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Articles tagged with: Mobile Internet and Mobile Content
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
Related Tags: text-messaging, weather, smart, USA
iPhone: Not a top 20 handset for browsing and buying on the mobile web
According to statistics released by mobile billing and analytics firm, Bango, when it comes to the most popular phones for browsing and buying content on the mobile web worldwide, the iPhone still sits outside the top 20. The Bango Top 20 handset list, based on Bango's February statistics, puts the Nokia 3110c on top, followed by the Samsung M800 in 2nd and the Nokia 6300 in 3rd. more
Related Tags: google, sony-ericsson, nokia, iphone, bango, analytics, samsung, tim, wind, ericsson, ovi, rim, billing, mobile-billing
High Use of Mobile Phones at Home for Mobile Internet Browsing
Orange has published the results of a survey commissioned to reveal the role of mobile media usage within the broader media landscape. The report, Exposure 2 consists of independent qualitative and quantitative research, following a survey of more than 2,000 mobile media users from across all UK mobile networks. The survey focuses on consumer consumption of mobile media, and attitudes towards it when used as a marketing channel - particularly in comparison to other traditional and digital media. more
Related Tags: orange, sms, ict, itu, personal, mobile-advertising, partner, coupons, UK
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
Related Tags: smartphone, smartphones, comscore, eu, personal, spam, text-messages, teenagers
Buongiorno Wins Contract With 3 Businesses in the UK and Ireland
Italian mobile content vendor, Buongiorno says that it has won the bid for the outsourcing of Hutchison 3G's Mobile's Java Games Platform in the UK & Ireland. This will be the first significant implementation of a Games Store by Buongiorno since the merger with UK's iTouch last year, and the first to be implemented by the Group in the UK & Ireland. more
Related Tags: hutchison-3g, outsourcing, mobile-games, 3, hutchison, java, wap, UK
Orascom Telecom Agrees to Resell Nokia's Ovi Platform
Orascom Telecom and Nokia have announced a cooperation to make Nokia's mobile content platform, Ovi available to Orascom Telecom customers in its countries of operation. Orascom Telecom operates GSM networks in Algeria (Djezzy), Pakistan (Mobilink), Egypt (Mobinil), Tunisia (Tunisiana), Bangladesh (Banglalink) and Zimbabwe (Telecel Zimbabwe). more
Related Tags: edge, n-gage, ovi, orascom-telecom, orascom
Opera Mobile Web Browser Included With Windows Mobile Handset Platforms
Mobile web browser developer, Opera Software has inked a deal to include its Opera 9.5 browser on Windows Mobile platforms sold by NVIDIA. more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, smartphones, wind, palm, opera, windows