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Devices like laptops, smartphones, and tablets, are pretty useless when they can’t connect to the internet and according to the analysts at Berg Insight that’s why 22 million devices from the consumer electronics (CE) sector shipped with cellular connectivity built-in during 2010. That’s double the number from 2009. They go on to predict that by…
Although it’s still far from reaching the saturation point, Apple’s AppStore doesn’t grow as fast as it used to. According to the App Genome Project, the number of apps available in the AppStore increased by 44% since August 2010, while Android Market grew at an impressive rate of %127 in the same period. With nearly…
GSMA used its Big Show to unveil some cool numbers regarding GSM-based technologies adoption. We crunched the numbers to bring you only the key points: HSPA mobile broadband connections have increased by 100% year-on-year, passing 400 million globally. More than 17 million HSPA connections are being added each month around the world, compared to nearly…
According to a January 2011 survey by Zokem Research, mobile apps attract almost as much mobile device use as messaging, and exceed the totals for voice calls and web browsing. The study, commissioned by GSMA’s Wireless Intelligence, reveals that mobile apps are responsible for 667 minutes of use per user each month, almost as much…
According to In-Stat, the U.S. healthcare wireless data spending will surpass $4.5 billion by 2014. It is said that factors like immediacy and mobility are driving this increase in mobile data consumption among the medical caregivers. More precisely, caregivers benefit from having on-the-go access to patients’ status, records, diagnostic tools, prescriptions and medications to better…
Latest analysis from Juniper Research suggests that the need to access basic financial services by users in developing countries will drive the short term growth from current less than 100 million of active mobile money users globally to exceed 200 million by 2013. At the same time, the report titled “Mobile Money Transfers & Remittances:…
Gartner released their findings on the 2010 mobile market recently, following up on those from IDC and Strategy Analytics. Most of the data is pretty much in agreement: Nokia, Samsung, and LG still rule global mobile shipments, followed by RIM, Apple, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola. In terms of smartphone OS market share, Android had a…
Regardless of which OS has been taking the lead within the smartphone sales, be it Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Symbian, or webOS, a recent study by IDC has shown that the smartphone market is booming. Global smartphone saless over the course of 2010 rose 74% from 2009, totaling 302.6 million. In Q4 2010 alone,…
While handset makers try to differentiate their products by implementing additional functions to make them more attractive, consumers on their end may not be willing to pay for all of the features. According to recent In-Stat survey – GPS, digital cameras and memory card slots are three features that mobile phone users are interested in…
Juniper Research’s latest report is all about augmented reality. The research company has found that an increasing number of leading brands, retailers and mobile vendors are investing in mobile AR apps and services, with global revenues expected to approach $1.5 billion by 2015. According to Juniper, the installed base of AR capable smartphones had increased…