A new survey by Google shows that smartphone users are more inclined to click. According to a new Google study, “The Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Users,” released on the Google Mobile ads blog 71% of smartphone users search because of an advert they’ve seen either online or offline; 82% of smartphone users notice mobile...
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Smartphone sales are to grow by nearly 50% in 2011 and for Windows Phone to be the number 2 OS by 2015.
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Debenhams iPhone app has boosted Debenhams sales by over £1 million in the last five months, and has prompted them to launch a new Android and Nokia app. Following the success of their iPhone app Debenhams has launched an app for Android and Nokia phones, making the retailer the first on the high street...
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Shipments of smartphones grew 74% in 2010, and are set to hit the billion mark by 2015. According to a new research report by Berg Insight, global shipments of smartphones increased 74% in 2010 to 295 million units. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.4%, shipments are forecasted to reach 1,200...
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Analyst Chetan Sharma have compiled a 2010 wireless data review for 2010 and there are some interesting stats from the US market. The latest US Mobile Data Market Update Q4 2010 and 2010 report from analyst Chetan Sharma has a bunker full of stats, the biggest of which is that US mobile subscriptions officially crossed the...
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Yeah I’ve got an Android phone but I can handle it right? I don’t need to …oh hang on my phone’s ringing The latest JustAsk! Research Study from US business Crowd Science into consumer smartphone behaviour and attitudes reveals that smartphone owners are unable to give up their devices, and are thoroughly addicted to...
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The fastest way to a smartphone user is via an app or messaging as new research shows smartphone users spend more time with their apps and messaging than they do on calls and web browsing. According to the study, commissioned by, the research arm of the GSMA, mobile apps are responsible for 667 minutes...
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A new book The Activity Illusion finds that smartphones are not the answer to all our worries but are in fact the cause of all our worries. It’s what we all knew, but were afraid to say. Yes the BlackBerry, CrackBerry is more a hinderance than a help. In a new book The Activity...
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HP launches a new tablet and two new smartphones all running WebOS Hewlett Packard (HP) have had phones for a long time, trouble was they were all Windows phones and while the iPaqs were good phones they didn’t sell too well, apart from on Expansys. They also didn’t have too much luck with tablets...
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New UK start up eWise payo has developed a new mobile payment app that enables consumers to pay from any of their bank accounts with existing funds and provides visibility of account balances at the time of purchase. eWise payo has launched a mobile version of it’s eWise payo online payment solution eWise payo...
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A recent survey of consumer technology users “Consumer Technology Barometer: Mobile (Q3 2010)” conducted by ABI Research in the United States has revealed that nearly half of smartphone users say they have already, or soon will, use their phones to do mobile shopping. 53% also use, or intend to use, their smartphones for mobile...
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comScore’s quarterly mobile figures for the three months to October 2010 reveal that nearly 1 in 4 US mobile subscribers are on smartphones, and Android continues to grow with a substantial 6.5% growth rate in the last quarter. Smartphone Platform Market Share Of the 234 million Americans ages 13 and older who use mobile...
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Morgan Stanley’s forecasts for 2011 and Q4 2010 show a bumper increase for Android, that should rocket them into the number one position. Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum thinks the smartphone market will grow to 297 million devices next year, up 62% year-over-year, with Android taking a 38% market share with 112 million Android...
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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...
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Figures from analysts Smart Analytics confirm earlier figures from ABI Research that smartphone sales are continuing to increase at supersonic rates. The Smart Analytic Q3 figures show global shipments of smartphones reached a record 77 million units and annual growth hit an impressive 78%. Apple was the best performer and has overtaken RIM and...
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According to new figures from Gartner, mobile sales and smartphones sales continue to grow in the second quarter of 2010. Gartner’s latest figures show smartphone sales to end users accounted for 19% of worldwide mobile device sales, an increase of 50.5% from the second quarter of 2009, while worldwide mobile sales to end users...
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comScore’s report on Twitter’s stratospheric worldwide growth shows smartphones are responsible for most of the growth in the US and Europe An analysis of Twitter usage via mobile for the six mobile markets currently reported by comScore (UK, US, France, Germany, Spain and Italy) revealed that Twitter is as you would expect gaining adoption...
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Android shows rapid growth as smartphone market grows to 25% in the US. Smartphones are really taking off in the US where they now represent 25% of the US mobile market, up from 23% in the last quarter according to recent data from The Nielsen Company. Not only are Smartphones growing they’re also predicted...
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PC manufacturer Acer have launched the Stream; an Android Amoled-based high-end multimedia smartphone, optimised for watching movies, listening to music and web browsing. The Stream is designed to be easy to use, and small – it’s just 11.2mm thick, but the screen is a massive 3.7″ – robust – it’s made from highly resistant...
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The latest YouGov Smartphone Mobile Internet Experience study shows that Nokia continues to lose market share to newer brands such as Apple and HTC. The survey finds that Nokia is failing to compete, with the numbers of smartphone owners planning on opting for a Nokia as their next mobile dropping substantially over the last...
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