Mobile Data Association
Mobile apps: which shop?
A Mobile Data Association event on Wednesday offered further proof of the allure of the mobile application, if not its widespread practice. An impressive turnout at the RSS venue amassed to hear folk from Vodafone 360, Nokia Ovi, Bright AI, Juniper, Materna and Kisky Media. One of the most insightful came from a developer at [...]
MDA delivers VAT-free charity short codes
The Mobile Data Association has announced a dedicated Charity SMS Short Code range (70xxx), together wth a framework for managing donations through the UK’s mobile network operators. In short, this new standard sees VAT (Value Added Tax) waived on donations made to registered charities via text messages to specific numbers: the 70xxx short code range. [...]
The Informed Traveller
Last week saw the Informed Traveller, a jointly hosted event between the Mobile Data Association and the UK Technology Strategy Board’s Location and Timing Knowledge Transfer Network. Industry stakeholders gathered at Teddington’s National Physics Laboratory.to share updates and insights into the state of play on travel-oriented location-based services. Here’s a brief commentary of the event [...]
