While reading an article in the New York Times that discusses how more and more people are starting their day with technology, I came across a sentence which I just had to share with you guys: Verizon Wireless reported the number of text messages sent between 7 and 10 a.m. jumped by 50 percent in…
Study: Majority of consumers find Palm Pre commercials effective
If you’re like us, you find the Palm Pre commercials at least a little creepy. Watching Tamara Hope talk about her life with the Palm Pre almost makes you want to bust out the Yoga mat, or take a nap. But, how does the general public feel about the commercials’ effectiveness? Well, according to a…
Study Says Predictive Texting Makes Teens Impulsive
Research from Monach University on heavy mobile users aged 11 to 14 revealed quicker results, but more inaccuracies in IQ-style tests. These results are a product of mobile usage cultivating bad habits on impressionable minds, but there are no doubt other digital lifestyle factors (instant messaging on desktop, for example) to which frequent cell phone…
Study: BlackBerry Curve Tops U.S. Smartphone Sales
According to IDC Research, the BlackBerry Curve is the head honcho when it comes to U.S. smartphone sales in the second quarter of ’09. It’s no surprise, given the BlackBerry 8900’s widespread popularity, but there is certainly some heated competition from the runner up, the iPhone 3GS. A variety of other BlackBerrys rocked the top…
US projected to have largest 3G networks by 2011
The US isn’t exactly the poster-child for advanced wireless networks. But, us Yanks have come a long way in the past few years. US wireless carriers are catching up fast, with plans from multiple carriers to launch 4G LTE networks in 2010. Smartphones like the iPhone and BlackBerry are driving demand for higher-speed wireless data…
JD Power ranks top prepaid wireless carriers
The no-contract, prepaid wireless market in Europe is huge. Prepaid is pretty much how everyone over there rolls. In the US, prepaid and no-contract wireless carriers are the exception to incumbent carriers that levy multi-year contracts on their customers. But, how do these contract-free carriers measure up to industry averages? JD Power has just released…
Juniper Research: Underserved markets to drive WiMAX addoption; 50 million broadband subscribers expected by 2014
According to new data from Juniper Research, WiMAX 802.16e broadband subscribers will approach 50 million globally by 2014, “driven by the need to provide broadband to underserved areas.” The research company found that WiMAX will provide easier and more cost effective broadband connectivity in areas where it is logistically challenging (i.e. expensive) to install wired…
iPhone SMS text message bug puts all iPhones at risk
Security researchers have stumbled across an iPhone SMS bug that could be used by nefarious pranksters to “quickly take over every iPhone in the world.” If that sounds somewhat doomsday-ish, that’s because it kind of is. The iPhone SMS text message bug was discovered by Charlie Miller and his similarly-named research colleague Collin Mulliner. The…
The Psychology of Technology: 5 Smartphone Rules to Live By
You might remember a little while back I wrote a post about a piece of work done by Dr. Jim Taylor, entitled “Psychology of Technology: UI For U or I” – well now Dr. Jim has written another piece, called “Psychology of Technology: 5 Smartphone Rules to Live By” – and as before I’ve pulled…
Stat Attack: Global HSPA connections will pass the 150 million mark by the end of the summer
Global HSPA connections will pass the 150 million mark by the end of the summer, the GSM Association has announced. With more than 300 networks across 127 countries and approaching 1500 HSPA enabled devices readily available, HSPA has firmly established itself as the world’s dominant mobile broadband technology and the fastest adopted mobile technology of…