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The mobile Internet is about to get bigger. According to a recent report from global telecom equipment provider Ericsson, the number of mobile broadband subscribers reached 500 million in 2010 and they expect that number to double in 2011, bringing the total to an even billion. Mobile broadband adoption has accelerated with the strong growth of smartphones, connected laptops, and tablets, supported by the introduction of high-performance … [Read more...]
Data collected by market research and consulting firm Parks Associates, found that Generations X and Y tend to prefer using mobile applications over Web browsers on smartphones, as compared with older mobile users. This group is especially put off by mobile Web sites not designed for the small mobile screen. The preference for native mobile applications is growing because apps don't require users to enter Web addresses or to deal with slow … [Read more...]
Paying for purchases at the checkout counter by waving your iPhone in front of a payment terminal will soon be a reality, thanks to a new partnership between Visa, Inc. and DeviceFidelity. They have teamed to launch a mobile payment technology for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and (one would assume) iPhone 4. According to a press release, the new Apple-certified technology combines a protective iPhone case with a secure memory card that will host … [Read more...]
OK, so I don’t have an iPhone yet. But many people do. 2insure4less.com has released a new Insurance Shopper iPhone application. It is the first mobile phone application of its kind. Now, iPhone and iPod Touch owners can receive insurance quotes directly through their mobile devices. The Insurance Shopper application helps individuals save time when searching for affordable insurance quotes by storing their information on the company’s Web … [Read more...]
