In its latest report, Juniper Research explores the mobile gaming space. What they’ve found is interesting – by 2013, revenues from in-game purchases will overtake the traditional pay-per-download model as the primary source of monetizing mobile games. As you all know, Apple already enables in-app billing mechanism which works like a charm and that system…
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Rollcomm launches Rollpay mobile-to-mobile payment solution
A company called Rollcomm is joining the mobile payment market. Their twist is in offering a solution that doesn’t require any special equipment for payment processing – all that’s required are two Bluetooth-enabled phones (or that’s smartphones?). Rollcomm is pitching the new solution to an array of parties, including retailers, wholesale traders, banks and operators.…
The New York Times: Only 1% of online adults use location-based check-in services daily
You may love sharing your location using Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places, but have no doubt about it – you’re in minority. Scrap that – you’re in a super minority. According to The New York Times article which quotes the Pew Internet and American Life Project, only 1% of online adults actually use check-in services…
ARCchart: Mobile augmented reality app revenues to reach $2.2 billion by 2015
There are no doubts in my mind that augmented reality is set for explosive growth. Let’s face it, augmented reality apps can offer more convenient way to explore your surrounding than standard maps. That said, I wasn’t surprised to learn that research firm ARCchart forecasts that revenues generated from mobile phone augmented reality applications will…
Brick Tamland: I Love iPhone Dock Lamp!
I love me some lamps as much as the legendary Brick Tamland. That’s why, when I laid eyes on the beauty you see above, I almost went into shock. Combine my love of the iPhone with my ongoing love affair of lamps, and what you get is a nerdtastic explosion of geeky goodness. Or something.…
Old Navy testing Apple’s iPod touch point-of-sale system? [Updated]
Apple is reportedly demoing an iPod-based point-of-sale system in select Old Navy stores during the holiday season. The system uses an iPod touch as a mobile terminal and is similar to the EasyPay POS system now used in Apple’s retail stores. It is reportedly being bundled and re-branded as “ZipCheck” by the Cupertino company. Rather than make…
Android 2.2 Froyo now most used version but Gingerbread looms
It’s the first of the month and Google has released its customary state of Android charts and this month finds that Android 2.2 Froyo is the most-used version of the platform. Froyo is being used by 43.4% of users, while Android 2.1 now has 39.6%. This means that 83% of users are now on Eclair…
eBay for BlackBerry Updated with Deal Finder Feature and More
If you’re into eBay like I am, chances are you already have the app loaded up on your BlackBerry. It’s been around for quite some time now, and lets you do almost everything you can do from your desktop. Watch items, place bids, search for items, you name it… you can do it. In a…
Looming Windows Phone 7 update may not be ‘massive’
The rumors have been swirling that Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will get a “massive” update in January which will bring it copy and paste, as well as make it a so-called iPhone killer. Well, there is definitely an update coming with copy and paste but it may not be as massive as we had previously…
Nielsen: Men like Android, women like iPhone
A new study out of Nielsen reveals some interesting stats about smartphone users and one thing that the haters will love is that the study found women are preferring the iPhone as their next smartphone OS, while men are preferring Android. To be fair, it’s not by much. The study found 30.9% of females have…