Smartphones
Smartphones
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Gowalla Debuts Major 3.0 Update, Now With Unified Checkins & Synced Places Database
LBS mainstay Gowalla today debuted a major 3.0 update to its iPhone app — one that brings two major enhancements users have been asking for; a unified checkin solution and the ability to utilize a synced “places” database between Gowalla and other LBS apps like Foursquare and Facebook Places. As the largest update to date, … Read More
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Pew: Only One Percent Of Online Adults Use LBS Services, 10% Among Hispanic Users
With all the hype surrounding LBS services like Foursquare and Facebook Places, it’s easy to forget that the concept is still extremely limited in terms of wide-spread usage. A new study by Pew Research underscores this data point by indicating that only 1 percent of online adults are using location services. Men are twice as … Read More
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eBay Acquisition Of Milo.com Underscores Importance Of Retail Inventory In Local Mobile Search
It was announced today that eBay has reportedly acquired Milo.com, a local shopping service that shows retail inventory levels at participating stores. As mobile shopping solutions and local mobile search continue to evolve, the importance of value-added services like local inventory search will become primary drivers. A major complaint with consumers in terms of today’s … Read More
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Scanbuy: Mobile Barcode Scans Over Thanksgiving Weekend Increased Over 30X
Mobile barcode provider Scanbuy issued a press release recently detailing the increased amount of mobile barcode scans over Thanksgiving weekend as holiday shoppers embraced the technology in droves. Scanbuy says barcode scanning via mobile devices has grown tenfold in 2010. Thanksgiving Day saw twice the average number of daily scans by consumers, and during the … Read More
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StatCounter: Blackberry OS Overtakes Apple’s iOS In Mobile Web Usage In November
Here’s a surprising data point — Online analytics provider StatCounter has come out with new data revealing that Blackberry’s OS has overtaken iOS as the number one mobile platform accessing the mobile Web in the US. The company found that for the first time in the US, BlackBerry’s OS at 34.3% overtook Apple’s iOS which … Read More
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Flurry: Mobile App Usage And Downloads Surge Over Thanksgiving Weekend, Up 54%
Interesting data out from mobile application analytics provider Flurry indicate a surge in mobile app download and usage over Thanksgiving weekend, with mobile app downloads increasing 25 percent over the four-day holiday weekend compared to the previous week. Drilling down further, app downloads surged 54 percent on Thanksgiving Day compared to Thursday, with downloads growing 39 percent … Read More
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Cyber Monday Mobile Sales Up 146% For eBay, Mobile App Adoption Increases Threefold
Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, we continue to see data on the huge boost in mobile shopping and commerce that’s taken place in the last week. eBay today released stats on Cyber Monday sales in relation to mobile usage to follow up on similar data released for Black Friday. We … Read More
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Jumptap Partners With Japanese Mega-Agency To Bolster Mobile Advertising In The Country
Jumptap today announced a huge partnership to integrate its robust mobile advertising platform with Japan’s largest advertising agency, Dentsu. The alliance justifies Jumptap as a leading providing of mobile advertising technology, as Japan is one of the most advanced mobile ecosystems in the world. Being picked by the largest ad-agency in the country isn’t too … Read More
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IDC: Android To Overtake Symbian & iOS As Europe’s Top Smartphone Platform In 2011
News surrounding Android’s continued surge always seems to come at once. Earlier today Millennial Media indicated Android ad-requests have grown 65% on its network since last month, and now research firm IDC has come out saying Android is set to overtake Symbian and iOS as the top smartphone platform in Europe. Android devices represented 23 … Read More
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