Articles tagged with: Comscore and Smartphones

Mobile Internet Becoming A Daily Activity For Many

Analytics firm, comscore has reported that the number of people in the USA using their mobile device to access news and information on the Internet more than doubled from January 2008 to January 2009.  more

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Smartphones Provide Extra Mana for Mobile Games Industry

comscore reports that the number of people downloading a mobile game grew 17 percent from November 2007 to November 2008, when 8.5 million people, or 3.8 percent of mobile subscribers, downloaded a game to their mobile device.  more

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Security risks rise as phones become smarter

An independent study commissioned by Airwide Solutions looked at the way mobile subscribers use their phones across five European markets - the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany. Although the study uncovers some risky trends, the results represent a major opportunity for mobile operators to play a proactive and strategic role in protecting their subscribers, both through education and also through the security solutions they deploy across their networks.  more

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Lower Income Customers Turning to the iPhone as an Internet Device

comscore has published a report on the demographics of iPhone owners and reveals that while 43 percent of iPhone owners earn in excess of $100,000 annually, the strongest growth in users is coming from those earning less than the median household income, particularly since the launch of the iPhone 3G. more

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