Industry analysts CCS Insight have unveiled a report on what is driving the use of the mobile Internet amongst young adults in the UK today. The report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 adults between 16 and 35 years old, offers insights into the mobile Internet habits of this technology-savvy and demanding consumer…
Survey shows Palm Pre users want virtual keyboard too!
The grass. It’s always greener on the other side of that proverbial fence. Take, for example, the hundreds of thousands of Palm Pre owners in the US. A new study from Strategy Analytics indicates that a good portion of Palm Pre users would like to see a virtual, on-screen keyboard on their Palm Pre. The…
Japanese mobile porn consumption strains wireless data networks
Porn. Go anywhere in the world and you’ll find porn going strong. Go to Japan, however, and you you’ll find that mobile porn consumption is straining wireless data networks to the max. With more and more Japanese mobile subscribers opting for unlimited data plans, the mobile phone is starting to replace the desktop PC in…
40% of Americans Want Their Phone to do Everything
A survey of U.S. cell phone shoppers by Data Development Worldwide has revealed unsurprisingly that folks want access to multiple kinds of content from their phones. Despite wanting more when picking up a new mobile, users still show preference to a few capabilities over others (for example, a nice camera). There’s something to be said…
ABI Research: Cloud computing will transform mobile apps
According to ABI Research, a new architecture based on software running in the cloud will drastically change the way mobile applications are developed, acquired and used. The research company’s new study forecasts that this will be a profoundly disruptive development that could eclipse the current mobile application model by 2014, delivering revenue of nearly $20…
Cell towers as early flash flood warning system
No, it’s not just an idea. It’s been proven through field testing that cellular towers can be used to help predict flash floods with enough early-warning leeway to give flood-plain dwellers a chance to get our of harm’s way. Thanks to the research of Prof. Pinhas Alpert, a geophysicist and head of the Porter School…
Apple iPhone demand on the up and up!
RIM may still be the market leader when it comes to smartphones, but Waterloo had better watch its back. The iPhone, she’s catching up! The latest survey results from ChangeWave seem to suggest that short-term demand for the iPhone is far outpacing RIM’s BlackBerry offerings – that bodes well for Apple significantly increasing their smartphone…
Accelerometers expected to penetrate 1/3 of mobile phones by 2010
Accelerometers in mobile phones weren’t anything new when the iPhone first launched, but the iPhone sure as hell made integrated G-sensors popular. So popular in fact, that just about every higher-end smartphone to hit market in recent months has some sort of integrated accelerometer hardware. Now, a new report shows that the penetration rate of…
Psychology of Technology: UI For U or I
I just read a nicely-written piece by Dr. Jim Taylor, regarding the psychology of UI – in it he talks about five dimensions when someone (you or I) are choosing a UI that we like. A couple of these I have included below – the rest you’ll have to follow the link to the original…
Juniper Research: There will be over 100 million LTE subscribers by 2014
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the number of LTE subscribers will exceed 100 million by 2014. These numbers will be buoyed by the embedding of broadband capabilities within consumer electronics devices such as MP3 players, netbooks and even digital cameras. Of course, smartphone and laptop users will lead in mobile broadband use,…