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'Little joy' in today's mobile search
News Mobile search remains in its infancy leaving most people disappointed with user interface and accurate results, notes Ovum report.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Search, Ovum, mobile, Internet search, Mobile Device, mobile search, London, senior analyst
Hype over mobile app downloads to slow
News Global market growth will hit 153 percent between 2008 and 2011 but drop to 33 percent before 2014, with Asia accounting for 19 percent, new study finds.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile commerce, Apple Inc., Mobile App, Ovum, bank, mobile, Asia, Asia-Pacific
Analyst: Wait before rushing into LTE
News Operators should wait for kinks in the technology and business case to be ironed out, before embarking on full-scale upgrades to 4G standard, long term evolution, says Ovum.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Network infrastructure, Verizon Communications Inc., Ovum, Operator, revenue, network, mobile, HSPA, 4G
Do-it-yourself iPhone apps
News Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. Applications to the Apple App Store are exploding.
Tags: Mobile applications, Smart phones, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Ovum, App, Tom Johnson, MEDL Mobile, mobile, Mobile applications
Red Hat builds one API for many clouds
News Deltacloud project aims to provide "cloud broker" API that will allow applications, scripts and tools to be created once and then used across public and private clouds.
Tags: Business applications, Cloud computing, Cloud, Red Hat Inc., Rackspace, VMWare ESX, Web portal, Cloud computing, Business applications, Deltacloud API
App store riches Flash in the pan?
News Adobe hopes Flash's multiple platform support will attract mobile developers eyeing app store monetization, but it's no foolproof plan, notes analyst.
Tags: Development/design, Software engineering/development, Adobe Systems Inc., Ovum, App, Smart Phone, Rich Media, Developer, analyst, Internet company
Map-ready phones will not kill GPS devices
News GPS-enabled mobile phones will pose some competition for standalone devices, but the latter will not go extinct just yet, say industry voices.
Tags: GPS, Location-based services, Garmin Ltd., Ovum, Device, Cell Phone, Chip, device manufacturer, phone, camera
Analysts: Mobile shipments down 9 percent this year
News Analyst house Ovum says it will take until 2012 for mobile-phone shipments to return to 2008 levels .
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Ovum, Mobile, Asia-Pacific, 2G, 3G, Emerging Market, North America, handset
APAC operators need more efficient networks
News With ongoing slump expected to affect Asia's mobile revenues--but not subscriptions--over next five years, operators must work on network efficiency, says Ovum.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Sales/revenue, Ovum, Mobile, Asia, India, Asia-Pacific, SIM Card, Emerging Market
Ovum: China to get 'new wave' of 3G investments
News China's awarding of 3G licenses to local carriers is expected to trigger new investments from players which have been cautious and waiting for confirmation.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Ovum, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Investment, 3G, China Telecom, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, China
Opportunity opening for mobile UC in China
News Interest in mobility and buoyant spending on telecoms services is expected to create opportunities for mobile unified communications providers in China, says Ovum.
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile platforms/communications, VoIP/IP telephony, Communications, Ovum, Security, Mobile, Mobile Device, Small And Medium Business, mobile security
Mobile data to soar in developed markets
News Developed markets will continue to push mobile data services revenues, which will grow 79 percent over the next five years, according to Ovum analyst.
Tags: Data services, Mobile platforms/communications, Ovum, Mobile, Operator, mobile industry, Emerging Market, revenue, Internet, industry
Ovum: Let OS-makers run app stores
News Operators should leave running of mobile app stores to platform makers, advise analysts, who identify Orange and China Mobile as players that will succeed.
Tags: Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Outsourcing, Ovum, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, T-Mobile, partnership, Nokia Corp.
Businesses to get more demanding of IT in 2009
News As the economy slumps, they are likely to expect more from their IT service suppliers in 2009 as quick returns on investment and efficiency become priorities.
Tags: Service level management, Open source, Network infrastructure, Outsourcing, Ovum, ITIL, IT Services, Cloud Computing, Silicon.com, information technology
Developers will decide Pre's fate
News For Pre to stamp smartphone competition, Palm must court developers whose support can "make or break" the device's success, analyst says.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, PalmOS, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Ovum, Mobile, Smart Phone, Developer, Symbian Inc.
