousand impressions was up 50 percent, new data suggests. Read Original Content

According to Kenshoo, 20 percent of advertising revenue from Facebook comes from mobile ads, this is up from 14 percent in October 2012. Read Original Content

eMarketer estimates mobile ad spending will increase from $8.4 billion in 2012 to almost $37 billion in 2016 on smartphones and tablets.  This incorporates spending only on display and search advertising and excludes message-based formats. Read Original Content

Over 85 percent of marketers have reported they plan to increase their mobile advertising budgets in the near future, according to a new study by the Association of National Advertisers and MediaVest. Read Original Content

U.S. Bancorp is testing touch-to-pay technology for iPhone users in the form of a smartphone case that doubles as wireless payment system. Read Original Content

According to Deloitte, the smartphone and tablet advertising market will be worth about £5 billion by the end of 2013. However, ad revenue from the two devices is markedly different. Deloitte predicts ad revenue per smartphone will be £1.55, although for tablets it is expected to be five times higher at £7.90. Read Original Content

According to research from IgnitionOne, paid search spending for tablet devices saw a 163 percent year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, nearly double that of smartphones (87 percent).  Read Original Content

The boom in smartphone and tablet demand has shifted the advertising market's focus to digital. Research firm eMarketer recently reported that global digital advertising spending topped the $100 billion mark in 2012. Read Original Content

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