Archive for July, 2009

Google believes in browsers, not app stores

Interesting article on the future of app stores and browsers, and the opinion of Google regarding this matter: App stores do not represent the future of the mobile industry according to Google’s vice president of engineering Vic Gundotra, who maintains consumers will instead turn to web browsers to fill their information and entertainment needs. Speaking [ READ MORE ]

Navitell presents content platform StoryNations

Early this month, the Belgian company Navitell launched a new mobile concept: mobile storytelling. It allows the downloading of small videos with various information onto your mobile device. A broad range of possible applications: - Story Travel: videos with touristic information - Story Cooking: videos with a chef explaining a recipe - Story Health: videos [ READ MORE ]

Some Mobile Internet facts & figures

Some interesting facts & figures of the use of Mobile Internet in France. One out of 3 mobile users (between 15 and 50) have connected to the Mobile Internet in the past 6 months : Especially the age group 25-34y are becoming more active on the Mobile Internet, with an increase of 10% : 51% [ READ MORE ]

Some SMS facts & figures

Average amount of SMS messages sent per user per month: UK users send 29% more SMS in 2008, compared to 2007 Average price per SMS: 36% decrease in 2008, compared to 2007 (source: JournalDuNet)[ READ MORE ]

1,5 billion apps after 1 year Apple App Store

A week ago, the Apple App Store blew out its first anniversary candle, and only days later Apple can celebrate with the record of 1,5 billion apps downloaded since the launch.  The milestone of 1 billion was reached only 3 months ago. There are currently some 65.000 mobile applications available for iPhone and Ipod Touch [ READ MORE ]

MobileWeb launches mobile agenda for Gentse Feesten

During the annual ‘Gentse Feesten’ (July 18th till July 27th), festival lovers can consult the full program by surfing with their mobile phone or smartphone on the mobile site m.gent.be. Except for the overview per day, per square and per music style, the site also offers news articles of De Gentenaar (the newspaper that is [ READ MORE ]

LG Application Store launches with 1,400 apps

Yet another App Store has been launched.  This time by LG Electronics.  The LG Application Store was introduced yesterday, starting off with 1.400 mobile apps available, of which some 100 free of charge.  The beta version is only available in certain test markets, such as Singapore, Malaysia and Australia and is expected to expand to [ READ MORE ]

Mobile traffic surges during Michael Jackson memorial

Online and mobile traffic surged during Tuesday’s lavish memorial tribute to pop star Michael Jackson, who died last month at the age of 50. Verizon Wireless reports that between 10 a.m. and noon PST, text message and mobile web use in the vicinity of Los Angeles’ Staples Center (where the Jackson memorial was held) increased [ READ MORE ]

Recruiting by SMS

Eat your own dog food. British mobile phone content provider Teimlo is looking for a new marketer but is recruiting by SMS.  “If you are qualified, sassy, good with words, dynamite at events, Adobe compatible, having working knowledge of mobile and social mobile, and are a determined multi-tasker and networker we want to hear from [ READ MORE ]

Windows Marketplace to offer 600 mobile apps

So, how many online places do you know to buy mobile applications? There’s of course the Apple App Store, but also Blackberry’s App World, Nokia’s Ovi and Google’s Android Market. Later this year, Microsoft will follow with their Windows Marketplace for Mobile. They will start accepting submissions from developers later this summer and they hope [ READ MORE ]

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