While not really a picture of the day, more like a chart of day, here is what mobile phone ownership looks like for American children between the ages of 6 and 11 and how that figure has changed between 2005 and 2009. The sample size is 5,000. Note how the largest jump in mobile phone…
Another Apple patent for solar powered iPhones
Apple has their sights set on making their iPhone as green as possible, it seems. A newly discovered patent application from the Cupertino-based iPhone maker hints at the company’s ongoing interest in powering their iPhone with solar cells. The patent describes power management methods that would allow portable media devices, like the iPhone, to draw…
Pyramid Research: Mobile gaming in China to reach $2.5 billion by 2014
China’s mobile gaming industry is poised for huge growth, with revenues predicted to grow at a 51.5% CAGR between 2009 and 2014, reaching $2.5 billion. According to a new report from Pyramid Research, apart from the growing game download business – the biggest opportunities in China reside in online multiplayer and casual mobile gaming. However,…
Ringtone sales declining thanks to text messaging and the mobile internet [put it on vibrate]
Filed under “that totally makes sense”, research firm IBIS World says that Americans are going to spend $750 million on ringtones this year, down from $881 million in 2007. “People used to talk on their cellphones” says Frank Dickson, Vice President at analyst firm In-Stat. It’s a sentiment I couldn’t agree with more. Over the…
ABI Research: Enterprise mobile cloud services to reach $5.2 billion in revenues by 2015
According to ABI Research, more than 240 million business customers will be leveraging cloud computing services through mobile devices by 2015. This, in turn, will drive revenues for the services to $5.2 billion. ABI’s practice director, Dan Shey, sees the immediate opportunity in leveraging cloud platforms to develop mobile applications that work with enterprise data.…
Ultrabrief: 3G GSM encryption cracked, insert sensational headline [you’re fine]
Orr Dunkelman, Nathan Keller and Adi Shamir have cracked the encryption used to protect 3G GSM calls. It really doesn’t mean anything since it’s still terribly inefficient and if anyone really wanted to spy on you there are age old techniques that are far superior. In case you want to read their report, click here.…
Zagat now reviews wireless networks too: Verizon is the best, followed by T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint
Zagat, a name many New Yorkers immediately associate with restaurant reviews, has stretched their field of expertise to cover the North American mobile operator space. In their first ever survey on wireless companies, 2,319 customers to asked to rate their operators based on several criteria such as voice quality, coverage, and the range of devices…
Nexus One: First Week Sales Estimates from Flurry
The folks over at Flurry have put together quite an interesting report on first week sales of the Nexus One. Whether you believe the numbers above or not, Flurry collects its data by monitoring usage of more than 10,000 applications on the iPhone and Android platforms. In the end, that works out to be almost…
Juniper Research: Number of mobile devices with security software installed will rise to 77 million globally by 2014
Juniper Research is out with the new report titled “Endpoint Security for Business: Desktops, Laptops & Mobile Devices 2009-2014” arguing that as the value of data on corporate mobile handsets and the need to protect it grows, the number of corporate devices using security software will rise to 77.7 million by 2014. This is somewhat…
ABI Research: 87% of WiFi-enabled smartphones in 2014 to ship with 802.11n connectivity
ABI Research is bullish on the prospects of 802.11n WiFi connectivity, arguing that in 2014 at least 87% of WiFi-capable smartphones will ship with support for this latest version of the 802.11 protocols. However, the research company added that users of these phones shouldn’t expect laptop-like performance, at least not initially. According to ABI’s Michael…