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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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Cardmobilli win Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2010
Vodafone Group named Cardmobili as the winner of its Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2010 developer competition. The 100,000 Euro top prize at the Vodafone Mobile Clicks competition which awards the best mobile startup from Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom has this year gone to a Portugese startup, Cardmobili. Fending off competition from 159…
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App builders favour Android
Developers may soon be voting with their feet and abandoning iOS if an IDC/Appcelerator survey of mobile app developers is to be believed. A September 2010 developer survey from IDC, sponsored by app builder Appcelerator finds that despite developers only having nine countries to reap profits from paid apps, and the significant updates to the…
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Windows Phone 7 rumour mill
Microsoft are still not announcing the dates for the launch of Windows Phone 7, so the internet rumour mill has gone into overdrive. At the moment the betting is on a European launch first – Microsoft leaked this info at least a few months ago – with the date speculated as October 21. Where as…
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Android adding new countries to paid apps
Android developers have received an email with the good news that more markets are arriving, the bad news is they’re not saying which. If you selected to publish your paid apps in all locations then this is for you. The email (below) sent from the Android Market Team on 24 September tells developers that Android…