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Smartphone sales to continue surge
Technology researchers IDC recently released their predictions: The smartphone market is expected to continue its strong growth this year, with global device shipments pegged to jump at a rate of nearly 50%. Full article.
Start-Ups rush to bring chat room to Smartphones
The latest mobile craze centers on revamping text messages. Apps from a wave of new start-ups allow multiple people to participate in the same conversation on a mobile phone, like a group chat room, or conference call held by way of text message. The desire for the new group messaging services, their creators say, stems in part from the popularity of Facebook and Twitter. Full article.
Next Smartphone evolution: Credit Cards
There are even more ways that your smartphone could soon become your credit card. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile recently formed a partnership for a mobile payments network that will launch next year. Google's Android phone system will be updated with technology that will allow users to pay with an embedded chip that contains credit information. Another chip company, called "Bling," allows users to pay with the chip that is sent to them. Full article.
Mobile Industry Strikes Back at Google and Apple
Feb 16, 2010 – Twenty-Four operators that included AT&T, Verizon, Telefónica and others, announced the formation of an alliance to build an “open platform” to deliver applications to all mobile phone users. The goal of the Wholesale Applications Community is to establish a simple route to market for developers to deliver applications and services to a wider customer. Full Article.
Microsoft Starts Over in Phone Software
Microsoft, Intel and Nokia, leaders in their markets, struggle to capitalize on the rise of a new class of smartphones that can tap into a vast pool of software. The result: they are willing to abandon tradition if it means getting another shot at the fast-growing mobile device market and blunting the advance of companies like Apple and Google. Full Article.
