A new study, released by iGR, indicates that the mobile phone market for tween/teens is starting to move towards an even younger demographic – 10-years old and younger! The study finds that 50-70% of 12 to 14 year olds own and use mobile phones, with even higher penetration among 15 to 17 year olds (with…
HTC Sees 20% Jump in Year-on-Year Revenues
HTC has reported that its revenue has increased 19.7% from April 2006. This amounts to revenues of $273.8 million, but it doesn’t stop there. Taiwan-based analysts are putting HTC’s second quarter growth at 15%, due to an increase in self-branded handset releases. But, we’ll have to wait and see how marketing and advertising costs, associated…
BenQ Patent for phone that tells you how FAT you are
BenQ has filed for a patent application outlining the details for a phone that can measure your body fat percentage. Apparently, the company is working under the assumption that people want to be constantly reminded of those late-night pizza and taco runs. The Body-Fat-Phone measures your body’s electrical resistance to calculate how fat you are.…
Feds Want to Turn Your Mobile Phone into Anti-Terror Device/Nuke Detector
The Department of Homeland Security has revealed their research into possibly embedding sensors in mobile phones – allowing the lowly cell phone to become part of a network of anti-terrorism sensors. The research is exploring the use of a network of cell phones, equipped with detectors for nuclear isotopes, toxic chemicals, and biological agents, to…
Operator-branded handsets will generate over $10 billion in sales this year
In addition to having handsets from leading handset makers in their portfolios, operators are looking for opportunities to forge partnerships with manufacturers, who are also more willing to accept operators’ customization and branding needs. According to ABI Research, mobile operators will make approximately $10.7 billion worldwide through the sales of private branded handsets in 2007,…
2007 is set to be the breakthrough year for GPS on Mobile Phones
Mobile phones come with a variety of value-adding features nowadays. From email to high-quality cameras, mobile phones can do just about anything. One of the only features that we have yet to see become as ubiquitous as the camera phone is built-in navigation features, like GPS. Manufacturers are set to start pushing GPS phones in…
Apple iPhone to grab significant market-share – Threatens Windows Mobile
It’s hard enough fighting, on the Windows Mobile front, against attacks from Symbian OS’s ever-increasing market share. Now, Windows Mobile has another front to protect – against the looming threat from the soon-to-be-released Apple iPhone. MacWorld UK’s Jonny Evans reports that, “Apple may grab as much as 6 percent of the US mobile phone market…
Markitecture’s survey reveals only 6% likelihood of buying the iPhone within the next year
iPhone is coming next month in the U.S. and by the start of 2008 in Europe, and we have yet another market prediction will it or will it not succeed in the marketplace. Markitecture surveyed 1,300 people who both owned their own cell phone and were responsible for the monthly payments. Of that number, 77%…
Microsoft Patent: Network Your Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, and Zune
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could network our Windows Mobile Pocket PC, Xbox 360, and Zune for some truly mobile gaming? Sure it would, and Microsoft seems to think so too. The monopoly company recently filed for a patent detailing a network with a Windows Vista/XP machine, Xbox 360, Windows Mobile Pocket PC, and…
Top selling phones in the UK; LG, Sony Ericsson and Nokia top
Mobile phone users in the United Kingdom love the music phones. Furthermore, they love to have a stylish handset (who doesn’t), and are not “afraid” to pay for it — even if it requires signing for a long-term contract, or pouring out the good ol’ cash. That’s at least what the latest mobile phone sale…