According to Nielsen , women were found to use their phones for social media activity 10% more than men. And while social networking is commonly thought of as something for younger users the 35-54 age group had more active mobile social networkers than any other group.
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Powwow is a new data exchange app for business or personal use to trade contact information on the iPhone and iPod touch. It allows to share contact info with other nearby Powwow users with no WiFi. It can be enabled via Bluetooth. Info can be shared with multiple users all at once instantly.
Key Features:
Allows to [...]
The social city and nightlife mobile app, buzzd, which pulls its data from Twitter and other buzzd users, which has been available for iPhone and BlackBerry users, is launching an Android app. It’s also launching new versions of its existing smartphone apps.
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NewsFactor – The 3G version of Apple’s iPhone was the single top-selling mobile device in 2009, according to a new study by Nielsenwire. Since Apple only makes one smartphone, the top ranking is impressive. But the company still falls behind Research In Motion and LG in overall market share.
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PC World – The auction of 3G spectrum and operating licenses in India will be held as planned on Jan. 14, the country’s Minister of Communications and IT, A. Raja told reporters in Delhi on Monday, according to media reports.
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AP – A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.
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AP – The Associated Press-Stanford University Environment Poll on global warming was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Nov. 17-29, 2009. It is based on landline telephone and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,005 adults. Interviews were conducted with 705 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on [...]
Here is my list of Top 5 Tech Trends for 2010.
Mobile Services and Apps
Real time products and services
Location Based Apps
Cloud Computing
Tablet computers
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AP – R u kidding me? Americans punched out more than 110 billion text messages in December 2008, double the number in the last month of 2007, as the shorthand communication becomes a popular alternative to cell phone calls.
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Reuters – Google Inc plans to sell its own cellphone direct to consumers as soon as next year, bypassing wireless operators in a rare strategic move, the Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying on Saturday.
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