3D functionality and technology innovations such as dual-core processors will drive the high–end smartphone market over the next five years, according to Juniper Research. Today’s smartphones features like the app store connectivity and touchscreens will be present in over 80% of handsets shipped in the U.S. by 2015. Western Europe and Far East & China…
IDC: Smartphone shipments grew 55.5% – Android the ‘wild card’
If you still think these smartphones are just a fad, you should check out the latest numbers from IDC because the firm’s research said smartphone shipments for the first half of the year grew 55.5% compared to last year. IDC said vendors shipped 119.4 million smartphones for the first six months of 2010, compared to…
Apple iPod touch Comprises 37.7 Percent of All iOS Devices Sold
Remember when Steve Jobs was telling Apple fans about iOS usage and activations, boasting just how much they were better than Google’s Android? During its September 1 event, in which a new line of iPod players were introduced, Apple said that 120 million iOS devices were sold to date. That’s one iOS device for just…
ABI Research: Mobile advertisers to spend $1.8 billion on location-based campaigns in 2015
Although location-based advertising is still in its infancy, there are no doubts it’s poised for massive growth. According to a new study from ABI Research, businesses will spend $1.8 billion on it in 2015 as part of their overall mobile marketing budgets. ABI’s practice director Neil Strother says that location-based advertising is still a very…
Distimo’s July 2010 report is here
Distimo, which we know (or that’s just me calling them like that) as Google Analytics of mobile apps, is out with its July 2010 report. As usual, they don’t talk about Apple’s AppStore only, but also cover Google Android Market, Blackberry App World (worldwide), Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.…
Juniper Research: Mobile gambling wagers to surpass $48 billion by 2015
According to a new report from Juniper Research titled “Mobile Gambling Markets: Casinos, Lotteries & Betting 2010-2015,” the increasing number of mobile casino, lottery and betting services, along with the liberalisation of remote gambling legislation will see the scale of annual wagers on mobile gambling exceed $48 billion by 2015. In recent years, Japan Racing…
eMarketer: U.S. mobile content revenues to top $1.54 billion this year, $3.53 billion in 2014
According to a new report from eMarketer, the U.S. mobile content revenues will reach $1.54 billion this year, driven by the growing consumer appetite for mobile games, music and video. The research company estimates further growth of the market due to increasing number of smartphone users and tablet devices available on the market. On that…
Pew: 72% of adults use text messaging
If you though text messaging was just for Justin Bieber-loving tweens, you’re wrong, as a new survey from Pew Internet says that 72% of adults also routinely send text messages. This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, as we know text messaging has been increasing at stunning rate, but the Pew survey does have a…
Best Buy Mobile: Half of Americans have no clue when their mobile phone contract expires
According to a study commissioned by Best Buy Mobile, more than half of American mobile phone owners don’t know the month and year when their current mobile phone contract expires. Additionally, only 25% of respondents say they received a reminder notice that their contract was about to expire. GfK Roper conducted the study, surveying a…
AT&T Sees No Net Gain from BlackBerry Torch Sales, Enterprises Considering Alternatives
Despite getting a break in India yesterday, RIM took a hit from investors. One analyst, James Faucette from Pacific Crest, asserted that AT&T saw no new net additions as a result of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch, while research from Sanford Bernstein claimed that 74% out of 200 companies surveyed in the U.K. and U.S.…