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ExclusiveConsumer app downloads expected to double in next four years

News Mark - July 3, 2013

Juniper Research expects over 160 billion smartphone and tablet apps to be downloaded globally in 2017, according to its latest report.

That’s double this year’s forecast total of 80 billion applications.

ExclusiveNew mobile products from Sony, Firefox and Sainsbury's

Podcasts Mark - July 3, 2013

In our podcast this week we're discussing the new SmartWatch from Sony, talking about Firefox OS smartphones and contemplating Vodafone's partnership with Sainsbury's.

We're also looking at complaint figures, roaming charges, pay as you go pricing, joint ventures, BlackBerry's recent results and the future of Windows Phone.

ExclusiveNokia’s £13 phone still makes money for the company

Opinion Mark - July 3, 2013

Mark Bridge writes:

The UK mobile phone industry knows all about subsidised prices. Independent mobile dealers and high-street shops will happily offer a ‘free phone with free connection’ in order to tie a customer into a minimum-term contract.

ExclusiveAlmost half of all tablet spending expected to be in North America this year

News Mark - July 2, 2013

ABI Research has calculated that more than 39 million tablets were shipped worldwide during the first quarter of 2013.

It’s the second-highest figure ever recorded by the company, only beaten by the final quarter of 2012.

ExclusiveEasily upgrade your Android and iPhone app to access physical objects

Opinion Mark - July 2, 2013

Andrea Gerber of baimos technologies writes:

Mobile devices are becoming ever more prevalent in our daily lives and so it comes as no surprise that they are now being utilized in security-relevant scenarios such as car-sharing and shared parking. Mobility solutions such as these increasingly rely on smartphone applications, hence technologies arise that allow the smartphone to morph into a digital key.

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