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Mobile adult market worth $3.5 billion in 3 years' time
A new study from Juniper Research says the market for adult material on mobile phones double to around $3.3 billion (£1.5 billion) by the end of 2010. 39% of the money is expected to come from Europe, with 70% of revenue coming from video.
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Londoners to start paying by phone next year
Some London shoppers will soon be able to use their mobile phones to pay for purchases. Several hundred Barclaycard customers will be issued with customised Nokia handsets next year. These phones will be compatible with Barclaycard's “OnePulse” card technology, enabling users to pay for purchases up to £10 simply by putting their phone on a special reader. The mobiles will use the contactless communication system that’s been created for Transport for London's Oyster travel card. [Source: Guardian.co.uk]
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Yahoo! predicts mobile internet to overtake fixed-line by 2017
Geraldine Wilson from Yahoo Europe has predicted that, in the next ten years, more people will connect to the internet using a mobile device than at home on their computers. She also admitted that costs needed to come down, interfaces needed to improve and data speeds needed to increase, but said these issues were already being dealt with. [Source: TotalTele.com]
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3G iPhone rumoured for May 2008
It's being suggested that a 3G version of the Apple iPhone might be available in May next year... and that O2 customers might be offered preferential upgrades in the UK. [Sources: BWCS.com, TheRegister.co.uk and SMSTextNews.com]
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T-Mobile Germany sells unlocked iPhones
T-Mobile in Germany is allowing customers in Germany to buy unlocked Apple iPhones, following a court injunction obtained by Vodafone. The unlocked handset costs 999 euros - significantly more than the 'pay monthly' contract price. [Sources: BBC News and TimesOnline.co.uk]
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Fastest blindfold texter!
SMSTextNews.com reports that a 17-year-old from Dunedin in New Zealand has become the new Guinness Book of Records world champion for texting blindfolded. Elliot Nicholls texted a 160-character message blindfolded in 51 seconds and then in 45 seconds, beating the previous record of 1 minute and 23 seconds.
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