Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 26th May 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories Facebook Seeks EU Antitrust Review of WhatsApp Deal WSJ Facebook  has asked European Union antitrust regulators to examine its $19 billion deal to buy messaging service WhatsApp, in an attempt to avoid antitrust reviews by multiple EU countries, people familiar with the matter said. The move was unexpected because the deal had been approved …

Global Mobile News Round-up – Week 14th April 2014

Each week the MEF team curates mobile stories from around the world. Essential news, the latest market insight & data nuggets, the Global News Round-up offers an instant international mobile content and commerce snapshot.  Global News Stories   Google Play Downloads 45 Per Cent Higher Than iOS, Says App Annie  Mobile Marketing Magazine Global app downloads from the Google Play store now exceed those from the iOS App Store by over 45 per cent, according to a report from App Annie. This has been driven by the prominence of Android in emerging markets which have …