For all you Apple naysayers that just didn’t believe Apple’s claim that their iPhone 3G sales were enough to make Apple the second-largest smartphone vendor (by sales) in the world, a new report confirms Cupertino’s assertion. Apple recently announced that their Q3 2008 sales figures for the iPhone 3G surpassed those of RIM’s BlackBerry lineup,…
Compass Intelligence: 7.2% of all mobile users use mobile banking
According to the recent web-based survey of 20,000 consumers and business decision-makers conducted by Compass Intelligence, an estimated 7.2% of mobile phone users that are 18 or older and employed use mobile banking. “The growth in smartphone adoption is expected to be a leading factor in the future adoption of mobile banking,” states Stephanie Atkinson,…
iPhone and iPhone 3G as practical convergence device? Who knew?
The Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G cracked the mass consumer market with their sub-$200 price-tag on the entry-level 8GB iPhone 3G. But, considering that most of the US wireless ecosystem is populated by lower-end handsets that undercut the iPhone 3G’s already attractive $200 price-point, the iPhone and iPhone 3G are still premium hardware offerings. So,…
DVB-H WILL succeed say analysts…
TechRadar is reporting that some analysts have said that DVB-H Mobile TV could actually succeed! Yes, that’s what we like to hear! Apparently Frost and Sullivan (a well-known research company) has published result of a survey saying that (a) DVB-H will become the standard by 2010, and (b) the industry will then be worth ….…
India to have half billion mobile subscriptions in 2010
According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, there will be five hundred million mobile subscriptions in India by the end of September 2010. Whilst it took 13 years for India to gain its first 250 million mobile subscriptions, Informa forecasts that the country’s second 250 million subscribers will be added over a…
India September numbers: 3.9 new connections every second
Again and again, I can’t help but find mobile-related numbers from China and India impressive. Apparently, there were 3.9 new connections every second during the month of September. Thanks to the new subscriber additions, the total market reached 310.62 million users with a penetration rate of 27.5%. Leading operator Bharti set a new market record…
Nokia’s survey “Life In Balance” finds that 53% of Americans receive work-related calls in a bathroom
Nokia is out with results of the “Life In Balance” survey to show how American use their mobile phones to keep the work-life balance. Here’s what they’ve found out: 53% of Americans have been interrupted by a work-related phone call or email while in the bathroom 24% of respondents have allowed a call or email…
NetLingo: Word of the Day: The 1% rule
I love NetLingo – you’ll have heard my espouse it’s many and varied benefits before, but recently (Sunday October 19th) there was a great “Word of the Day” email about something called the 1% rule – and it goes a little something like this: An emerging rule of thumb that suggests that if you get…
In-Stat: US mobile gaming industry reaches billion dollar level
Though still in its infancy, mobile gaming is already a billion dollar industry in the United States, reports In-Stat. According to the research company, mobile gaming will continue to be a key contributor to wireless data usage and revenues. Recent In-Stat’s research found the following: Almost 20% of game-playing respondents to an In-Stat consumer survey…
Informa: 2008 will end with four billion global mobile subscriptions
According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, there will be four billion global mobile subscriptions at the end of this year! To put the number in perspective, it took five full quarters for the latest billion net additions. Naturally emerging markets such as India and China are to “blame” for this rapid…