It’s only obvious that wireless chargers are the future. None of us like dealing with too many cables, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that the market for wireless charging systems will reach $4.3 billion in total market revenue by 2014, according to In-Stat. The research company conducted a survey asking users about the prospects…
Bitkom: 10 million Germans access mobile Internet services
According to a new survey from Bitkom, at least 10 million Germans regularly access the internet via their mobile phones, representing about 17% of the total mobile subscriber base in the country. Of the total number, around 8 million visit websites (13% of all mobile phone owners), 4 million write e-mails (7%) while 4 million…
55 million Android devices to be shipped in 2010
According to some recent DigiTimes research, the global smartphone market is said to grow 57% this year, to 280 million from 178 million last year. The report also goes on to say that Android will see the largest growth over all. Anyone surprised? It’s no surprise that Android will grow more than any other mobile…
Apple’s next gen wireless antenna to include Liquidmetal technology
The amorphous metal alloys developed by Liquidmetal Technologies may be used in the design and development of Apple’s next generation wireless antenna, according to Liquidmetal founder Dr. Atakan Peker. In an interview with Cult of Mac, Dr. Peker notes that the properties of Liquidmetal make is an excellent substrate for usage as an antenna and could be one of…
1 out of 3 AT&T iPhone customers will switch to Verizon
The iPhone has been an AT&T exclusive in the US for time immemorial (which, in the mobile world, translates into a little over three years), but that exclusivity will soon come to an end, with Verizon rumored to be launching an iPhone of their own in the near future. Big Red, with their self-proclaimed superior…
Android propels HTC to top 10 mobile phone makers
That little green robot has proven that it can do some amazing things and now we’re getting word that Android has propelled HTC into the top ten mobile phone makers around the world. This information comes from the Gartner report we covered earlier, but I thought it was interesting to spotlight how far HTC has…
Android smartphone sales outpace Apple iPhone
Gartner said Google Android devices have outsold the Apple iPhone globally and outpaced Research In Motion’s BlackBerry in the United States for the second quarter. Yes friends, the Android invasion is on in full force. This isn’t very surprising, as other research firms have noted that Android is going strong. Gartner said Android devices shipped…
In case you forgot: People under 35 don’t talk on the phone anymore [SMS ROX]
Ian Shapira from The Washington Post writes a story that we’ve been reading quarter after quarter, year after year, that young people no longer use their mobile phones to talk, but instead bang out text messages at a ferocious pace. The format of these articles are usually the same, highlighting parent’s gripes with their children’s…
Pyramid Research: U.S. mobile revenues to overtake all fixed-line services by 2015
The U.S. will add more mobile subscriptions (about 80 million) than any other developed nation through 2015. As a result, mobile revenues will surpass all fixed-line services by the end of 2015, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. This year will end with an estimated $362 billion in service revenues, which is twice…
Apple iPad, iPhone used in snazzy new tactile feedback demo; hints at future haptic feedback tech
We’ve been looking for the folks at either Apple or Nokia to bring true haptic feedback technologies to devices like the iPhone and iPad – technologies that would allow for tactile feedback on a touchscreen that is capable of emulating the real feel of buttons and variable surfaces. Well, a tech demo from Senseg shows…