Archive for March, 2010

Mobile Web more popular than newspaper or magazine reading in Europe

A recent study by the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) has found that browsing the mobile web is more popular than reading newspapers or magazines. The study found that on average 71 million Europeans use the internet on their mobile each week – for an average time of almost one hour every day. EIAA’s Mediascope [ READ MORE ]

[Android Experience] HTC “The strength of Android: The user experience central”

The third keynote was from Mark Moons, Regional Director Benelux HTC. In the Netherlands are currently seven mobile operating systems in circulation. The consumer makes the choice and looks especially to the subscription. Yet there are, 13 months after the launch of Android, huge differences in market penetration to see[ READ MORE ]

[Android Experience] The mobile future is open: the impact of Android

The second keynote at the Android Experience was from Ed Achterberg (Telecompaper). Ed Achterberg of Telecompaper described the mobile landscape during his presentation. All ingredients are present for growth. The subscriptions are available, we have the bandwidth and the devices are there.  Today is one of the three units sold a smartphone. The men are [ READ MORE ]

[Android Experience] “Android is phone for the rest of us”

I was present today at the first Dutch event about the Android-platform, Android Experience 2010. While coming back from the Netherlands (Amsterdam) I have the time to write a blog post about my day and experiences[ READ MORE ]

Radio.be Android application

Today MobileWeb.be released his first Android application Radio.be You have access to the best radio stations from Belgium and this on your Android device! You can browse and listen to (currently) 82 radio stations, including: Q-music, MNM, Studio Brussel, TopRadio, NRJ, Fun Radio, BelRTL, Radio Contact, Nostalgie, VivaCite, Pure FM, … For more information check [ READ MORE ]

Google TV brings more Google at your home

Google is working with Intel, Sony, and other partners to develop Google TV, a service aimed at putting the Internet search giant’s Web offerings in people’s living rooms, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Google TV will combine the company’s Android mobile operating system and applications with television devices made for the OS, including set-top [ READ MORE ]

Google predicts rise of mobile marketing

Mobile Marketing will soon become more popular than traditional online advertising, predicts Vic Gundotra of Google.   With the usage of smartphones still on the rise, Google expects companies will pay higher rates for mobile search ads than standard PC-based ones.   During a webcast on Monday, Gundotra added that ad rates (CPC) for the mobile channel [ READ MORE ]

Android Market now contains 30,000 apps

Normally Google does not give the number of applications in the Android Market, but today the representatives informed  that Google Android Market includes 30,000 free and paid applications. Three months ago there was an estimation from AndroLib that the Android Market included 20,000 applications. Google at the time matched these claimed stats against its own [ READ MORE ]

Apple App Store has twice as many apps as Facebook

A study by mobile application analytics company Flurry reveals that Apple’s App Store now has more than twice the number of applications as the Facebook Platform, despite Facebook’s much larger market of users. Flurry estimates that as of its 18th month this January, the App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and  iPad devices has 140,000 [ READ MORE ]

Twitter announces new “@ anywhere” platform for websites

Twitter CEO Evan Williams announces a new platform for integrating Twitter features for websites. He did this on the The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals. It lets user follow an account (like mashable.com) directly from a third-party site. Sites using it now include eBay, Yahoo, and Digg. It’s called “@anywhere”. Here are the [ READ MORE ]

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