Mobiles reviews - research

Worldwide Mobile gaming revenue to hit $4.5bn this year

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:36 +0000

Well they are, according to Gartner at least! I am just going to pull some very brief highlights here: Mobile game revenues will reach $6.3 billion in 2011 North America will pull ahead of Western Europe over the next few years and be a larger market as Americans adopt more data services in general Asia is big opportunity: The [...]

Cisco says Mobile data traffic could double annually up to 2012

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:21:30 +0000

No, not Simon says, but Cisco says… … and they are saying, that according to their Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast there are several IP networking trends we should expect - some highlights below: IP traffic will increase at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 percent from 2007 to 2012, nearly doubling every two years The [...]

Apple reportedly increasing 2008 iPhone 3G production to 15 million units

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:08:55 +0000

Conversations with numerous Apple store employees and AT&T store staff, in addition to reports of considerable iPhone 3G interest from other carriers, basically confirm what we've known all along. The iPhone 3G will be selling like hotcakes, especially in the US. And, it seems that Apple has been hearing the positive feedback. Apple has reportedly increased [...]

New business model paves way for Apple to move 23 million iPhone 3G handsets in 12 months

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:57:45 +0000

By now it's obvious that Apple is planning to hit the global smartphone market hard with the next-generation iPhone 3G priced at just $199 for the 8GB base-model. And, we already know that the iPhone 3G will be selling like Botox treatments in Beverly Hills. But, just how many iPhone 3G units will Apple sell through [...]

iPhone 3G costs Apple $173 in parts, and how Apple saved $53 over the original iPhone

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:10:41 +0000

Following on previous estimates that the iPhone 3G totaled up a BOM (bill of materials) in the neighborhood of $100, iSuppli, the supply analysis experts have come out with their own estimation of how much the iPhone 3G costs Apple to make. iSuppli puts Apple's parts out-go at $173 for the iPhone 3G, compared to $226 [...]

Analyst: Prepay iPhone 3G for $600?

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:41:32 +0000

If there's one thing Apple does well, it's designing slick products and pushing brand awareness (with relatively little marketing). Okay, that was two things. But, Apple's just as fallible as any other company. The iPhone is a great example of a device that was poised to bring about a revolution in the way that the US [...]

Survey shows barriers to UK Mobile video and TV consumption

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:45:27 +0000

QuickPlay Media has revealed the results of an independent survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the UK. The research found that there are several barriers preventing people from consuming TV and video content on their mobile phones, including a lack of awareness of the mobile TV and video services offered (44%) and [...]

Motorola lost 1.3 million RAZR customers to iPhone

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:17:54 +0000

While the floundering handset once-juggernaut tries to fool itself and the public that a commendation for "teamwork" is as important as actually pumping out handsets that are worth anyone's time, it seems Motorola has proved, once again, that "the bigger they are, the harder they fall." Oh yes, Motorola was once huge. They were a global [...]

Study: 32 million LTE subscribers by 2013

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:14:47 +0000

There's no doubt that LTE is the 4G network of choice the world over. With CDMA-based networks like Verizon even planning to switch to the GSM evolution pathway for their future network, it seems that LTE is the way to go. As such, ABI Research has released a new study that projects 32 million worldwide [...]

Virgin Mobile USA poll reveals that most subscribers will likely vote Obama

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:41:22 +0000

One of the United States' most important events is imminently closing in on us. No, I'm not talking about the 3G iPhone launch, although I have a feeling that more people actually care about the next-generation iPhone than went out to vote during our last election period. No, the most important near-term event for US [...]

Apple clinches No. 3 spot in global smartphone market, RIM sees crazy growth, Nokia easily No. 1

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:36:50 +0000

With the highly-anticipate and quite polarizing Apple iPhone on the verge of making its second-generation debut next week, a new research report from Gartner has surfaced. The report puts Apple, with just a single iPhone model to boast of, in the No. 3 spot among global smartphone vendors for Q1 2008. Cupertino took broke into [...]

Juniper Research: South American mobile data revenues could to rise to $23 billion by 2013, if content priced correctly

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:43:11 +0000

According to the new Juniper Research's report titled "South American Mobile Markets: Trends and Forecasts 2008-2013," increasing adoption of messaging and content services is expected to push operator-billed data revenues in South America from $8.7 billion in 2008 to more than $23.3 billion by 2013. As voice revenues are coming under ever-increasing pressure from competitive pricing [...]

Are you paying more for your mobile phone? New study says you are.

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:35:16 +0000

Following on news that the mobile phone industry has seen smartphone sales increase whilst the rest of the not-so-smart handset offerings are seeing less and less demand, JD Power and Associates has released a new study that indicates the average buyer paying more for their cellphone. After querying almost 20,000 cellphone users, JD Power found that [...]

New Apple iPhone patent covers everything, hints at GPS and video conferencing, credits Steve Jobs with inventing iPhone

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:03:14 +0000

In a massive 371-page patent filing, Apple has filed for patent rights on almost every aspect of the iPhone's UI and functions. The USPTO has just published the patent application and it looks like Apple's aiming for long-run success with the iPhone - with Steve Jobs taking credit for inventing the iPhone. The recently published patent [...]

Palm Centro boosts Palm marketshare, RIM sees BlackBerry market share rise, Apple loses in iPhone market

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:02:12 +0000

Just as we're getting ready to write-off the aging Palm OS and make room in our hearts for the next-generation Palm OS, Palm goes and regains some lost ground in the smartphone market. Palm has apparently seen its smartphone market-share rise to 13.4%, up from 7.9% in Q4 2007. The popular Palm Centro is credited for [...]