Yesterday, we talked about Juniper Research’s report on how mobile social networking is set for explosive growth. Now, we have more numbers from M:Metrics, which is reporting that 12.3 million consumers have accessed a social network via their mobile phones during June. Of that number, 7.5 million mobile subscribers are coming from the US, 1.3…
Rennselaer University researchers develop nanotube-paper batteries powered by human sweat, blood, and even urine
Forget fuel cells. Move over Lithium Ions. There’s a new kid in town – promising to help us power our mobile phones with our blood, sweat, and even pee! That’s right, the new battery technology developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can use the electrolytes in bodily fluids to conduct electrical current. While we’re a little…
Juniper Research: Mobile social networking set for explosive growth
According to the Juniper Research’s report “Mobile User Generated Content“, mobile social sites are set for explosive growth. From the current 14 million this year, the report predicts more than 600 millions people will use these sites by 2012 — in terms of revenues, user-generated content content will account for $5.7 billion, up from this…
Mobile phones may not cause cancer but may cause hearing loss
We’re used to mobile phone researchers trying to tell us that extended phone use will (or will not) lead to cancer this and cancer that (and even the death of bee colonies), but the newest research study investigates whether extended mobile phone use will lead to hearing loss. The study, conducted by India’s Post Graduate…
University of Edinburgh launches Spellbinder – “Invisible Graffiti” only viewable through mobile phones
Ahh, graffiti, the universal art of street artists and ruffians alike (depending on how you look at it). The ubiquitous “street art” has taken a high-tech twist at the University of Edinburgh. The BBC reports that researchers at the Division of Informatics have launched their “invisible art” project, dubbed Spellbinder. As the title suggests, the…
Analyst: Apple iPhone screen problems may get worse – the dreaded “dead strip”
Just when we thought it couldn’t get worse (seriously, we thought it would stay an isolated and rare defect), Nomura International analyst, Richard Windsor released a note to clients indicating that the iPhone’s “dead strip” display problem could become more widespread. Apple bought the rights to the screen technology used in the iPhone from a…
Interview with Barbara Ballard, author of Designing the Mobile User Experience
Very interesting discussion about the mobile industry and creating applications for it. In my talks with mobile developers, none of them are happy. The industry is a mess right now, but then again that is why it is so damn fun to cover and to read other people’s opinion about it as well. What we…
89% of Americans want to ban SMS behind the wheel, yet 66% of them have done it
Driving is hard to talk about since everyone has a different opinion about being behind the wheel of a car; for the majority of people a car is something to get from A to B, to others it is a pussy magnet and place to engage in coitus and for people like me it is…
264 Million Mobile Devices Shipped in Q2 2007
It’s a slow news day so far, hence we’re gonna bore you with numbers. According to ABI Research’s estimates handset manufacturers shipped 263.8 million units in the past quarter, year-over-year quarterly increase of 13%. Nokia strengthen its dominant position by adding an extra 1.4% to its market share reaching the total penetration of to 37.3%.…
ChangeWave survey shows just how much Apple iPhone is changing the US wireless industry
We all know the iPhone is doing well. Almost everyone we talk to is incredibly pleased with their newly acquired gadget (we have heard complaints, but the pros seems to greatly outweigh the cons). So, it’s not really surprising to hear that the iPhone is changing the wireless game in the US. ChangeWave conducted…