ABI Research released a report today that shows some very positive momentum in the mobile industry. The research firm estimates that a total of 1.2 billion mobile devices will ship in 2009, including handsets, mobile Internet devices, netbooks, mobile consumer electronics products, and cellular modems. In 2014, ABI expects that the total number of devices [...]
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Mobile Shopping and Search Surge on Black Friday
Black Friday 2009 saw a dramatic increase in the use of mobile phones by consumers to research and make purchases, according to industry data reviewed by Dow Jones. For example, Paypal, which is used by about half of the top 100 online retailers including Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Sears, saw mobile payments increase by nearly [...]
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An End to the iPhone Era?
Verizon Wireless announced today that it will be developing and selling Google Android phones, starting as soon as a few weeks from now. In what appears to be a direct attempt at dismantling the dominance of AT&T’s iPhone, the mobile operator said that it has partnered with Google to co-develop Android-based devices (made by major [...]
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Surf's Up
Google Wave, the much-anticipated mashup of email/Facebook/Twitter/IM, has finally crashed ashore. Though not one of the lucky 100,0000 invitees Google has chosen to test the product, I have been following the reviews closely since the software debuted. So far, the feedback has been mixed. Some users like the immediacy of the communications and the collaborative [...]
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Mobile Startups Announce Millions in New VC Funding
There have been a number of mobile start-ups that have announced new funding rounds in the last week, included MobileIron, WeFi Inc. and Apperian.MobileIron is a Sunnyvale, CA-based smartphone software firm who recently emerged from stealth mode with $9 million in funding from Norwest Venture Partners, Storm Ventures and Sequoia Capital. The company launched a [...]
Leading Analyst Firms Continue to Predict Big Numbers for LTE
Juniper Research recently published a report predicting that the number LTE subscribers is expected to exceed 100 million by 2014. Howard Wilcox, author of the report, was quoted as saying, “There is intense activity in the LTE market right now, with in excess of 30 network operator commitments.”
In the same time period, another leading research [...]
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magicJack Developing Femtocell Offering to be Available in Early 2010
It was recently announced that the magicJack USB dongle will be in production with a femtocell-enabled version of the device within the next six months. A user will be able to plug the femtocell-enabled magicJack into a computer, and when a mobile device such as a Blackberry or iPhone is used, the call will go [...]
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New IBM Supercomputer Also Heats Buildings!
While this isn’t a traditional mobile tech story, we thought it was a really interesting IT-related story to share, so here it is! IBM has created the new Aquasar supercomputer which uses water to siphon off waste heat, and then uses the excess energy to warm up a building.
Developed jointly by IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of [...]
BUG up Your App?
Here’s a cool company that we wanted to share with you: Bug Labs. We find BUG particularly interesting because the company truly seems to capture the spirit of open source- collaboration and community.
BUG is a modular, open source system for building devices that helps developers explore the realm of personalized devices and applications, and find [...]
Hot Topic at ConnectivityWeek in Santa Clara Last Week – Which Standard Will Reign Supreme in the Smart Appliance?
Industry leaders got together lat week at ConnectivityWeek, a collection of events that focus on the application of Information Technology and energy challenges as they relate to the need for better sustainability. The group includes representatives from utilities, manufacturers, and communications technologies working together on issues related to smart grids, smart devices, and smart [...]