The iPhone is known for a lot of things – multi-touch controls, unrivaled web-surfing and a huge touchscreen display. Now, you we can add “mobile advertising superiority” to that list. A new study from research firm GfK NOP and Brightkite suggests that the iPhone is a more effective mobile advertising platform. Mobile phone users are…
Do you multi-task… on the loo?
Yep, I went there…..c’mon now, I want to know – how many of your fiddle with your equipment whilst on the loo?! Get your minds out of the gutter just for a minute – I was actually referring to things like making and taking calls, texting, writing emails, and suchlike – on your mobile, whilst…
Juniper Research: Freemium model to predominate in mobile apps with VAS revenues reaching $14 billion by 2014
According to a new report from Juniper Research, annual revenues from value-added services upsold through mobile apps are expected to exceed $14 billion by 2014. Over the next five years, this model where applications are offered for free but subsequently offer incremental revenues from subscription-based services and additional content options will become increasingly prevalent over…
Yet another study confirms cellphone sales down, smartphone growth still strong
Here we go again. It seems research firms are all catching on to the fact that the smartphone revolution is in full swing. While the rest of the mobile market seems to be faltering, yet another study confirms that the smartphone market is showing robust growth. Gartner says that smartphone shipments increased 12.7% to 36…
Your smartphone is killing the Earth
Aside from the potentially toxic chemicals and environmentally-unfriendly plastics used in the manufacturing of cellphones, the power-hungry smartphone in your pocket may be helping to kill our beautiful planet. Chemicals can be reformulated and plastics can be recycled, but the battery power that keeps your smartphone chugging along has to come from somewhere – a…
BlackBerry LBS Apps in App World Four Times More Expensive than on iPhone, Android
We all knew the App World was going to be on the pricy side when they announced no tiers for $0.99 or $1.99 apps, but when it turns out you could get another three apps on iPhone or Android for the same amount you’re paying on BlackBerry, it makes you really reconsider your choice of…
Informa: Mobile data revenues rise 24% in 2008
Over 15% of revenues generated by mobile operators globally came from non-voice services during last year. According to Informa Telecoms & Media’s World Cellular Data Metrics report, actual revenues comprising data services reached $188.7 billion in 2008, representing a 24% year-on-year increase. As expected, there is a considerable disparity in the significance of non-voice revenues…
ABI Research: Economic conditions reducing mobile end-user spending up to 15%
Mobile end-user ARPUs (average revenue per user) dropped between 5% and 15% year-over-year in Q4 2008 compared to Q4 2007. China, India, and a number of other Asian markets dropped more than 10%; while Europe saw ARPU contracting in the range of -5 to -8%. In North America, ARPU did not nosedive, thanks to the…
Nokia-Siemens Converting Voice to Data to Save Batteries and Expand Network Capacity
Nokia-Siemens has just completed a call over a network technology called Circuit Switched over HSPA (CSoHSPA) that could potentially boost the capacity of existing HSPA networks and in turn pass on improved battery life to service subscribers. The core of this technique involves turning call information into data packets, effectively eliminating the need for a…
Juniper Research: There will be 722 million mobile business connections by 2014
Wider availability of hi-speed mobile networks, proliferation of smartphones, and broadening ranges of mobile connectivity solutions will foster growth of “unwired enterprises”, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The research company argues that approximately 80% of business mobile devices will be operating via 3.5/3.9G networks by 2014, representing 722 million businesses worldwide —…