International Data Corporation (IDC) keeps meticulous records of who ships what in the mobile phone space and today they’re reporting that shipments for the first half of 2010 totaled 620.6 million units, up 18.5% from the 523.5 million units shipped during the first two quarters of 2009. If that isn’t a sign that the economy is recovering, then I don’t know what is. . . . → Read More: IDC: Mobile phone shipments up 18.5% compared to the first half of 2009
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IBM has opened a new software development laboratory – the IBM Mass Lab, in Massachusetts, U.S., employing 3,400 people focused on software development around enterprise mobile computing. Among the key topics which Lab researchers will work on include IBM’s Network Sciences initiative that concentrates on self-configuration and self-healing of networks, plus 4G network-focused enhanced network analytics. In addition, IBM researchers will also deal with specific mobile computing advances in healthcare, retail and finance . . . → Read More: IBM opens new mobile-focused R&D lab in Massachusetts, unveils new solutions If you’re dying to get your hands on the iPhone 4 on launch day, don’t be one of those rubes who lines up at the Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) store. Instead, you should line up your local Best Buy or Radio Shack because both retailers will be carrying the latest iPhone starting June 24. . . . → Read More: Best Buy, Radio Shack to have iPhone 4 at launch NASA Satellite image showing affects of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico If you’re like us, you’re probably hoping for a quick resolution to the Gulf Oil Spill and want to use your iPhone or Android smartphone to help track BP’s incompetent handling of their Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Well, you’re in luck – there’s an app for that! The iPhone AppStore and Android Market now house a handful of apps that let you track the extent of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig’s crude leak, as well as allowing you to report oil contamination in your area. . . . → Read More: Gulf Oil Spill apps let you track and report on BP Deepwater Horizon disaster If you thought Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) had a long way to go before bumping up to the next rung of the global-smartphone-vendor ladder , you might be in for a bit of a surprise. . . . → Read More: Apple boosts global smartphone market share big-time, holds on to No. 3 position A company called Localytics released the Enterprise Mobile Analytics Service for Android, BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ), iPad and iPhone applications. . . . → Read More: Localytics unveils Enterprise Mobile Analytics for apps AndroidAndMe has gotten some interesting visitors to their site recently. . . . → Read More: Android 2.2 Froyo has been spotted! The latest version of the iPhone OS software is available to developers now and 4.0 beta 2 doesn’t seem to add anything major but does fix a few niggling problems with the previous build. . . . → Read More: iPhone OS 4.0 beta 2 now available Monetization on mobile is a huge business and ScoreLoop wants a piece of the action. ScoreLoop , a white label social platform that helps developer implement social features into their iPhone and Android apps, is entering the monetization game by providing its developers with the ability to monetize their applications. ScoreLoop will provide two primary monetization options for developers . . . → Read More: ScoreLoop Launches White Label Service for iPhone App Monetization |
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