Opera Software has recently released the latest “State of the Mobile Web,” based on aggregate and anonymous stats from Opera Mini servers. According to the web browser developer’s stats, six out of the most popular phones models for Web browsing with Opera Mini are from Nokia, two are from Sony Ericsson, one is from BlackBerry,…
ABI Research: Camera, Bluetooth and music preferred consumers’ features on mobile phones
According to a recent ABI Research survey, digital camera, Bluetooth, and music/radio playback are the top three features that consumers consider essential for the next mobile phone purchase. The desire for camera phones with 2 or more megapixels leads the pack with 47% of consumers listing this feature as a “must have,” followed by Bluetooth…
ABI Research: SMS to garner 83% of all mobile messaging revenues through 2013
According to a recent report from ABI Research, SMS will continue to maintain its lead as the highest revenue generator across all messaging categories, providing global service revenues of $177 billion in 2013. However, ABI notes it’s the regional differences that will determine the success of messaging expansion into the Web, advertising, and the incorporation…
IMS Research: Touchscreen handset shipments to exceed 230 million by 2012
With all the hype still surrounding the iPhone, it doesn’t surprises more and more people are looking towards buying themselves a touchscreen-equipped handset. IMS Research is here to prove that, saying that although there were fewer than 30 million touchscreen phones sold in 2007, it is expected that number will increase to over 230 million…
AdMob June metrics highlight rapid mobile web growth
Mobile advertising marketplace AdMob is out with the June stats from its network. According to AdMob, traffic from the network’s publishers has grown by 104% over the last year. Here’s what else AdMob reveals: During the month of June, AdMob has served 3,631,315,700 ads, which is almost a 20% increase on May. With 472 million…
Juniper Research: Africa and Middle East mobile revenues to rise to $107 billion by 2013
According to the new report from Juniper Research titled “Mobile Africa & Middle East: Opportunities, Markets & Forecasts 2008-2013,” operator-billed service revenues across the Africa and Middle East region will rise to more than $107 billion in 2013. Juniper argues that growth will be driven by mobile data services, fuelled by the greater availability and…
iSuppli: iPhone 3G costs $175 in parts, $53 less than iPhone
We already knew the iPhone 3G ran up a $175 bill of materials (BOM) on Apple’s tab, according to iSuppli. So, there’s nothing new on that front. But, the newest press release from iSuppli gives us a component-by-component breakdown of costs associated with the iPhone 3G. While we can’t know how much it costs Apple…
Buongiorno studies those who browse on their Mobiles…
Buongiorno has released study into the behaviour of 18-34 yr old mobile browsers – revealing 2 major modes of behaviour, and 4 big reasons for browsing. The study, which took place in the UK, used detailed assessment techniques on each person, the idea being to get a very clear picture of what role mobile browsing…
UK: 4th screen details O2 Mobile Ad survey results
Mobile Ad company ‘4th Screen Advertising’ has announced the results of some research conducted across the O2 Active portal (600 men and women over 16 yrs, in case you were wondering). Apparently, 88% of people are happy to receive Ads in exchange for free content (something that’s got make Blyk pretty pleased too, I would…
UK: Post Office study reveals ‘NoMo Phobia’
The PostOffice has released the results of a study looking at the ‘stress’ caused by being out of contact on your mobile, and coined the term “NoMo Phobia” – a cunning play on words from having “No Mobile” I presume…. They ‘sampled’ 2163 adults (I assume asking questions, rather than taking their DNA…) and the…