The GSMA has announced the nominees for the 16th Annual Global Mobile Awards and it’s a good mix of the usual suspects, the blatantly obvious and some real gems. The hotly contested device and manufacturer awards are probably an easy win for Apple. In the best device the iPhone 4 is up against the HTC…
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Android ad requests to Millennial Media grew by 3130% in 2010
Android ad requests to the Millennial Media ad platform grew by 3130% in 2010. 2010 was a bumper year for Android according to Millennial – who themselves did very well in 2010 they’re now third largest mobile ad network with 15.4% of the market – not only did they grow by 3130% over the year…
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HTC to launch an app store
According to a story on the Financial Times (HTC to target online app store) website, mobile manufacturer HTC will be the latest business to join a long list of businesses. If the reports is true HTC will join a very very long list of businesses already operating app stores, including Apple, Nokia, Orange, Research In…
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Android now 44% of US smartphone market
US Android market has grown significantly in the third quarter of 2010, and now accounts for 44% of all smartphones purchased. Thanks to continued high-profile handset introductions, the Android smartphone OS significantly grew its lead in the US consumer smartphone market in Q3 2010. According to market research company NPD Group, Android’s OS was installed…
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Smartphones account for one in five phones shipped
New figures show that the smartphones are now accounting for one in every five phones shipped, that’s up from one in ten this time last year. The smartphone markets are continuing to forge ahead at an extraordinary pace. According to ABI Research, smartphones made up 19% of all handsets shipped in the second quarter; that…
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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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iPad owners are rich, posh and southern
According to Hitwise’s latest stats round up, potential iPad and iPhone owners are rich, West London liberals. The latest Hitwise findings show UK Internet traffic to the official iPad website increased significantly in the run-up to the launch. Over 30% of visits to the site during the 4 weeks ending May 22 came from London…
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Mobile handset sales to hit 1.3bn in 2010
It’s very easy to forget just how small Apple’s mobile market share actually is. The hype is so big for Apple that everything just seems to get lost in a snowstorm of words and we’re just as guilty as the next party. However when you look at charts like the one below you realise just…