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Elisa is Finland’s largest wireless operator both in terms of customers and coverage. Since landing in Helsinki back in July 2007, they’ve happily been my operator of choice. Their consumer facing brand used to be called Kolumbus, but they rebranded it to Saunalahti a few years ago for reasons I still don’t understand. Anyway, if…
In its latest report Juniper examines games on tablets, suggesting that the total end-user game revenues will reach $3.1 billion by 2014, up from $491 million in 2011. The research company argues that the large screen size and excellent graphics capabilities of tablets will encourage users to purchase games and in-game items. Moreover, tablet games…
According to a research conducted by the price-comparison website Mobilife, iPhone users in the UK could be overpaying by several hundred pounds per year in their tariffs. After analyzing 9,453 customer bills, Mobilife has found that the average iPhone contract user pays for 662 minutes a month when most only need around 300 minutes. Mobilife’s…
There are a number of tablets out there with a different screen sizes. By today’s definition all-touchscreen media players with screens of 3.5 inches and bigger are also considered tablets, considering that you’ll get most (if not all) of the functions a bigger device offers. That said, we are everything but surprised to hear that…
Well, Apple can add another notch to its belt, as the Cupertino-based manufacturer has become the most popular mobile platform among application developers, according to a survey. This survey asked developers if they were interested in creating certain applications on various devices. The survey highlighted a bit of a dip when it came to developers…
Apple confirmed yesterday it had sold three million iPads since launch and now we have another testament to the tablet’s incredible success. Though it was released less than a week ago on Friday, March 16th, online ad agency Chitika claims that the new iPad already accounts for over 5 percent of iPad traffic in the United…
Prepare to be shocked. According to J.D. Power and Associates, some of the most unhappy mobile phone customers are ones with 4G LTE smartphones. The sole reason? Poor battery life. The data J.D. Power and Associates collected shows that dissatisfaction with battery life alone on LTE smartphones “greatly impacted” overall satisfaction of the phones. 4G…
When Google announced the Samsung Galaxy Nexus back in October of last year we were taken aback by their decision to equip it with a 4.65 inch display. Then last month at Mobile World Congress we saw HTC announce the 4.7 inch One X and LG announce the 4.7 inch Optimus 4X HD. This is…
An increasing number of car makers have started integrating smartphones into their in-car infotainment systems. As a matter of fact, this feature will become all but standard on new models, according to a new report by Juniper Research. The company forecasts that 92 million vehicles will feature technology to integrate the smartphone into the head-unit…
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is forecasting that Apple will sell over one million new iPads this Friday when it goes on sale for the first time. Munster has been fairly on target with Apple predictions in the past compared to other analysts. There’s no reason to not believe that figure. Shipment dates for the new…