Articles from Mobile Opportunity

1. Which mobile apps are making good money?

   Explore Article Mobile Opportunity (Nov 4 2009) Mobile Applications

   At a conference the other day, several industry executives were on a panel discussing mobile application stores. There were representatives from Yahoo, Qualcomm, Motorola, and an independent application store. Someone from the audience asked a simple question: "Other than entertainment apps, name three mobile applications that are monetizing well." (In other words, apps that have a good business model and are making good money.)The interesting thing was that none of the panelists had a very satisfying answer. The Qualcomm person cited navigation apps and something called City ID, and had no third app. The app store guy cited search-funded apps ... (Read Full Article)
   

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2. Is Apple too powerful?

   Explore Article Mobile Opportunity (Sep 13 2009) Mobile Applications

   The new iPod nano is a tour de force, the Swiss Army Knife of mobile entertainment. I'm sure there's some obscure gadget from Japan that packs more features per cubic millimeter, but I've never heard of it, and chances are neither have you. This one's a major consumer product, just in time for stimulating the economy this holiday season. Speaking as a technophile, I want one of the new nanos for the same reason I want a Dremel with 300 different bits: just because.I'm also impressed by the new price point on the iPod Touch. Apple frequently overhypes its announcements, ... (Read Full Article)
   

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3. Two videos for mobile app developers

   Explore Article Mobile Opportunity (Jun 24 2009) Mobile Applications

   Just a quick note to let you know about a couple of informational resources for mobile developers.--Motorola is starting the online publicity for its upcoming Android-based smartphones. They did a brief interview with me, asking how mobile app developers can distribute their software (link).--Elia Freedman of Infinity Softworks did a great presentation on his experiences selling through the iPhone App Store, and the lessons he has learned. It’s well worth watching the video here.It's best to watch both of these, and think about them, before you develop your mobile app.Copyright 2009 Michael Mace. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Symbian: Evolving toward open

   Explore Article Mobile Opportunity (Jun 8 2009)

   It's fascinating to watch the evolution as Symbian remakes itself from a traditional OS company into an open-source foundation. They've made enormous organizational changes (most of the management team is new), but the biggest change of all seems to be in mindset. A nonprofit foundation has a very different set of motivations and priorities than an OS corporation does. I get the feeling that the Symbian folks are still figuring out what that means. It's an interesting case study, but also a good example for companies looking to work with open source.Symbian recently held a dinner with developers and bloggers ... (Read Full Article)
   

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5. Speech recognition: Almost ready for mobile prime time

   Explore Article Mobile Opportunity (Feb 15 2009) SMS

   I've always wanted to see speech recognition incorporated into mobile devices. Since you don't have a big keyboard when you're on the go, you ought to be able to just talk to your phone and tell it what to do, or dictate memos to it and have it convert them into e-mails or SMS messages. In addition to being incredibly convenient, this would increase the safety of a lot of drivers. It's a spooky fact, but in surveys I've done more than 10 percent of the US population admitted to sometimes sending text messages while driving.Not smart, not safe.So, is ... (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Mobile data: Be careful what you wish for

   Explore Article Mobile Opportunity (Dec 8 2008) MMS , SMS

   The consensus around the industry seems to be that mobile data is starting to take off. Text messaging is still the leading data function, accounting for about 65% of total data revenue, according to Informa (link). But Nielsen reports a steady rise in the number of mobile Internet subscribers (link), and a faster increase in revenue (implying that those who do use the mobile web are increasing their online activity). Young people are apparently important drivers in the increase, with 37% of US adults age 18 to 24 using their phones to access the web, according to the Mobile Marketing ... (Read Full Article)
   

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