Like an unwanted child, your iPhone applications are probably languishing in an idle pool of non-use. Sound harsh? Well, research shows that we’re probably more on point than you’d like to admit. Thanks to iPhone application analytics provider Pinch Media, we now have compelling statistics on iPhone app-use that indicates most people are likely to…
ABI Research: Cellular modem shipments exceeded 35 million in 2008
ABI Research’s findings suggest that the cellular modems for laptops and netbooks reached more than 35 million shipments last year. Of that total, the majority were the external USB modems mobile operators have been pushing for some time. In addition, the growth has been also bolstered as mobile operators bundled USB modems with netbooks in…
ReCellular reports 2008 numbers: 35% growth year over year
We love ReCellular and their ongoing efforts to increase the availability and consumer awareness of mobile phone recycling. That being said, we’re glad to see their last year numbers: in total the company has collected and processed 5.5 million phones for reuse and recycling in 2008, a 35% increase year-over-year. And here are some other…
ABI Research: WiFi-enabled handset shipments to double from 2008 through 2010
Shipments of WiFi-enabled mobile phones will double in volume by the end of 2010, compared to January 2008, and that growth curve is expected to continue through 2013, according to ABI Research. This data clearly shows WiFi technology will continue to penetrate deeper into mobile handsets over the next five years due such factors as…
ABI Research: Push-to-Talk to reach 8.5% penetration in North America by 2013; What about the rest of the world?
Push to Talk (PTT), the feature that enables users to connect virtually instantaneously with other users, is forecast to find its way into 8.5% of the North American market by the end of 2013. But in no other world region will it even begin to approach that market share. According to ABI Research senior analyst…
WiMAX Forum: Over 800 million people will have access to WiMAX networks by 2010
Just in time for the Mobile World Congress, the WiMAX Forum announced that WiMAX Service Providers now offer networks covering 430 million people (aka POPS) globally and are on a path to nearly double to 800 million people by the end of 2010. In addition, global WiMAX network deployments are approaching 460 in more than…
ABI Research: Half a billion mobile TV viewers and subscribers in 2013
According to ABI research, the approaching switchover to all-digital TV broadcasting in major countries will create an unprecedented opportunity for the mobile TV market. Although mobile TV was pioneered in Japan and South Korea, following the switchover traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and carriers in many regions will launch mobile TV services that are set…
Cisco predicts: Mobile content will grow 66 times by 2013 with nearly 64% of the traffic to be video
Cisco released the results of its Visual Networking Index (VNI) Mobile Forecast for 2008-2013, providing key findings on a variety of Internet Protocol networking trends driven largely by the increased use of mobile broadband applications. According to the report findings, global mobile traffic will increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013 with a compound annual growth…
Nano Generators to Allow Users to Power Devices from Typing
Huh, now here’s a novel concept: harness the force you use to type to juice your phone’s battery. Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are working hard to pull it off. “Using nanotechnology, we have demonstrated ways to convert even irregular biomechanical energy into electricity,” said Zhong Lin Wang, a Regent’s professor in the Georgia Tech…
Cellphones with 30x battery life and 7x performance on the horizon?
These days, mobile phones have more processing power than full-fledged computers of the last decade. Unfortunately, these powerful CPUs require a lot of power. And, as these processors become ever more powerful, they’ll draw even more power. Or do they? A breakthrough in chip design has led to a revolutionary new processor, dubbed the PCMOS…