ComScore: Smartphone Adoption Accelerating

According to data from comScore MobiLens, smartphone penetration in the U.S. has grown from 11 percent of mobile subscribers in April 2009 to more than 20 percent in April 2010 -- nearly double in just one year. The total number of smartphone subscribers now totals more than 48 million.


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Apple Sells 1.7 Million iPhone 4s Through June 26

Apple's iPhone 4 surpassed the 3GS' 1 million units sold over a weekend record, and Sunday sales are not even accounted for yet!


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Android Phones Burying BlackBerry, Not iPhone

If Research In Motion's latest results are any indication, phones powered by Google's Android software are not the 'iPhone Killers' that so many bloggers and pundits were eager to brand them, but rather they are burying the BlackBerry.

"Based on our store visit findings and product roadmaps, we expect further share gains from Android-based devices, as well as the iPhone," wrote Baird analyst William Power, who downgraded the shares to 'neutral'.

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KRNV Promotes New iPhone App Features

KRNV-TV in Reno, Nev. is promoting some of the upgraded features of their News 4 iPhone App developed by News Over Wireless. These features include story-sharing tools and user-generated reporting capabilities.



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WIVB Mobile Promotion

81% of App Store Downloads are Free

Piper Jaffray research indicates that free apps account for about 4 billion total App Store downloads. iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users presently download over 16.6 million applications each day, almost double the 8.9 million daily downloads via Apple's iTunes multimedia storefront. Average selling price among the top 50 premium App Store applications for iPhone and iPod touch is $1.49. Among the top 30 paid iPad apps, the average price jumps to $4.66.

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iPhone & Droid Apps for FOX 5 & myfoxdc

WTTG-TV recently launched their iPhone and Android Apps from News Over Wireless. See how they are promoting them to their viewers.



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160,000 Android Phones Activated Per Day

Google Vice President Andy Rubin stated on Wednesday that there are more than 160,000 Android devices sold and activated daily. That's almost two phones every second. Even more impressive is that Android has grown 60 percent since about one month ago.

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Sprint Earns High Marks in 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index

Sprint is the most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all industries, over the last two years, according to results from the 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index.

News Over Wireless partners with Sprint on premium applications and Sprint TV.

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AT&T Won’t Have New iPhones Outside of Preorders Until June 29

AT&T said Tuesday that it would not have iPhones to sell until June 29.

Record demand for the iPhone 4 led to sellouts of pre-orders. Apple, however, said Tuesday that a "limited number" of iPhone 4s will be available at retail outlets on Thursday.

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Fidelity Investments Pushes iPhone App Via Mobile Banner Ads

Fidelity Investments is running a rich media ad campaign via Yahoo Mobile properties to promote its iPhone application to users of the smart phone.

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Smartphones and Connected Computing Devices to Generate 87% of US Operator Cellular Traffic by 2014

According to a report on U.S. mobile operator network traffic, smartphones and connected computing devices will be the primary drivers of data traffic over the next five years. By 2014, says ABI Research, these device categories will generate more than 87 percent of total mobile network data traffic for U.S. operators.


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iPhone 3GS price slashed at Wal-Mart

Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone 3GS was available for half its current price at Wal-Mart Stores last Tuesday, signaling a potential clearing out of inventory before the company refreshes the product line later this summer.

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