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Articles tagged with: Mobile Internet
AdMob Sees Rising Apple Device Traffic from Western Europe/Asia
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has reported that while North America leads with 58 percent of iPhone and iPod touch users, Western Europe and Asia have increasingly become popular geographic regions, representing 26 and seven percent of Apple device users, respectively. The worldwide ratio of iPhone to iPod touch users in the AdMob network was roughly two to one in June; although this varied from region to region, this ratio has remained relatively constant over the last several months, implying a similar growth rate for both devices worldwide. more
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Jakob Nielsen Says Mobile Websites 15-Years Behind for Usability
It is neither easy nor pleasant for people to use the Web on their mobile phones, according to a report released today by user-experience research firm Nielsen Norman Group. In usability studies conducted in the US and UK, researchers found that the average success rate for users completing tasks on the mobile Internet was 59 percent compared to an average success rate of 80 percent for websites accessed on a regular PC. more
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40% of iPhone Owners Use Mobile Internet More than Fixed
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has published more research on the demographics and behavioral characteristics of iPhone and iPod touch users in the USA. This research determined that while there are many similarities between users of the two devices, key differences in the demographic makeup of each group exist in areas such as age and household income. more
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DoCoMo and Telefonica to Introduce Windows Mobile Handset by Toshiba
Japan's DoCoMo and Spain's Telefónica have jointly announced that a Windows Mobile handset model made by Toshiba will be introduced by both companies in their respective Japanese and Spanish markets in June to July as part of a plan for various joint undertakings by the two mobile operators. more
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Hike in telecom capex expected in 2H09, though overall capex still down in 2009
Market research firm Infonetics Research has reported that global service provider capex (capital expenditures) hit a plateau at $298 billion in 2008, marking the end of a five-year investment cycle. This represented a 12.9% increase in capex spending from the previous year, with much of the growth due to currency appreciation against the US dollar, which peaked in July 2008. more
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Nokia Shows Off Three New Lower Cost Phones
Nokia has launched three new phones which it says are aimed at emerging markets and come preloaded with a range of Nokia's mobile internet services. The Nokia 2730 classic, Nokia 2720 fold and Nokia 7020 each come Internet-ready, and work with Nokia's range of emerging market services such as Nokia Life Tools and Ovi Mail. more
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SFR Q1 Revenues Up 31% - Sells 120,000 iPhone Handsets
France's Vivendi Group has reported a 6.9% drop in first-quarter adjusted net profits to EUR 649 million (US$883 million) due to interest costs on higher debt. Interest payments reached EUR 108 million, up from EUR 37 million a year ago. more
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Half of U.S. Mobile Phone Users Access Mobile Content on a Weekly Basis
According to a new study released by research and consultation firm Frank N. Magid Associates, 51 percent of mobile phone users access internet based content using their mobile phone on a weekly basis. What's more, mobile content users spend about the same amount of time with content (39 minutes), as the average user does texting (38 minutes) or talking on their mobile phone (44 minutes). more
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Mobile Advertising Growth Fueled by New Ad Formats on Smartphones
A survey commissioned by mobile social networking provider, Brightkite has found that 38% of US mobile phone owners recall seeing advertising on their cell phones in the first quarter of 2009, although for Smartphone users, the recall rate jumped to 59%. more
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Over Quarter of Young Canadians Using Mobile Internet Services
Canadians are becoming captivated by "mobile surfing" - increasingly accessing the web from their cellphones and smartphones daily. Polling conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Rogers Wireless showed that 26 per cent of wirelessly connected Canadians aged 18-34 are accessing the web from their mobile devices everyday, and of that, 65 per cent are browsing from their mobiles multiple times a day. more
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