In its latest report, ABI Research argues that consumers will buy more 3G modems than businesses for the first time. The research company anticipates that in 2010, 51% of these modems (mostly USB) will ship into the consumer segment, and by 2014 that percentage is expected to rise to 63%. ABI continues adding that although…
Opera Software: Opera Mini saves consumers $8.1 billion per year in mobile data costs!
Opera Software is out with their monthly “State of the Mobile Web” report and we bring you some cool highlights: You know Opera Mini works through proxy server that compresses data and sends you the user more bandwidth friendly version of the site. Well, thanks to that compression, Opera Software said that their mobile web…
ABI Research: 385 million ultra mobile devices to ship in 2014
ABI Research forecasts that ultra mobile devices (UMD) — which they say include Ultra Mobile PCs, netbooks, MIDs and some other mobile consumer electronics devices — will achieve a 385 million unit size in 2014. The research company’s senior analyst Jeff Orr says that as uptake continues, developing markets will become the larger opportunity leveraging…
iPhone Breaks 100,000 Approved Apps
A short month after announcing 85,000 apps in the iTunes store, recent metrics are hinting that Apple has approved over 100,000 applications for the iPhone (although only about 93,000 are currently available for download). All jokes about the proliferation of fart apps aside, the rate of growth and activity in the iPhone’s app market is…
Study: iPhone Mom demographic could be a lucrative marketing target
Soccer moms, move over, your time is over. It’s time to make room for the “iPhone Mom” – a relatively new demographic made up of female iPhone owners with children. A new survey from Greystripe indicates that the usually slow-to-adopt “mommy” segment has quickly become a significant consumer of mobile content and mobile applications. As…
Refuseniks: People who prefer not to have a mobile phone; they’re out there!
A few years ago I would have been stunned at this article in The New York Times about people who choose not to have a mobile phone, but lately I find myself sharing some of their feelings and at times even do the same things they do; turning my mobile phone off for a day,…
Juniper Research: Over half a billion people to use mobile money transfer services by 2014
Juniper Research’s latest report titled “Mobile Money Transfer & Remittances: Markets, Forecasts & Strategies 2009-2014” argues that the consumer demand for mobile money transfer services will see users exceed 500 million globally by 2014, most of which will come from the developing countries. The reason is simple – for many people living in such markets,…
GSMA Research: Mobile off-grid charging solutions are a $2.3 billion market opportunity
A new GSMA report titled “Charging Choices” has revealed a $2.3 billion opportunity in the off-grid charging solutions such as solar phones or external solar chargers in emerging markets. GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme commissioned the research, estimating there are 485 million mobile users without access to the electricity grid. Furthermore, a range…
ABI Research: Nearly half of US consumers would choose an eco-friendly handset if properly priced
ABI Research has conducted a small survey of 1000 mobile phone users in North America, asking people what they think about “green” handsets and whether they would buy them. Key points identified include: Approximately 7% of respondents would be willing to pay a premium for an environmentally friendly handset, and A further 40% would choose…
Strategy Analytics: Smartphone owners use four to six apps regularly
Despite the fact that many smartphone users download multiple applications to their devices, Strategy Analytics argues that only about four to six applications are consistently used on a regular basis. The research company surveyed smartphone users in the US and the UK, and has concluded that the iPhone users have downloaded and installed the largest…