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Mobile content revenues to hit $65 billion in 2016

Mobile content revenues from handsets and tablets is expected to increase by nearly $25 billion over the next three years, Juniper Research says in its latest report. The $65 billion mark will be reached by 2016 with game, video and eBook purchases via tablet devices and Direct Carrier Billing on smartphones driving the growth. At the moment, eBooks comprise the largest revenue stream on tablets, however tablets are experiencing a sharp increase in both paid and free video applications, while consumer gaming spend is expected to migrate to tablets from Read more

Tablets and smartphones make users watch more video news

A new report, commissioned by Associated Press and produced by Deloitte with research by GfK, says that video is increasingly important for online news services to consider offering their readers. The findings suggest that 86% of British consumers access news online frequently, and 47% of these users watch video news clips on a regular basis. 85% of UK consumers believe video brings a news story to life, while 77% feel it improves their understanding of a story, suggesting that adding video to the news could result in a more informed Read more

HTC One wallpapers available for download

You may still can’t get the hot-new HTC One, but you can make your existing smartphone use its fancy backgrounds. Thanks to an enterprising XDA member, you can download beautiful wallpapers from the latest version of HTC Sense and use them on your phone. There’s a total of 18 different wallpapers to choose from, ranging from the abstract to minimal, and we’re sure you’ll find something you like. Looks like HTC has put in an extra effort to make the One as fancy as possible. Anyway, to download these wallpapers Read more

Wikipedia via SMS coming soon

Wikipedia has been working to make its site even more accessible to users in emerging markets of the world. Their latest gig involves allowing anyone to access the site’s 25 million articles via SMS and/or USSD. Funded by a $600,000 grant from the Knight Foundation, the new service will launch in the next few months, making the global knowledge more accessible than ever before. In order to access it, users will send a message to a predefined number (or type a USSD code on their phone), only to get an Read more