This last weekend, I went to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.’a0 CES is an amazing show – it’s the largest tech conference on the planet and it shows.’a0 So, amongst all the gadgets and gizmos, what were the amazing revelations to the world of mobile communications? Going Android To steal a little…

According to some new research from Compete, a research firm, mobile smartphone owners are fond of shopping form their mobile handsets.’a0 According to Compete, some 41 percent of iPhone users and 43 percent of Android users report that they check sale prices while they are shopping. These figures come as no surprise to me, as…

Gizmodo has the scoop on the latest Google Nexus One handset.’a0 This handset, which was previously discussed, will soon be available directly from Google.’a0 There has been an event announced for 5 January where Google is expected to unveil the Nexus One. There were thoughts in the blogosphere that the Nexus One might be sold…

There was a huge shift over the weekend in the mobile blogosphere.’a0 After years and years of obsession with Apple’s iPhone, the blogs over the weekend went crazy in discussion talking about a new Android phone.’a0 Even though there are 10 or so Android phones on the market, the ‘Google Phone’ has captured the attention…

The Motorola Droid is one of Motorola’s latest Android handsets. Here in the United States, the Droid has been selling very well. In fact, according to Admob (a mobile ad firm), their numbers show that Droid is generating about 50% of all Android mobile web traffic – pointed to some amazing sales figures for Motorola…

Last month, Motorola and Verizon Wireless (in the United States) launched the Droid.’a0 This new handset runs the 2.0 version of the Android OS and has some very interesting hardware features.’a0 This attractive piece of kit includes: A capacitive touch screen display Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard Android 2.0, featuring Google Maps with navigation (much like…

At Taptu, we’ve always been in business to meet our customers where their needs lie.’a0 Since our inception, we’ve been trying to bring a new perspective to the world of search & discovery on mobile After releasing our Taptu App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, we received great feedback on this application and looked…

The iPhone has been top dog in the mobile world for the past two years. It’s apparent when you look at the App Store and how well the iPhone platform has fared, even amidst the economic recession the world has been experiencing. In the mobile developer community, the iPhone has been a holy grail. Apps…

In a recent study, notable research firm Gartner predicts that the Android mobile operating system will be the number 2 operating system by 2012.’a0 This is quite surprising, as many eyeballs are fixed upon Apple’s iPhone and its surging popularity. According to Gartner, Google’s market share will increase from 2% today to 14% figure by…

The Android mobile OS from the Open Handset Alliance represents a great promise’a0 for the mobile world.’a0 Like the insanely popular Symbian operating system, Android is an open source project that any handset maker can take and implement on their hardware stack, free of charge. Android has been available for the better part of the…