Warning – WiFi may cause Blindness!

A senior Nokia executive at a recent Mobile 2.0 conference told me that some of their biggest mobile operator customers were concerned that the newest Nokia phones (N97, 5800) will switch automatically to WiFi if they detect a network.  Some operators like the idea of users on “all you can eat” mobile web tariffs using [...]

BLOOM-ing marvellous learning opportunities on mobile

When it comes to mobile learning, no one knows more about this than BLOOM, the Bite-sized Learning Opportunities on Mobiles project headed up by Tribal with input and support from Bango. “Mobile learning succeeds because its palm-sized micro-courses can fit more readily into a busy work schedule,” said Geoff Stead, Tribal’s mobile learning expert.  “It’s [...]

Need help getting valuable insight into mobile advertising?

It’s always great to get your hands on free mobile web industry stats, isn’t it? So I was pleased to find a new monthly report compiled by Millennial Media with a whole range of mobile advertising data. It’s the first report I’ve seen of its kind and unlike the Admob stats, it seems more representative [...]

iPhone: Not the only game in town

I love the Apple iPhone. It’s done more than most to get people browsing the internet on their phones. As the CEO of a business focusses on helping companies capitalize on the mobile internet, this is great news. Apple’s PR machine has worked with a mass media that has never been actively courted by phone [...]

What’s behind the surge in US mobile browsing?

The US will soon claim first place in the mobile web race with US consumers’ appetite for mobile web surfing expected shortly to overtake current global number one, the UK. That’s according to Bango’s mobile web surfing charts. So what’s behind this latest move? The UK has punched above it’s weight considering it only has [...]