With 478.4 million mobile phones in use, there are more mobile subscribers than citizens in the European Union. At present, mobile subscribers are at the 103% of the total population of the EU member states, up from 95% in 2005. Report conducted by the European Commission suggest that penetration is highest in Luxembourg (171%), Italy…
Mobile web usage dominated by search
iCrossing, digital marketing agency, have issued a new study suggesting that while only 30% of mobile subscribers access the web via their mobile phone, 75% of those who do so conduct searches. Mobile consumers expressed a clear preference for major search engine brands like Google and Yahoo over carriers’ search solutions. Next, most users (75%)…
29 million users in the U.S. play mobile games
Latest report by NPD Group reveals 29 million users in the U.S. play games on their mobile phones, with 7 million actively downloading the games onto their phones. The surprise here is that the most active demographic for mobile gaming include adults aged from 25 to 34 (29%), followed by those aged between 18 and…
SMS still leads non-voice ARPU
Despite the rise of various data services, SMS still makes most of the non-voice revenues for the carriers. According to the recent report from Research and Markets, SMS contributes between 75 and 80 percent of non-voice ARPU. Voice calls still lead the way, with carriers making up to 80% of revenues this way. However, this…
Text Messaging Craze Is Making Kids Stupid!
Rueters is reporting that, according to a new study from Irish State Examination Commission, 15-year olds are getting stupid from all the text messaging they do. When it comes to the English language, the text messaging craze (especially prominent among teens) seems to promote “simple tenses and a limited vocabulary.” The problem is that “Text…
LG Wants You To FEEL Mobile TV
LG is developing technology that would enable Mobile TV viewers to actually feel the action through a force-feedback system built into the phone. The vibrations would be cued through embedded data in the mobile TV stream – even live digital TV broadcasts. When a car crashes, or a bomb explodes, the phone will actually vibrate…
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Patent From Samsung
Samsung looks to be investing in some hydrogen powered fuel cell research. A patent application that was filed by the company, back in 2006, was recently published by the FCC and details Samsung’s intention to use their slim fuel cell in future handsets. The “multi-layered thin film hydrogen fuel cell” has overcome the previous obstacle…
Camera phones killing mobile wallpapers
Have a camera phone? Sure you do – as most of the latest handsets come with a built-in camera. Apparently, that camera in your phone is one of the reasons mobile wallpaper sales are going down. It seems that people prefer to have their own photo on the mobile phone screen than to purchase one.
Only 8% of U.S. mobile users interested in mobile banking
Mobile banking is coming whether we want it or not. According to the latest study conducted by Jupiter Research there isn’t a real consumer demand for such services, it’s the banks and financial institutions that desire to expand their relationships to the mobile channel. Furthermore, Jupiter’s research numbers suggest that only 8% of U.S. respondents…
Global Mobile Phone Growth Slows As Market Dries Up
According to a recently released research report, from IDC, the global market for handsets seems to be growing at a slower pace. Sure, we saw shipments of mobile phone grow 10%, compared to the same time last year – that’s still a good amount of growth – but, the explosive 20%+ growth from every quarter…