With explosive growth of mobile phone sales around the world, it’s only natural that some people opt for recycled handsets instead of buying new devices — either because of the lower price or cause they simply don’t like the fancy features of the powerful smartphones. As a result of this — and also as a…
High school girls in Japan use mobile Internet 2 hours a day!
We all know Japan is the most advanced mobile phone market on the planet and here’s an example to illustrate just how advanced it is. According to the survey on youngsters and the information society, high school girls in the Land of the Rising Sun use Internet and text services for an average of two…
iPhone trumps BlackBerry in latest Consumer Reports
There doesn’t seem to be any shortage of official consumer-electronics rank-lists that are putting the iPhone near, or at the top, of the page this holiday shopping season. Time Magazine named the iPhone the “Invention of the Year” and the No. 1 gadget in their “Top 10 Gadgets” list. The iPhone has taken the top-spot…
Gartner: Next year mobile phones users in major markets will send more than 2 trillion text messages
Gartner is forecasting 2.3 trillion messages will be sent across major markets worldwide in 2008, a 19.6% increase from the 2007 total of 1.9 trillion messages. In addition, as a result of competition and market saturation, mobile messaging revenue across major markets will grow 15.7% in 2008 to $60.2 billion, up from $52 billion in…
ABI Research: Japan and South Korea leading in mobile advertising
ABI Research has a new study titled “Mobile Marketing and Advertising in Japan and South Korea.” As you can guess for yourself, it’s not just the coolest handsets Japanese and Korean people are using — it’s also the most advanced services. That being said, it doesn’t surprises that they’re leading the pack with their mobile…
In your face Steve Ballmer – Apple iPhone Q3 2007 market-share busts up Windows Mobile
We love quoting CEO’s. They’re good at shooting off at the mouth and having to later eat those words. Take, for example, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s statement about the iPhone back in April. Mr. Balls-mer said that “There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.” Well, guess…
Strategy Analytics’ research: Palm Centro, Samsung i760 best designed handsets
We all know there are different kinds of research methodologies and you should always check several sources before making any judgments. But this one comes from Strategy Analytics whose buyer behavior writeup suggests its the Palm Centro that users picked as the best designed handset. Now don’t get me wrong, the Centro is quite nice…
Juniper Research: Mobile WiMAX to reach 80m subscribers within 5 years
In its latest report titled “Mobile WiMAX: Global Opportunities, Strategies & Forecasts, 2007-2013”, Juniper Research forecasts that Mobile WiMAX 802.16e will begin to take off over the 2010 to 2013 period, exceeding 80 million mobile subscribers globally by 2013. Still, report author Howard Wilcox indicates two gating issues that will dictate take-up for this technology…
IntoMobile’s 3G vs EDGE webpage load-time shootout – just how slow is the iPhone?
Right, we all know just how much faster 3G data speeds are in comparison to EDGE speeds. Theoretical speeds are one thing, straight-up throughput numbers are impressive, but what about the most important aspect of any device’s wireless data connection – actual web-browsing performance? Unless you’re one of the harder-core mobile warriors that uses their…
Apple files patent application for multi-tasking multi-touch gaming interface
We let this one slip through the cracks, but here it is – better late than never. Playing a mobile game usually means that you’ll have to put all other applications on hold (if not closed-out altogether for the sake of memory usage). The mobile game usually takes priority on most touch-based commands (and directional…