ABI Research anticipates that the sensor-driven user interface (UI) will be an emergent theme in the next wave of mobile UI innovation—turning objects, locations, and people into networked, interactive elements. Figures from ABI Research predict that by 2013, 85% of smartphones will ship with GPS, over 50% will ship with accelerometers, and almost 50% will…
Month: September 2010
News
The next tablet is a Next tablet
We’re shocked, nay stunned. Retailers Next have released their own-branded Android tablet device. The ten-inch tablet advertised on their website for £180 includes a touch screen, wifi, has 8Gb RAM and runs on Google’s Android OS. It’s not clear if this will be in-store as well. The tablet is currently not available next day but…
News
Opera’s August figures for mobile usage
Opera’s State of the mobile web report http://www.opera.com/smw/ for August once again shows an increase in mobile usage. The report shows page views worldwide increasing by more than 14% and data transfers increasing by almost 10% from July. More than four million new Opera Mini users contributed to the jump, which is the largest gain…
Analysis, News
Phone + Android = Google Phone? Nope
Where’s the clarity in the Android market? Google have just announced a use for it’s old Nexus One website as place for users to go to find “real” Google phones, but is that really any help? The www.google.com/phone site – previously occupied with Nexus One details – now has a list of “Google” phones, as…
News
Multitasking mobile and TV
Years ago there was anecdotal evidence to say that most mobile web browsing was done between 6-9pm and via wifi, as users flicked through the web while watching TV. And if you look at Twitter feeds for #xfactor #eastenders #corrie when the programmes are on, you’ll soon see evidence of mobile users twittering and watching.…
News
revenues from mobile content and applications in the US will reach $10 billion by 2015
A new study by Juniper Research estimates that revenues from mobile content and applications in North America will reach $10 billion by 2015 up from $4.0 billion in 2009 as mobile users in the region continue to migrate to smartphones. The North American Mobile Market report finds that despite the decline in mobile music as a…
News, Video
A feature film made on a mobile
Nokia have been trying to prove the quality and the ease of use of their new N8 mobile by creating a short feature film, that’s been created entirely on a Nokia N8 The film “The Commuter” has been filmed over the past week in and about London, featuring and all-star cast of Ed Westwick (Gossip…
News
M&S mobile site hits 10 million page impression in five months
Marks & Spencer is the first big retailer to launch a detailed look at their mobile offering – m.marksandspencer.com – and it should be required reading for anyone thinking about going mobile, as the stats are very encouraging. Since the site’s launch back in May the site has delivered some impressive results, outstripping initial targets.…
News
Android ad requests growing by 996%
US mobile ad house Millenial Media has seen phenomenal growth in Android requests, with 996% growth since January 2010. Millenial Media’s monthly US Mobile Mix survey for August 2010 continued to see rapid Android and iPad growth on their network in August. Top 15 Manufacturers (all devices) Apple 28.32% Samsung 15.46% Motorola 14.32% Research In…
News
Dell to release a 7 inch Android tablet in next few weeks
The seven inch Android tablet that Michael Dell whipped out at last week’s Oracle World conference (see our report) is going to be released in the next few weeks, with a ten incher to follow in the next six months according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Dell’s Greater China President Amit Midha…
Analysis, News
Why mobile needs a “broadband moment”
One of the key problems with building the mobile web and mobile apps is the speed at which the data arrives at the phone. What’s the point of building a mobile video website if the user has to wait ten minutes for the video to start? If you were to believe the networks they have…
Apps, iPhone
Kinetic – Fitness and training app for Apple iPhone
App name – Kinetic Publisher – Mothership Software Limited Pricing and Availability – Available worldwide for a limited time at an introductory price of $2.99/£1.79/€2.39 Section – Health & Fitness Short Description – Fitness and Training application for Apple iPhones is a GPS-based tracking and training app for running, cycling, hiking and walking, designed specifically…
News
Kindle owners are considerably richer than you
A survey of portable device ownership from Nielsen shows some extremes in the professions, pockets and ad proclivity of their owners. Nielsen has released a few of the findings from their new Connected Devices Playbook, a survey of more than 5,000 US consumers who already own a tablet computer, eReader, netbook, media player or smartphone.…
News
Mobile internet users to hit 3.5 billion by 2015
Global mobile broadband users will grow from 500 million today to 3.5 billion by 2015, according to Ericsson’s broadband chief Magnus Ewerbring Magnus Ewerbring said at the Mobile Broadband World 2010 event in London that the rise in mobile broadband had “only just started”, and that the services being used will change radically in the…
News
Microsoft show of the first Windows Phone 7 device
An HTC device known as the ‘Mondrian’ looks set to be one of the first major smartphones based on Microsoft’s long-awaited new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) operating system. The handset is seen in two Microsoft adverts showcasing WP7, which have appeared online ahead of the platform’s official launch. These adverts – targeted at the US…
Events, Video
50 billion mobile devices: Who’ll get rich?
With Ericsson forecasting 50 billion people and “things” connected to mobile networks by 2020 (4.5 billion today) where will the next disruption come from? 50 billion mobile devices: Who’ll get rich? is a set of perspectives from Silicon Valley, London and Belfast that were presented at a MobileMonday Belfast& NISP CONNECT event last week (23…
News
Mobile data bandwidth usage increases by 68%
A report by Allot MobileTrends shows a 68% growth in global mobile data bandwidth usage in first half (H1), 2010, with Twitter bandwidth jumping by 310%, Facebook by 200%, and YouTube by 123%. Allot Communications’s latest MobileTrends Report shows a significant growth for mobile data bandwidth in H1 of 2010. With video streaming applications continuing…
Events, News
Mobile App World 2010 October 19-20
A date for you diary – Mobile App World 2010- 19-20 October 2010 – Vinopolis London The core speaker programme for the Mobile App World 2010 conference, to be held on 19-20 October at Vinopolis, has been launched and it looks a great line-up, and if you’re an agency you can bring your clients for…
News
RIM announces Playbook tablet device
Newest rival to Apple’s iPad gets regal launch in San Francisco, but won’t be on general sale until next year
News
Searches for Android apps up by 466% year on year
Hitwise stats show that Google’s presence in the mobile market is growing with the searches for Android OS apps increasing by 466% in the last year. According to Hitwise’s monthly stats on search in the UK, searches for ‘android apps’ increased 6.25% in the last month and 466% year-on-year. Elsewhere in the stats, Hitwise report…