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Articles tagged with: Nielsen
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
Related Tags: mobile-internet, widgets
India's CDMA Operators' Data Network Performance Has a Distinct Edge over GSM
The first phase of a study of the Indian mobile networks data capabilities has found that CDMA technology has a distinct edge over GSM across all of the top six Data Network performance metrics. The nielsen Consumer Experience Mobile Test program studied differences in Data Network performance between CDMA and GSM technologies in 39 markets. more
Related Tags: cdma, gsm, India
Network Quality an important driver for Indian Consumers in choice of Mobile Phone Operator
A survey by Neilsen of Indian mobile phone users has found that that most cities have a clear network-quality leader. However, no single operator has a clear leadership position in all markets and there is significant variation in network performance across individual Indian cities. more
Verizon Wireless Reported to be in Talks for CDMA Based iPhone
Verizon is reported to be in advanced talks with Apple to launch a CDMA version of the iPhone handset. The mobile network operator entered into "high-level" discussions with Apple management a few months ago, when CEO Steve Jobs was overseeing day-to-day business, sources told USA Today. The sources declined to be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly. more
Related Tags: apple, iphone, verizon-wireless, at&t, lte, cdma, wall-street-journal, usa-today, verizon, iden, steve-jobs, ict, 3g, USA
Sprint Revamps Business and Government Sales Units
US operator, Sprint has announced the formation of a new unit dedicated solely to business and government users of communications services, incorporating some 4,000 sales, support, marketing and operations personnel. more
Related Tags: 3g, mobile-data, tim, ovi, iden, customer-care, sprint, 4g, USA
Media-Saturn Group Acquires Majority Stake in 24-7 Entertainment
Germany's Media-Saturn Holding says that it has acquired a controlling interest in 24-7 Entertainment, a B2B white-label mobile content distributor. The company, which was founded in 2000, operates 41 download stores in 13 countries and has license agreements in place with over 12,000 labels including all the major record companies and independent labels. more
Related Tags: mobile-content, Germany
Californian Girl Sent Over 14,500 Text Messages in December
A 13-year old girl in California sent 484 text messages every day in December - an average of one message every 2 minutes during the waking hours. The father, Greg Hardesty told the New York Post his 440-page mobile phone bill revealed his daughter Reina had sent an astonishing 14,528 text messages. more
Related Tags: orange, sms, text-messaging, text-messages, california, USA
Microsoft Wins Mobile Search Deal with Verizon
Verizon Wireless has signed a deal with Microsoft to provide portal, local and Internet search as well as mobile advertising services to customers on its devices. The five-year agreement will go into effect in the first half of 2009 when Microsoft Live Search is targeted to be available on new Verizon Wireless feature phones and smartphones. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, smartphone, smartphones, verizon-wireless, verizon, mobile-advertising, mobile-search, USA
Top 10 Mobile Phones Used in the USA During Q3 '08
According to a report from the Neilson Group released last month, the following are the top ten phones used in the USA during the third quarter of 2008. more
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Apple Poor at Converting iPhone Queries into iPhone Sales
nielsen Mobile has estimated that there are 3.6 million mobile subscribers 13+ actively using the Apple iPhone, as of October 2008. While some sources suggest that the iPhone has overtaken MotorolaÃ's RAZR in sales, their analysis of Q3 acquisitions shows a very close race at the top. Among those subscribers who acquired their phone in the past three months, iPhone had a 3% market share in Q3 2008, behind the Motorola RAZR V3 series which still had a 5% share of recently acquired devices. more
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