Blog | News & Information on Wireless Services & Telecommunications
Posted: 01/27/12 by Mobile Future Team
As The Washington Post recently reported, a new study by mobile network firm Arieso looks at the increased data usage by iPhone 4S users and found that the latest iPhone uses twice as much data as the iPhone 4 and almost three times as much data as the iPhone 3G.
Paul Farhi writes in the article:
“In all, Arieso says that the Siri-equipped iPhone 4S “appears to unleash data consumption behaviors that have no precedent.”
To learn more, click here.
Posted: 10/06/11 by Mobile Future Team
We are all thinking of Steve Jobs today. He was truly a visionary who designed products that few people could have ever even imagined. From the first Apple I and Macintosh computers to the latest iPad and newly unveiled iPhone 4S, Jobs will be remembered for technology that the everyday person wants – and can use with unmatched ease.
Steve Jobs’ contributions to the wireless sector will not soon be forgotten. He was a revolutionary innovator and entrepreneur, who boldly thought outside the box and created some of the most iconic products in use today. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jobs family and the Apple community.
Posted: 07/08/11 by Mobile Future Team
As Mashable highlighted, in just six months customers downloaded over 5 billion applications from Apple’s App Store and yesterday, the total number of app downloads surpassed 15 billion. In three years, the App Store has grown to include over 425,000 apps and over 100,000 of these are designed for the iPad.
To learn more, click here.
Posted: 03/29/11 by Mobile Future Team
Capitalizing on customer’s cravings for Samoas, Tagalongs and Thin Mints but tendency to be without cash on hand, the Girl Scouts of northeast Ohio are now accepting credit card payments via their smartphones. Using Intuit GoPayment, a credit card reader that attaches to Android, BlackBerry and Apple devices, the Girl Scouts are keeping pace with the rapidly growing mobile-payment trend.
Also, the Girl Scouts of America have recently launched their first app, Cookie Finder, available on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The app directs users to the closest cookie sales and can be used all over the country.
To learn more, click here.
Posted: 12/27/10 by Mobile Future Team
You can now use your smartphone or tablet to accept credit card payments with Square, a new service that transforms Apple and Android devices into credit card terminals. With no contract, monthly fee, or hidden costs the Square card reader is highly economical and allows even the smallest of businesses to accept credit cards using the free card reader that easily attaches to your mobile device and can be stored on your keychain for quick access. Square will even send receipts via text to your patrons! To learn more, click here.
Posted: 11/17/10 by Mobile Future Team
“The Mobile Revolution has spawned the ‘apps economy,’” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski stated at last month’s Spectrum Summit. Thanks to the explosive growth of innovation technology in the apps market, consumers can choose from over 250,000 applications that accomplish everything from saving time to keeping you healthy.
To help sort through the expansive iPhone App Store, Bob Tedeschi has identified the “Top 10 Must-Have Apps for the iPhone, and Some Runners-Up” and “The Best Free Apps for the iPhone” in the NYTimes.
Tedeschi qualifies his list, stating:
To make my Top 10, an app must deliver an experience you couldn’t find on your computer — something, in other words, that exemplifies the smartphone at its best.
Among the featured apps: a personal digital assistant, a guide to the constellations and a faster way to identify songs- even by humming.
Posted: 09/21/10 by Mobile Future Team
Long gone are hours spent retracing steps and digging through cushions, trying to answer the one question we find ourselves asking far too frequently, “Where is my phone?!”
Thanks to Verizon Wireless’ new mobile application Mobile Recovery-- which works much like Apple’s MobileMe: Find My iPhone service-- the search for your mobile device is over!
Mobile Recovery employs several useful tools to locate, retrieve, and protect a lost phone. For example, the “Sound Alarm” feature triggers an alarm to sound, even if the phone is on silent or vibrate mode. And if we were so forgetful as to leave our phone at a restaurant or in a cab, the “Locate Phone” feature uses GPS to find the address of the phone’s location and provides turn-by-turn directions to retrieve it. You can also remotely lock and erase contacts to secure your privacy.
In addition, MobileMe for iPhone recently has been updated to be accessible via mobile Safari on iPhone and iPod touch. So the next time you have another “uh-oh” moment and can’t find your phone, simply grab your iPod touch or a friend’s BlackBerry and rest assured that your phone is just a click away!
Posted: 09/10/10 by Mobile Future Team
Music has been called the universal language. Even a German philosopher with ties to nihilism once stated, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Which is precisely why we were interested—though in hindsight, not actually surprised—to find out that by the end of 2010, the number of apps downloaded from the iPhone app store over the past 2.2 years is expected match the total number of songs downloaded on iTunes since the latter launched 5 years back.
Per Sarah Perez at the New York Times:
That's a staggering thought, when you really think about it. After all, the original iPhone didn't even support the development of third-party mobile applications when it launched in summer 2007. It wasn't until March of the following year that Apple released development tools (the iPhone SDK, or software development kit), allowing aspiring developers to begin work on mobile creations that would run on an upcoming version of the iPhone operating system, due out later that summer.
So why are mobile application downloads outpacing those of individual songs? The same NYT article poses three main hypotheses: Apps let consumers personalize their phones, many apps are free and apps serve as substitutes to downloaded music. We’ll let you decide if those or other factors are driving this phenomenon (and we won’t go so far as to rewrite Nietzsche’s statement to say without apps, life would be a mistake), but we’re pretty confident this impressive showing from the applications world is just the beginning. Happy downloading!
Posted: 09/01/10 by Mobile Future Team
Rise and shine sports fans. With September officially upon us, now is the time to change out your summer whites for your football finest.
That’s right, September 4th marks the commencement of a new calendar year, where weeks revolve around Saturdays and the difference between triumph and heartbreak can boil down to a matter of inches.
Because if it’s September, it’s time for college football. And whether you’re watching your team live between the hedges (shameless plug) or nestled between fellow enthusiasts on your couch, mobile applications are here to make sure you never miss a down.
From apps geared toward specific teams and conferences to Gameday bundles and live game streaming, mobile promises to give you the full college football experience this fall. So before your team kicks-off this Saturday, be sure to pay a visit to your app store so you can be armed and ready all season long.
Posted: 08/27/10 by Mobile Future Team
Picture this: It’s Labor Day weekend, and your family has piled into the car to make the four-hour drive to the beach. On your right, your little brother immediately monopolizes the backseat DVD player watching Austin Powers, while on your left, your big sis unabashedly belts out the lyrics to Lady Gaga’s latest hit. Behind you, Rover joins in for harmony. In the front seat, Mom won’t stop talking to Dad about just how badly Uncle Pete burned the burgers at last year’s cookout.
In the middle seat, it’s just you and your smartphone, and you’re yearning for a sweet release. Well, road-trippers rejoice, because Netflix has just made its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Simply flick over to the App Store, download the application (which is free for Netflix subscribers), and immerse yourself in a video oasis with hundreds of titles that download and stream directly to your smartphone.
So while mobile can’t help reconcile your siblings’ tastes with your own, it once again finds a way to cater specifically to yours. Now if only your phone really could pop corn (seriously though, how did they fake that?). Oh well, maybe one day.
Page 1 of 2 pages 1 2 >
comments | Permalink
Tags: Apple, Consumer Awareness, Consumer Benefits, iPhone, News, Spectrum, Looming Spectrum Crisis