So another hiatus however please be assured we will endeavour to be more vocal, and regular, with our updates in the future. So we start it off with some Apple news followed quickly by a piece on patent lawsuits…apologies couldn’t resist. In all seriousness the news that made the headlines was the recent court decision supporting Apple’s claims against Samsung regarding patent infringements. While not an end all this decision does have serious implications for the smartphone market and is an early warning to all others to take patent disputes very seriously. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft and Blackberry are able to capitalise on this court decision.

Speaking of which… Nokia announced a new Lumia 920 with Windows 8 whilst Windows Phones just surpassed BlackBerry's market share!

And last but not least, fat fingers are one of the biggest challenge for Mobile ads… Really? (Yes, one the article below is very serious about it!).

Apple invitation all but confirms next week’s iPhone 5 announcement

Date 05th September, 2012

After months of speculation, countless hardware leaks and more rumours than you can shake a stick at, Apple finally released an invitation to their next iPhone announcement. On September 12th, at the the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Apple will take the wraps off their latest and greatest smartphone.

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Oracle must pay Google $1M to cover costs in failed patent case

Date 05th September, 2012

When Oracle sued Google in August 2010 alleging widespread infringement of Java-related copyrights and patents in Android, the company was looking for a $6 billion payout. But Oracle got nothing when a courtruled in Google's favor in May of this year, and is now being ordered to pay $1.13 million worth of Google's court costs.

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The iPad accounted for an estimated 69% of all tablets shipped in Q2 2012

Date 28th August, 2012

The April to June quarter of 2012 set a new record for media tablet shipments reaching nearly 25 million units with total shipments growing 36% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and 77% year-over-year (YoY). Apple iPad shipments represented nearly 69% of worldwide volumes for the period, according to a preliminary assessment of vendor share by market intelligence firm ABI Research.

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As Android rises, Windows Phone surpasses BlackBerry market share

Date 04th September, 2012

Android is the most popular smartphone operating system, and the gap between competitors is growing, according to analyst firm Kantar. While the continued growth of Android is not surprising, eyebrows may raise at the decline of RIM's BlackBerry. Despite once being the leading smartphone platform in the world, BlackBerry has fallen to fourth place behind Windows Phone in eight key markets.

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QR code scanning in the US rose 400% Y-o-Y in Q2 2012

Date 28th August, 2012

A recent mobile barcode trend report released by ScanLife showed huge growth in mobile barcode scanning. The trend report for Q2 of 2012 showed a record breaking number with 5.3 million scans in the month of June alone, the highest ever number of scans in a month.

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Nokia announces the Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8, wireless charging and a PureView camera

Date 05th September, 2012

Nokia (NOK) on Wednesday announced the Lumia 920 during its press event in New York City. The company’s flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone is equipped with a 4.5-inch “PureMotion HD+” display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and an 8-megapixel rear camera with PureView technology and a Carl Zeiss lens.Nokia revealed that the Lumia 920′s camera shutter stays open longer to produce better pictures in low light.

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Was the Apple victory tainted? Verdict in the $1 billion triumph over Samsung questioned as it is revealed the jury foreman holds his own smartphone patents

Date 28th August, 2012

The jury foreman in the $1bn Apple vs Samsung patent lawsuit has a patent in his own name for a device which could be used in smart phones and tablets. Velvin Hogan filed documents with the US Patent Office in 2002 for the ‘method and apparatus for recording and storing video information’. They also include technology for a wireless keyboard to allow users to surf the web and order films on demand - a feature which the iPad has.

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China has 45 million mobile TV viewers

Date 05th September, 2012

Wang Letian, technology products director of mobile phone TV operator China Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), revealed today that as of June 2012, China had 45 mln China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) users, with paid users exceeding 21 mln.

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Mobile's biggest ad challenge: fat fingers?

Date 05th September, 2012

With smartphone usage skyrocketing in key global markets, one thing is clear: mobile is the future, and the future is here. Not surprisingly, everyone is rushing to capitalize on the significant opportunities that mobile is creating. Publishers are trying to make sure they have attractive mobile offerings that produce compelling mobile ad inventory that advertisers are increasingly looking to snap up.

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The rate of adoption of smartphones is faster than any other technology in history

Date 05th September, 2012

The rate of iOS and Android device adoption has surpassed that of any consumer technology in history. Compared to recent technologies, smart device adoption is being adopted 10X faster than that of the 80s PC revolution, 2X faster than that of 90s Internet Boom and 3X faster than that of recent social network adoption.

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Navigating the new multi-screen world: Insights show how consumers use different devices together

Date 29th August, 2012

How many times have you started reading an email on your phone while commuting, and then continued it on your laptop when you got home? Or perhaps you saw a commercial for a new car and then used your tablet to search for the specs and see it in action? If these things sound familiar, that’s because they’re all part of the new norm in multi-screen behavior.

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