Financial Times posted an interesting article last week about the war that’s currently raging among smart phone makers. Mobile devices are getting stronger and more diverse by the day, but which company will come out on top? With Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, Google and others crowding the market, the business world is hard at work trying [...]
Last week we talked about being able to perform one action on multiple devices (which we talk about a lot here). Well, Monday morning reading shoves an example of being able to perform multiple actions on one device in my face.
Agora Media reported on a new generation of remote controls that allows you to [...]
Pingdom just released some great statistics on global IM usage that tell a really neat story. Aside from showing that AOL – the service that some would call the pioneer in the field – has become a fairly small player in the field (ironically, most of the data comes from AOL), it also shows that [...]
We’re always keeping up with new industry data, and thought we share a few gems we’ve gathered recently.
Big TV events like the Oscars and the Superbowl are generating more simul-surfing than ever: 14.5% of Superbowl users were online while viewing, compared with 12.8% a year ago, while the number of Oscar fans who did so [...]
By
John on 18 February 2010
SMS is the most widely used data application – beating email, IM, and social networking sites. More people text than own TV’s, read newspapers or drive cars. No wonder states are scrambling to pass laws against texting while driving - a recent Mobile Messaging Study commissioned by NeverFail found that 76% of respondents text while [...]
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Kate on 15 February 2010
I was catching up on podcasts this weekend, and listened to the Media Hacks series over at Six Pixels of Separation, the blog of Twist Image. The January 31st episode was all about the iPad, and at one point I believe CC Chapman said – somewhat offhandedly – that this type of technology and others [...]
By
Cappy on 10 February 2010
new study [link;http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_100209.html] released by the mobile market research firm NPD shows that – at least in the US – mobile device buying decisions are largely based on how easy it is to use the device to send SMS or text messages. Mobile devices with full keyboards are a major factor in these decisions. mocoNews.net [...]
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John on 3 February 2010
Not all Social TV has to take place in the living room. Recently, TV network Bravo teamed up with website Foursquare to get viewers to visit real-world locations related to Bravo TV shows like “The Real Housewives”, “Top Chef” and “Shear Genius”.
Foursquare is a “check-in” website that enables users to broadcast their current location to [...]
By
Steve on 29 January 2010
As always, Apple creates great stuff…no news there. When I look at the iPad, I can’t help but think of what future iPad generations will bring. For starters, I don’t think it’s a stretch to see voice, SMS and MMS services added – seems like this version will make it easier to use my Facebook [...]
