MEX Notes: Mobile is primary internet device for 25% of US subscribers – Pew
- Mobile is primary internet device for 25% of US subscribers – Pew – Pew's survey identifies a significant trend: a quarter of the US mobile phone users interviewed now rely on their device as their primary internet access point. To understand w…
MEX Notes: Apple seeks patents for 3D and 'physics metaphor' gesture controls
- Apple seeks patents for 3D and 'physics metaphor' gesture controls – One of the insights resulting from MEX Pathway #4 (initiated in July 2010 and entitled 'Identify ways 3D input and output enrich the user experience) has been that the experien…
MEX Notes: Retailers, cash rich, to spend on IT: report
- Retailers, cash rich, to spend on IT: report – Technology aimed at facilitating short range wireless transactions, such as NFC for mobile payments, is slowly making its way into mobile devices, with Nokia, HP, HTC and Samsung all starting to bui…
MEX Notes: Google plays catch-up with offline mapping
- New Google Maps Mobile App Offers Downloadable Maps For Offline Navigation – Google Maps may be the most frequently used mobile service in the UK (see yesterday's post on ComScore's stats), but the user experience is compromised by the requireme…
MEX Notes: A surprising snapshot of the UK’s most used mobile services
- GSMA Mobile Media Metrics Report Issued on UK Mobile Applications Usage — LONDON, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — – These data provide insight into the actual usage trends among the UK population, using anonymised data sourced direct from operato…
MEX Notes: Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans
- Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans – Following AT&T's earlier move, Verizon is the latest US operator to introduce a 2 Gb data cap in place of previously 'unlimited' tariffs and start per Gb charging for customers who exceed these limits….
MEX Notes: Splitscreen wins Nokia Shorts video competition
- Splitscreen wins Nokia Shorts video competition – MEX alumnus James Whatley featured this video on his blog, entitled 'Splitscreen' by JW Griffiths. The video is remarkable in itself, but all the more so for being produced using 2 Nokia N8 mobi…
MEX Notes: iOS grows while Android flattens in US
- iOS grows while Android flattens in US – In the 3 months from February to May 2011, the percentage of customers buying Android handsets in the US remained flat at 27 percent. However, in the same period, iOS purchases rose from 10 percent to 17…