There’s an interesting article at Mobile Marketer on new data from ABI’s Mobile Application Tracker Database report.
It seems that iOS is going the same way as Android with the number of free apps growing at the expense of paid apps. 88 percent of the top-ranked 250 iOS applications are now free.
The problem is that more […]

I have been using Motorola’s new Xoom 2 for about a week now. Here are my initial thoughts.
On the positive side, it feels like a quality device and is smaller and lighter than the original XOOM. I like the large screen size. The 1200×800 resolution is great when used vertically in the web browser when […]

I am always looking out for new research information for my clients that can feed into business plans and drive new features in existing mobile products. Pew Research have new research on GLOBAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide.
It dissects phone use by country and provides some very useful statistics…
 
The section on social networking is […]

If you working in the area of mobile money, particularly in emerging markets, you should take a look at Beyond Payments: Next Generation Mobile Banking for the Masses, Strategic and operational lessons from pilots in emerging markets  (PDF) commissioned by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
 
The paper explores the potential of mobile technology in providing low-income consumers […]

While researching mHealth I came across a great report by the The World Health Organization on New Horizons for Health through Mobile Technologies (PDF).
 
 
The report is based on a survey of 112 member states and provides some great insights and statistics on mHealth, particularly in the area of barriers to mHealth implementation.

In June 2009, I wrote about Apache Mobile Filter that allows WURFL (now gone commercial) access from any programming language, not just Java and php.
Now that the service is more popular and WURFL has gone commercial, Apache Mobile Filter has been updated to include further device repositories DetectRight and 51Degrees.mobi. The author hopes to […]

IDC has a new press release on the latest World shipments of tablets. In summary, while there has been 264% growth year-on-year, shipments are slightly (5.8%) less than IDC expected. The relative shares of Apple (61.5%) and Android (32.4%) are similar to last year.
IDC also has a related press release on European Enterprise tablet adoption. […]