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Cricket’s Muve Music now counts more than 500,000 customers
Cricket is rocking with its Muve Music service, having surpassed half a million customers in less than one year. To put the figure in perspective, since launching in January 2011, Muve Music has grown to become the No. 2 digital music subscription service in the US due to carrier’s affordable Android smartphone options and expanded nationwide distribution. Here are even more numbers: On a monthly basis, Muve Music customers listen to music on their phone approximately 40 hours and download roughly 300 songs over Cricket’s 3G network. In other words, … Read more
Dusan Belic
Is Siri causing iPhone users to go over data caps?
Apple’s golden-child voice recognition software, Siri, is causing owners of the iPhone 4S to use almost twice as much data compared with the handset’s predecessor, according to network firm Arieso. When Siri was first released to the masses it was called a “virtual personal assistant” and it is powered by a artificial-intelligence feature that allows iPhone users to schedule appointments, write text messages, check email and the local weather (checkout our review on Siri here). It is one of the major selling points of the iPhone 4S and it could … Read more
Charles West
Mobile coupon redemption rates to reach 8% globally by 2016 with North American and Western European users getting onboard
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the global redemption rate of mobile coupons will average at over 8% by 2016, representing an eightfold increase over the best paper coupons campaigns. The secret for this growth lies in the North American and Western European markets where users are now beginning to follow the same growth path as the Far East & China. As a result, there will be over 600 million regular mobile coupon users worldwide by 2016. The report found that mobile coupons are particularly strategic for bricks … Read more
Yoeau
29 million people actively used mobile VoIP services in 2011
According to the latest report from NPD In-Stat, last year ended with 29 million active mobile VoIP users, up from 9 million in 2010. Service providers have increased smartphone penetration and competition to thank for this surge in demand. Moreover, some mobile operators also started embracing mobile VoIP, helping drive the usage. However, the research company points that mobile VoIP market is still in its infancy, with most offerings only being developed over the past several years, leaving a ton of space for further growth. Some other NPD’s findings include: … Read more
Dusan Belic
Facebook reaches 300 million mobile users milestone
Christmas was awesome for Facebook, with the social network surpassing 300 million mobile users milestone, according to Enders Analysis analyst Benedict Evans. But that’s not all, the Facebook data also suggest that Android overtook Apple in terms of daily usage, although the historic figures still show an iOS dominance. Perhaps more interesting, BlackBerry is still pretty popular, possibly reflecting their “popularity with teenagers in some countries.” Based on Evans’ figures, 70% of mobile users and 30% of all users now use apps to access Facebook. The way I see it, … Read more
Dusan Belic
TripIt infographic shows how many files its users travelled in 2011
If you’re a frequent traveler you simply gotta use some travel management service. TripIt is one of the most popular such services with its users travelling more than 5 billion miles in 2011. In a new infographic, they’re exploring how far those miles take one across the country, around the globe, and even into space. Put 5 billion miles into perspective and you get: A round trip to Pluto, or 1,226,402 round trips between SFO and JFK, or 221,118 circles around the globe. Impressive, don’t you think? And now the … Read more
Dusan Belic
Fandango adds PayPal payment option to its iOS and Android apps
Fandango added a new mobile payment option to its iOS and Android apps – PayPal. Yep, that means you’ll now be able to securely reserve your seat at select theaters right from your beloved smartphones. With this latest option, film fans can select PayPal as a payment option after choosing the show time and entering the quantity of tickets. Customers can then login to PayPal securely to complete the transaction. Fandango has seen a 73% year-over-year increase in mobile ticket sales in 2011, and now more than 20% of Fandango’s … Read more
Dusan Belic
Spotzot adds two new app to its deals network – FastMall and Point Inside
Spotzot, the deal targeting platform that powers many of the top shopping applications and web sites, is teaming-up with two of the leading mobile apps for mall shoppers – FastMall and Point Inside, which join existing apps like ShopSavvy, Shopkick and CardStar. Spotzot searches through thousands of sources everyday for in-store and online promotions and coupons valid at over 400,000 merchant locations from the top 750 national and regional U.S. chain operators. The company then delivers the highest-value deals via free APIs that are used by a growing number of … Read more
Dusan Belic
Spotify for BlackBerry exits beta with limited device compatibility
After a short beta period, Spotify is finally ready for BlackBerry handsets. Be warned though, compatibility is currently limited to the Bold 9780, Bold 9700, Curve 9300, Bold 900, and Curve 8520. No love for CDMA phones nor the Torch 9800 yet. Those are all relatively older devices… Where’s the OS 7 compatibility? Spotify faces some well-entrenched competition, particularly with Slacker Radio, which has been enjoying a preload on many RIM devices. For $10, Spotify offers you access to millions of tracks streaming to your phone, and plugged into your … Read more
Simon Sage
2011 will end with 650 million mobile social media users rising to 1.3 billion by 2016
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the continuing increase in smartphone adoption and the rise of geosocial networking will push the number of mobile social media users from 650 million this year to 1.3 billion by 2016. The report found that integration of social, local and mobile experiences is driving the geosocial phenomena. People want to find out not only what their friends are doing, but also their location and other available activities in the area. The mobile dating market is also embracing geosocial, particular among younger demographics, … Read more
Dusan Belic
Rogers launches beta for live TV iPad app
Rogers today announced a great new app for their digital TV and internet customers that happen to also own an iPad. Rogers Live TV will stream some 20 stations over Wi-Fi directly to an iPad, including the biggies like CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBC, and YTV. Rogers had previously dipped their toe in the live streaming video thing with Fifa World Cup on the iPad and their existing streaming on-demand app for smartphones. This is a pretty sweet service, but the only clincher is that you have to be married … Read more