Author: Alex Barankevych

In a video interview with Mashable, Aaron Filner, an Adobe group product manager, talks about what he sees as misperceptions of the relationship between HTML5 and Flash.

The same day The Washington Post launched its new paid iPhone app, its technology columnist Rob Pegoraro suggested to readers that it was not worth the $1.99. Pegoraro, wrting in the Faster Forward blog on the Post Web site said, “I downloaded the app this morning, have spent the rest of the day trying it out on an iPhone 3GS … and, I’m sorry to say, you should save your money for now.”

Mobile Commerce Daily writers polled their Facebook friends to see whether consumers are interested in buying goods and services via their mobile phones.

While many of its competitors are still wondering where mobile fits in, apparel and accessories retailer Wet Seal has gone ahead and tackled mobile commerce head-on with good results.

Panda Express, a Chinese takeout chain with more than 1,300 locations in the United States, is running a pilot program to test the effectiveness of online and mobile ordering.

Mercedes-Benz Financial has expanded its personalized and convenient account management features to all of its customers using smartphones like iPhone, BlackBerry, Droid and other mobile devices with Internet capabilities.

In the United States, mobile shopping rose from $396 million in 2008 to $1.2 billion in 2009, and ABI Research projects 100 percent growth this year to reach $2.4 billion in 2010.

Today’s news briefs – Mobile marketing will have a role to play in mobile banking, according to Celent; and USAA makes mobile financial transactions simpler, safer with VeriSign. Mobile marketing will have a role to play in mobile banking: Celent

According to a new report from the iSuppli research firm,  the television industry will soon experience “an acute undersupply” of LEDs, the solid-state lighting source used in LCD TVs to create superior video imagery compared to standard LCD TVs, which use fluorescent lamps.