More than 71% of Starbucks smartphone-carrying customers in the USA use BlackBerry smartphones or Apple iPhones.
The company revealed the statistic as it expanded its Starbucks Card Mobile payment service to nearly 300 stores in and around New York City. This test scheme, which started late last year, enables customers to pay for their coffee via their mobile phones by displaying an on-screen barcode that represents a 'real world' Starbucks Card.
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In this week's podcast we talk to Clive Bayley, managing director of Fonehouse, about the current state of the UK market for mobile phone dealers. There's also a look at the week's major mobile headlines, from O2's location-based marketing to Apple's quarterly results.
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Apple has published its financial results for the quarter that ended 25th September 2010. Revenue hit a record $20.34 billion, with net quarterly profit at $4.31 billion. 57% of this revenue came from international sales.
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The latest example of there being an app for almost everything comes from German psychiatrist Dr Einhardt Illing, who has developed an iPhone application that motivates children to brush their teeth.
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Mobile and wireless research firm iSuppli Corp says its Q2 2010 list of the fastest-growing smartphone manufacturers is dominated by companies utilising the Android operating system.
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