Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report for October 2010 shows a continuing upwards trend in mobile usage. In October 2010, Opera Mini had over 76.3 million users, a 7.1% increase from September 2010 and more than 92% compared to October 2009. Opera Mini users viewed over 41.6 billion pages in October 2010 up by…
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Mobile app development to surpass development on all other platforms
According to the 2010 IBM Tech Trends Survey, conducted online by IBM developerWorks, more than half of all IT professionals (55 percent) expect mobile software application development for devices such as iPhone and Android, and even tablet PCs like iPad and PlayBook, will surpass application development on all other traditional computing platforms by 2015. Programmers…
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Youth say no to the desktop and yes to mobile
A worldwide survey of over 300,000 users by Opera show’s that 18-27 year-olds (Generation Y) use their mobile phones to browse the Web more often than they use a desktop or laptop computer, and the average age for your first mobile phone is 15.5. “We have often said that the next generation will grow up…
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Mobile to account for 30% of US Christmas online spend
IDC Retail Insights has released figures claiming that mobile shoppers will account for over 30% of all money spent over Christmas in the US. IDC’s survey revealed that the increase in mobile shopping will be down to the efforts of mobile shopping “warriors” (hyper-connected individuals) and mobile shopping “warrior wannabies” (moderately connected individuals). Between them…
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Just watch what you ask for
Sometimes you can never underestimate just how stupid people are, and then there are recruitment people. We were trawling through the job adverts from website Chinwag, when we came across an advert for “iPad Developer – News Corp (Propel London Ltd)” and our ears pricked up. The advert was looking for a developer for a…
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Almost one in three in the UK access the net from mobile
Office for National statistics figures for the UK show that almost a third of the UK population are accessing the internet via their mobile, up by 30% on earlier this year. Mobile web use is up sharply in the UK. About 31% of internet users said they went online via mobile phone in 2010, compared…
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FT gives £300 tablet bonus to staff
The Financial Times will be giving staff a £300 rebate towards the cost of a iPad or other tablet. In the first initiative of it’s kind that we know about, the FT is going to single-handedly boost the tablet market by 1,800 units, and award Steve Jobs, Samsung, and retailers everywhere an early Christmas present…
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UK mobile retailers get a best practice body
The IAB, the retailer trade body IMRG and interactive media association AIME have announced their joint leadership body aimed at providing best practice in the mobile commerce sector. The long-winded Mobile Commerce Joint Industry Committee (MCJIC) will provide research and best-practice guidelines, as well as regulate each of its members’ m-commerce activity. The move follows…
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Google’s Schmidt maps out it’s NFC future
As we reported earlier on in the week Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt mapped out the search giants plans for NFC and the inclusion of the technology in the next version of the Android operating system at the Web 2.0 Summit. If you weren’t there then YouTube has the full video of his interview and we’ve…
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Nokia to start contactless payments in 2011?
This week is fast becoming the mobile contactless payment week, in fact we may just ask the government to rename it this time next year. First Google announces that it’s adding near field communication (NFC) to their next mobile the Nexus S. Then the US networks form ISIS an NFC coalition to get NFC going,…
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The whole mobile dev cycle in one diagram
Vision Mobile have been hard at work creating a single infographic that sums up the mobile development cycle from start, to app, and we’re very pleased to be able to show off the graphic. The infographic is based on VisionMobile’s Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond, research report that tracked the entire mobile developer journey, from…
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The WAC gets bigger, but where are the apps?
The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) announced nine more companies are joining its initiative to build applications that will work across multiple devices and multiple operators, but what we all want to know is where are the apps? The latest companies to join the initiative are Sony Ericsson, Sharp, Russian operator Vimpelcom, Aepona, Camber Tech, GClue,…
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Isis shows the way for mobile NFC payments
It’s interesting to see that on the day that Google’s CEO announces a new mobile phone, complete with Near Field Communication (NFC) that the three US major networks launch a joint venture to promote NFC. Could they be linked? It’s also interesting to see how the US is going about using NFC in mobile compared…
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More new mobile payment systems arrive
Mobile payment systems for those without bank accounts and access to banks received a boost today as a new US mobile payment system received a $16 million investment. US cash payment service PayNearMe has received another $16 million in funding (The company previously raised $6.3 million in funding) and is launching a new mobile payment…
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Nexus Two coming this Christmas
The Google Nexus One launched earlier this year and removed from sale after a relatively short period is to have a successor and this time it’s a phone designed to make all the m-commerce gurus happy. Speaking at the current Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt revealed the new device, and…
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Tablets may not hit Q4 targets
Apple’s iPad and other tablets may not sell as well as analysts had estimated according to an interview with Bloomberg by US analyst Ashok Kumar of Rodman & Renshaw. Kumar expects that the current belt-tightening to have a real effect on tablet sales, as consumers cut back spending on new technology or opt for new smartphones…
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Sofa and bed surfing on the rise
Mobile advertising marketplace Adfonic have been digging into their consumer and click-through stats, and have found a few interesting insights – particularly if you’re one of those businesses who take no account of the rise of smartphones like the iPhone and iPad. The midnight hour Adfonics hourly click patterns show that smartphone traffic starts to…
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Why you need a mobile strategy
We’re constantly asked “why do we need a mobile strategy?” and we think that this video explains why in just over three minutes. Thanks Sybase [ad name=”Google Text half banner advert “]
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The network crunch, coming to a phone near you soon
According to a panel of worldwide network planning experts the capacity crunch is upon us already. Earlier this year Cisco said that it expected wireless data traffic to double every year from 2009 through 2014 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 108%. With some regions and individual countries will see growth far in…
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Worldwide mobile trends revealed
It’s hard to find many reports that give details of exactly how mobile users work and play with their phones. The Sybase 365 “Global Consumer Acceptance and Usage Report” is a worthy exception and while it was released some time ago – April 2010 – it does contain some really valuable nuggets of information. The…