Gartner has just published the results of some of their latest research regarding the performance of the world’s big-name cell phone manufacturers and platforms over 2009, and hints at where we’re headed next. Android, iPhone, and to a lesser extent, BlackBerry, are poisoned for substantial growth, while Nokia (though still the world leader), Sony Ericsson,…
IDC: There will be more than a billion mobile workers worldwide by the end of the year
According to a new study from IDC, the world’s mobile worker population will pass the one billion mark this year, and eventually hit 1.2 billion by 2013. Without further ado, here are the key findings from the forecast: The United States has the highest percentage of mobile workers in its workforce, with 72.2% of the…
“Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity” report published by GSMA and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
The GSMA and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, a charity that supports women entrepreneurs published the “Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity” report during the Mobile World Congress. It’s the first detailed global study of its kind, attempting to understand the nature of women mobile subscribers in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya…
ABI Research: Mobile shopping to reach $119 billion in 2015
ABI Research has a new report titled “Mobile Commerce” in which they forecast that mobile shoppers around the world will spend about $119 billion in 2015, representing about 8% of the total e-commerce market. To prove its point, ABI quotes last year’s figures from the U.S. and Japan – mobile online shopping rose from $396…
GSMA: 2010 to end with 342 HSPA connections
The GSMA research has found that mobile operators around the world will invest up to $72 billion in mobile broadband technologies in 2010. Asia Pacific will see the greatest investment with predicted capital expenditure of up to $34 billion. North America follows with up to $19 billion, with Europe expected to invest up to $14…
Coda Research: There will be 149 million WiFi-enabled mobile phones in the U.S. by 2015
A new study by Coda Research Consultancy has found that WiFi enabled mobile handset penetration in the U.S. will grow at 25% CAGR between end of 2009 and 2015, to reach 149 million in 2015. In other words, the US will account for 66% of all WiFi-enabled mobile handset shipments in 2015 — kinda hard…
UK sends 11 million text messages an hour
The Mobile Data Association (MDA) has made public a summary of its latest report on the texting habits of the UK population – saying we like messaging is a bit like saying ‘a fish is keen on water’, but perhaps we didn’t recognize the scale of it before (no pun intended)! The continued growth of…
PSA: Upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 and kiss your SIM unlock goodbye
If you’re thinking about updating your iPhone to the latest iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware, you might want to note that the update will essentially stop you from unlocking your iPhone for use on GSM networks that aren’t your official iPhone carrier. The iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware comes bundled with a new baseband firmware version (05.12.01)…
Nexus One finds 80,000 new homes in January
While not quite up to the kind of sales numbers that the iPhone and Motorola Droid have been enjoying, Google’s Nexus One has managed to find 80,000 new homes in January. Following up on a report that Google sold 20,000 Nexus One Android phones in the first week of sales, it seems Google has been…
ABI Research: 2010 to end with 4 million tablets shipped, 2015 with 57 million
On the heels of the iPad launch, ABI Research released a new report on tablet computers. The research company forecasts that this year will end with 4 million tablets shipped, whereas that number will grow to 57 million by 2015. ABI Research defines media tablet as a device with a 5.11-inch or larger touchscreen with…