The May 2011 survey of US mobile consumers from Nielsen has revealed that 55% of people who bought a new handset in the past three months said they'd chosen a smartphone instead of a feature phone.
That's up from 34% a year ago.
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US-based mobile payment service Square, which lets retailers use an Apple or Android device to accept credit card payments, has just raised $100 million in new funding.
It's also announced that technology analyst Mary Meeker is joining the board.
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Irish company Yougetitback.com has been chosen by Best Buy to provide a mobile device recovery solution.
Its 'Locked & Found' service will be available as a part of Best Buy's Geek Squad Black Tie Protection Program in stores across the USA.
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Mark Bridge writes:
Let's talk mobile payments for a moment. Not using your 'mobile wallet' in shops but simply purchasing something online. Opening your phone's web browser and placing an order. Opening an app and buying an upgraded zombie-killing mega-gun. That kind of thing.
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People are spending more time using mobile apps than they are on the 'real' web, according to a recent analysis from Flurry. It's calculated that US consumers spend an average 81 minutes per day using mobile applications, compared with 74 minutes on desktop or mobile internet browsers.
That's a dramatic change from 12 months ago, when the average user spent 43 minutes a day using mobile applications and 64 minutes using the web.
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