New Ofcom research reveals the extent to which the UK has become addicted to smartphones, with people confessing to using them everywhere from the dining table to the bathroom and bedroom. Over a quarter of adults (27 per cent) and almost half of teenagers (47 per cent) now own a smartphone, according to Ofcom’s latest [...]
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UK mobile carrier Orange seems to be working with Apple to provide “free” iTunes movie rentals each Thursday in an ongoing promotion called Orange Film To Go Orange Film To Go offers Orange customers a specific film to download from iTunes every Thursday. The specific movies are pre-selected by Orange and early choices include The [...]
This is a guest post from Daniela Baker. Today’s entrepreneurs need the flexibility to work from any location – whether it is the office, at home, on the road or in a café. This goal can easily be accomplished thanks to the constant evolution of technology. However, as technology continues to improve and evolve, it can [...]
August 3, 2011 by Timothy Bosworth · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Mobile, Mobile Tablets, Technology
Filed under: Mobile, Mobile Tablets, Technology
emarketer.com reports that Like for many newer devices, young, affluent college graduates are the overall heaviest users of tablets and ereaders. But when device ownership is broken down by race and ethnicity, the results go beyond the typical early adopter profile. Hispanics skew higher than black or white consumers in ownership of both types of [...]
No surprises here. Google’s Android operating system continues to lead its rivals in the race for US smartphone market dominance, pulling further ahead of Apple, Research In Motion and pretty much everyone else. According to Nielsen’s latest survey of the US smartphone market, Android now holds a 39 percent share of the U.S. consumer smartphone–up 3 [...]
There is a lot of talk about the mobile apps and the mobile web. What people forget to realise or rather ask is whether their business’s actually needs such a technology. Below is an interesting presentation from from google that talks about the 4 main ways of making money from your mobile app. It’s a bit [...]
Want to know what the mobile landscape is like in Africa? Then check out this video overview compiled by Praekelt Foundation of the mobile technology landscape in Africa.
The future is bright and the future may be orange, however one thing for sure is that the future is also about mobile phone payment systems. We found this interesting infographic that shows In the next 2 years, 20% of all mobile phones sold will have the ability to make payments through NFC (Near Field [...]
July 11, 2011 by Timothy Bosworth · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Advertising, Android, Google, Mobile
Filed under: Advertising, Android, Google, Mobile
Interesting presentation from Ian Carrington Googles UK sales director who spoke at the Google THINK Mobile event in early July. The presentation is quite long [Nearly 30 mins] however there are some interesting insights and findings. What the presentation again. See below.
eBay announced today that it has purchased Zong, a company that lets you easily pay for purchases with your mobile phone number, for $240 million in cash. The acquisition is clearly meant to make PayPal (which eBay owns) an even greater force in the world of mobile payments. Zong’s carrier billing capabilities — the company [...]
The way in which we learn is changing. An interesting report [Back in 2009] by Project Tomorrow and Blackboard K-12.identifies key findings from interviews with innovative educators who are leveraging mobile devices for learning. Their stories illustrate emerging trends, implementation considerations and strategies for implementing mobile learning initiatives. View the report below. Learning in the [...]
National Geographic mashed together income-level and population distribution to make this beautiful map.
Nokia today announced the Nokia N9 smartphone, an innovative new design where the home key is replaced by a swipe, resulting in the first “all-screen” phone. The three home views of the user interface are designed to give fast access to the most important things people do with a phone: using apps, staying up to [...]
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