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.…
Ambient Insight: US mobile learning revenues to reach $1.4 billion by 2014
Demand for mobile learning apps and services is growing in the U.S. by a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.3%, with revenues set to reach $1.4 billion by 2014, according to a new report by Ambient Insight. Last year, the U.S. overtook Japan to and is now the top m-Learning market in the…
Juniper Research: Surging mobile data traffic to drive new 4G LTE operator investments
As we all know, LTE networks are set to bring increased data speeds for mobile users. However, not everyone is super-eager to experience the blazing speeds on their mobile phones and/or other connected devices like netbooks and tablets. As a matter of fact, according to new Juniper Research’s report, only 1 in every 20 subscribers…
Samsung: Smartphones make the bathroom a productive place
Samsung just hit us up with an interesting survey about how smartphones are making it possible to do business everywhere. Yes, friends, that means the bathroom is quickly becoming a place to get business done. As smartphones continue to gain mainstream market share, it is making it easier to stay connected to your business contacts…
Study: Black People Talk and Text More Than White People
If your monthly wireless bill tends to be higher than your friends, chances are good that you are Black or a female – and all bets are off if you’re Black and female. No, we’re not being racist or sexist – there’s a new study that shows that black people and women tend to talk…
Android users better target for mobile advertising than iPhone users?
According to Chitika, an online ad network, Android users are a better target when it comes to mobile advertising than their iPhone using counterparts. How so, you ask? In a break down of iOS vs. Android ad click rates, Android users clicked on ads 81% more frequently than did iPhone users. Even though Google’s Mobile…