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GoMo Buzzwatch: T-Mobile sells 1 million G1 mobile devices, but iPhone still rules the roost

Published on Friday, April 24th by Cian O' Sullivan

Two news stories doing the rounds today have put the smartphone market into sharp perspective. First spotted by telephonyunfiltered, T-Mobile revealed that it has sold over 1 million Android G1 devices since the October 2008 launch. While that’s an extremely respectable number, T-Mobile didn’t make much noise about it – perhaps because it already knew [...]

Mobile and online Search pondering: The power of now with Twittter and Google

Published on Wednesday, March 4th by Bena Roberts

Having been in mobile search for a long time, I fail to get excited and miss a heartbeat when the term mobile search is touted. Mobile search has vast potential but we are not there yet. No. Let me start again.

Incumbent based mobile search platforms for operators are there. But effective new start-up search engines [...]

NeoMedia wins patent for indirect mobile barcode so what now?

Published on Thursday, February 26th by Bena Roberts

NeoMedia hasn’t had an easy ride in the mobile  space. The once mighty giant commanded a high price on the stock market but in the past few years the empire seems to have broken down. The impetus has changed to one of pure mobile technology where mobile barcodes become the main asset.

Why barcodes?
Well to cut [...]

Google stops print ads and the curtain closes for the mobile barcode initiative too

Published on Wednesday, January 21st by Bena Roberts

I read about Google rethinking its print ad and mobile barcode print advertising services with great interest. Other commentary suggested that mobile barcodes were “toast” and this showed that mobile barcodes would never happen etc. Etc.

After considerable deliberation, I have taken a look at Google Print ads and the whole mobile barcode initiative and am [...]

The retail MVNO market will soar says Strand Consult

Published on Wednesday, January 14th by Bena Roberts

Retailers – the next wave of mobile suppliers says Strand Consult – highlights below and a great early morning read with a killer graph! But I do think that reatiler Schlecker in Germany is spelt with a c and not a KK.
Many retail players have already been quick to launch on the mobile market as [...]

Price wars looming globally as India and Middle East slash prepaid rates – but opportunity for mobile barcodes and mobile advertising exists

Published on Monday, January 5th by Bena Roberts

A price war is looming in India with Rcom slashing prepaid rates and a new all time low.  The same is similar in Qatar -but could this be opportunity knocking?

The Reliance Mobile GSM plan offers Rs 900-minutes of talktime on local calls and SMS to any network that can be accrued by Reliance mobile GSM [...]

Cookery Course and Dinner with Thomas Husson Senior Analyst Jupiter Research and Mo Hamza Senior Reporter Informa

Published on Friday, October 3rd by Bena Roberts

I always get nervous when I meet other people in the industry (news and analysis)  – especially those that have strong reputations.
Before I went to the Mobixell conference in Spain, I knew Jupiter’s Thomas Husson (briefly) from my old days at Current Analysis – I remember we spoke in depth about the scoop – way [...]

Mobile Barcodes NeoReader on the iPhone vs Nokia N95 Barcode Scanner

Published on Wednesday, August 6th by Bena Roberts

Last week a release went out that NeoMedia had released the NeoReaderfor the iPhone. I decided to check it out. Because I also have a Nokia N95; with the Nokia Barcode Scanner on it I decided to do a face-off between both the products.
How?
Well, I chose the same sets of barcodes and I took a [...]

Just call me President!

Published on Friday, July 18th by Bena Roberts

OK. Finally after weeks of wanting to burst into tears and pretend I was at the Oscars – I can announce that I have my foot back in the corporate world.
What does that mean?

Well basically, I have been in Mobile Search since 2004. I founded GoMo News in 2007. But have continued to work design, [...]

Some thoughts on Mobile advertising buisiness models

Published on Friday, June 27th by Bena Roberts

Banner ads, pay per call, pay per click, organic links or sponsored links are only the tip of the iceberg. Vendors need to shift their focus away from copying Internet business models to creating new ones for mobile and, in particular, to cash in on the apparently insatiable appetite for and the viral spread of [...]

First interview with Iain McCready CEO NeoMedia

Published on Friday, June 6th by Bena Roberts

I was slightly late for my call to Iain McCready the new CEO of NeoMedia as I had a tennis lesson that ran on a bit. So, in fear of missing it I ran drove at 200km per hour to get back to the house, parked in the street and then jumped over the sofa [...]

Bluetooth chip boost for LBS

Published on Wednesday, June 4th by admin

Rating: Adds GPS to handsets for just $1
I’ve just come across an unexpected boost for location based services. I was chatting away to John Halksworth from chip maker, CSR. He revealed that the company’s latest Bluetooth chip virtually throws in support for GPS virtually free.
Actually it would put about another $1 on the cost of [...]

NeoMedia – what is going on?

Published on Thursday, May 22nd by Bena Roberts

So, last week I got the impression that CEO Chip Hoffman was on the way out of NeoMedia – but asked “not to mention it”. Then yesterday, I am promised an exclusive – didn’t get one.  Then today I read Brewskih’s comments and then see on the Neom site that indeed Chip Hoffman (who I [...]

Yahoo! Mobile Search Patterns – not quite there yet

Published on Monday, May 19th by Bena Roberts

There was a post on BrysonMeunier.com about Yahoo with a link to a paper from Yahoo! on its Mobile Search Patterns called “A Study of Yahoo” Mobile Search Queries”.
Link: http://www2008.org/papers/pdf/fp846-yi.pdf

I read this over the weekend with great interest. For the first time, I missed BKI Media and writing pages of analysis as I think that [...]

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