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We talked about the JD Power survey earlier today about smartphone satisfaction but there was some more interesting data that I wanted to point out. The report said that the growing economic woes are causing users to hold on to their devices for longer and I wanted to know what you thought of this. According…
If combining “location-based service” with “dating site” sounds like a wet dream to you, then you should check out the Wingman app for the Apple iPhone. The Wingman Apple iPhone app lets you check-in to location – there’s Foursquare integration- and it lets you know how many other single people are at the venue. Or,…
We all know that driving and texting while driving can be dangerous and the second annual U.S. distracted driver summit offered a range of ideas on how to deal with this problem. Some of these suggestions seem like good ideas and others seemed a bit odd. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested that cell phones come…
Thanks to the race to sell the most devices, mainly lead by Nokia who is absolutely dominating in the emerging economies, analyst firm iSuppli is predicting that by the end of this month there will be 5 billion mobile subscriptions or in other words nearly 3 out of every 4 people walking on this planet…
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is reportedly considering to allow MVNOs in the country to avoid buying back spectrum from up to eight cash-strapped operators which were awarded licenses two years ago. The idea is to allow some of the companies to work as wholesale operators and eventually rent their network to other brands that…
AT&T will begin deploying its 4G Long-Term Evolution network in the middle of 2011, the company’s operations CEO John Stankey said in an interview. The nation’s second largest mobile operator wants to cover between 70 to 75 million people by the end of next year with its LTE 4G network. This will be in addition…
Scientists from Korea are working on an awesome technology which converts sound waves into electricity. The research could lead to panels that would turn noise into energy that could be be used to, for instance, charge a mobile phone from a conversation. Harvesting energy from sounds waves is based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which…
During its developer conference, Intel representatives spoke about the upcoming era of mobile devices like smartphones and envisioned a not-too-distant future where your phone is more of a personal assistant. Intel’s CTO, Justin Rattner, stressed that the next battle for smartphones and mobile devices will be the ability to understand what the user wants. “The…
If you’re like the staff of IntoMobile, you’re eyeball-deep in mobile apps but a new study from Pew Internet suggests the vast majority of adults don’t use these programs yet. The Pew report said 35% of U.S adults have these mobile apps on their phones but only 24% actually use them. It was a pretty…
Traditional publishers are facing disruptions from all over the place, as the Internet and mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular and disrupting business models. At the App Nation conference in San Francisco Monday, representatives from ESPN, TIME and Samsung offered some interesting takes on how mainstream publishers can adapt to the new world. “What’s most…