AdMob’s stats show keenest and most infrequent mobile app downloaders

Rating: Step forward iPod Touch and Palm owners

In January 2010, AdMob ran an opt-in survey of nearly 1,000 software consumers. The range of devices included the iPhone, iPod Touch, Android and Palm’s webOS. Each month on average iPod Touch users downloaded 12 apps while Palm webOS users only managed just under six apps.

Consumers don’t really use Blackberry apps - so here come Super Apps for businessmen

I’ve always been a bit wary of applications on the Blackberry. It’s not that I don’t think RIM is up to scratch, it’s that apps aren’t really what the Blackberry is for. It’s the premier business mobile in the world, and the flash-bang of the iPhone app store doesn’t really belong there. And it would seem that RIM is thinking along the same lines, as I spoke to Mike Kirkup, RIM Director of Developer Relations, about its philosophy of app development surrounding the Super App.

Want free tickets to Blackberry App Developer Day? Mobile application developers apply within

At Mobile World Congress this year, RIM will be holding a day specially dedicated to mobile application developers. BlackBerry App Planet day will be held on Tuesday the 16th of February in Barcelona, at the biggest mobile conference in the world. Attended by delegates and speakers from the worlds biggest networks, advertisers, brands, developers, manufacturers, service providers and more, it’s the hottest conference in the world. And the lovely people at hotwire PR have given GoMo News tickets to give away to 10 lucky mobile app developers…

What GoMo News wants for Xmas

Rating: Lots and lots of good stories and leaks
GoMo News has been looking back at the big stories we ran in 2009 and wishes that 2010 will bring far more of them. Hence this particular GoMo hack has decided to create a Xmas wish list in the hope that Santa might come down the chimney [...]

ComScore’s figures for US show Apple and RIM doing well

Rating: Symbian not to popular in North America
In the USA, ComScore has just finished calculating how the top smartphones fared by market share in October. This info relates only to the USA where Symbian is relatively weak, however. Android doesn’t come out of it too well, either,
This research seems to be something of a scoop [...]

Smartphone market will grow says Pyramid

Rating: RIM and Apple biggest threat to Symbian. Or Linux, maybe
Some pretty safe predictions Pyramid Research on the future state of the smartphone market. China is expected to overtake the USA as the largest market for smartphones. Emerging markets will be important. Smartphones will take an increasing share of the overall handset market. No surprises [...]

Blackberry wants closer relationship with app developers

I got the chance to talk to Mike Kirkup from RIM at the Heroes of the Mobile Screen conference in London on Monday. As the Director of Developer Relations, he’s pretty much responsible for making sure developers want to create applications for Blackberry. During this GoMo 1-to-1, we spoke about consumer and enterprise apps, upcoming Blackberry app conferences and the plans RIM has to make developers lives easier.

Getting Blackberry mobile services without the Blackberry

A new mobile enterprise service has been launched for those small and medium businesses which want Blackberry services, but not Blackberrys. SmarterMobile and CommuniGate intend to deliver the same features as RIM, but as an off-device service hosted by the provider.

Is Blackberry 8530 really that new? Both Sprint and Verizon think so.

With the ever-heating press coverage of Android vs. iPhone raging along, it’s good to see another smartphone manufacturer getting its foot in. Yesterday and today have seen two releases from RIM, maker of the Blackberry. We covered the 9700 last night, but today sees two different operators announce they will be carrying the newest Blackberry Curve - the 8530.

Good news! Boost for mobile apps and widgets as manufacturers sign on to JIL

I’ve long been a fan of the Joint Innovation Lab and what it stands for (see below), so I was delighted to see the news today. Four major mobile handset makers have signed on to the organisation, providing a solid base to what was previously a group comprised only of operators. Perhaps most importantly, one of those manufacturers is RIM - meaning that the JIL has also gotten the support of a mobile operating system with a decent and popular app store.

Everything you need to know about Ericsson vs. Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, RIM and Canada

Ericssons attempt to buy parts of collapsing Canadian company Nortel has opened up a huge can of worms. Analysts are saying that the result of this would be an Ericsson so large that its competitors need to merge together to stay in the game - particularly Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent. The Canadian government has yet to approve the acquisition, but public opinion (spearheaded by a very vocal RIM) is firmly against it. This is a huge deal, with a lot to win or lose for the people involved. So in this article we’re going over what you need to know for a good overview of the entire situation.

Googles new focus on mobile enterprise highlights need for innovation from RIM

Google will be focusing more on business and enterprise applications for its Android mobile operating system in the future. The move is intended to make the operating system more attractive for manufacturers who want to make enterprise devices like the Blackberry.

GoMo Buzzwatch: Blackberry launches App World mobile application store

RIM launched it’s very own application store yesterday, giving Blackberry users quick, on-portal access to third-party apps. Downloadable from mobile.blackberry.com or blackberry.com/appworld, the release has drawn inevitable comparisons to the iPhone App Store. With Blackberry joining the ever-growing ranks of those who have launched their own app store, the question is have they done a [...]

Cheap international calls for Blackberry users

Rating: No need for wi-fi to save money on calls with Anywhere
RIM’s Blackberry users are being targeted with a low cost international calling service by VoIP expert, Truphone. It uses GSM not Wi-fi to offer cheap calls.
Still officially in beta mode, the application is called Truphone Anywhere for BlackBerry and can be downloaded from here or [...]

Fancyapint – GPS enabled search to tickle your fancy

Rating:  Best use of LBS and mobile men can think of
Stumbled across a search engine right up my street here @ the S60 Summit - Fancyapint from Oxford Softworks. Naturally it’s a service aimed at drinkers visiting Central London. And it uses GPS.
It’s the company’s third major offering under the ‘nearme’ brand, with previous offerings including [...]

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