No killer app, but mobile data will boom

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We see no mobile data killer app: IDC

We see no mobile data killer app: IDC 05/20/2004 09:50 AM
The Register May 20 2004 2:08PM GMT

The Bush Boomlet: "the Bush boom rests
more on hope than hard data—and on a
pretty weak definition of a boom." 10/31

The Bush Boomlet: "the Bush boom rests
more on hope than hard data—and on a
pretty weak definition of a boom." 10/31 10/31/2003 08:16 AM
Is the economy really booming? .. this one by Daniel Gross .. This Salon article .. another

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Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!"

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!" 01/05/2005 04:34 AM
Killer Mobile (killermobile.com), a mobile phone software development company released what is quickly becoming a controversial program targeted at young, tech savvy men - a program aptly titled "Save Jimmy". Save Jimmy is a program that can run on any MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phone that allows the user to input specific information on their significant other's menstrual cycle and in turn receive daily alerts as well as view a calendar with information regarding which days are "Safe" to not use a condom. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

The Next Mobile Killer App

The Next Mobile Killer App 02/01/2005 08:35 PM

The first killer-app for mobiles is the phone calls.  I believe static downloadable audio contents such as music, audio books, and podcasts will be the next killer-app. Only design problem is sharing one battery for both critical (phone calls) and casual (listening to audio) uses which calls for smarter power management and more powerful batteries.

Great user experience and clever hardware design is where Apple excels at so I expect Apple to introduce iPod phones within a year or two at the latest.

Unfortunately, screen-based applications and dynamic audio contents, driven by voice browser technologies, will continue to struggle in the near future due to tedious user experience.  Mobile killer apps must be available at the user's fingertip, not hidden behind a wall of patience.

Data Overload: The Hidden Killer

Data Overload: The Hidden Killer 11/19/2003 08:11 AM
Well, the latest internet/computer related illness we all have to worry about is New Economy Depression Syndrome which comes complete with the nice acronym NEDS. According to this article it can "cause anxiety, fatigue, difficulty in making decisions or concentrating, sleep disturbances, loneliness and isolation." It's not, as you might think from the name, felt by those who got slammed financially when the bubble burst, but by those who can't keep up with all the information available to them. It's the classic information overload problem. The concept of NEDS, though, was first created by the guy who wrote that classic of pop business books, The Killer App Is Love. Now he's paid someone do some studies for him to prove that NEDS isn't just a figment of his own imagination. The results seem to show some correlation, but doesn't do much to prove causation.

Mobile market tipped to boom again

Mobile market tipped to boom again 11/04/2003 12:09 PM
ZDNet UK Nov 4 2003 10:29AM ET

Boom time back in mobile market

Boom time back in mobile market 04/29/2004 03:44 AM
Sales of mobile phones are up 40% at the start of this year, but handset giant Nokia is failing to keep pace.

Mobile-game market to boom, study says

Mobile-game market to boom, study says 09/08/2004 12:09 PM
By 2009, games will account for about 4 percent of all wireless-data revenue in the United States, In-Stat/MDR predicts.

Pre-paid market drives AU mobile boom

Pre-paid market drives AU mobile boom 12/04/2003 07:14 PM
ZDNet Australia Dec 4 2003 6:41PM ET

Mobile boom draws telecom manufacturing
to India

Mobile boom draws telecom manufacturing
to India 09/22/2004 05:02 PM
BANGALORE, INDIA - An anticipated boom in mobile telephony use in India is attracting multinational and local companies to establish manufacturing operations in the country.

Take Me Home, I'm Drunk: The Killer App
For Mobile Phones?

Take Me Home, I'm Drunk: The Killer App
For Mobile Phones? 04/16/2004 06:32 PM
The BBC is reporting on a new prototype piece of software designed for some students for smart phones that would act as a "student companion" of sorts. It apparently has a variety of features (not very many of which are described in the article) to help with both academic and social lives. Of course, the feature that (not surprisingly) gets the most attention is an application called "Take Me Home, I'm Drunk" which, when started, calls a taxi company and notifies them of the student's location - and their home address. People have always said that it would be the vices such as porn and gambling that became the "killer app" for mobile phones. Now, perhaps, we can add alcohol to that list as well.

Mobile Phone Makers Caught by Surprise
Sales Boom

Mobile Phone Makers Caught by Surprise
Sales Boom 12/04/2003 01:10 PM
Boston Globe Dec 4 2003 12:09PM ET

Mobile Consumer Applications Will Drive
Data Traffic and Revenues Over
Next-Generation Mobile Networks, Says I

Mobile Consumer Applications Will Drive
Data Traffic and Revenues Over
Next-Generation Mobile Networks, Says I 05/21/2004 10:08 PM
Linux Electrons May 22 2004 1:10AM GMT

Mobile Operators Seeking Killer 3G
Applications Face an Uphill Battle

Mobile Operators Seeking Killer 3G
Applications Face an Uphill Battle 08/12/2004 06:05 AM
3G Aug 12 2004 8:55AM GMT

Research and Markets: Mobile Operators
Seeking the Killer 3G Applications are
Facing a Daunting Challenge

Research and Markets: Mobile Operators
Seeking the Killer 3G Applications are
Facing a Daunting Challenge 06/05/2005 11:17 PM
[PRWEB Jun 1, 2005]

Killer Kangaroos! No comment from the
Killer Rabbit

Killer Kangaroos! No comment from the
Killer Rabbit 07/09/2004 03:03 AM
make sure you pack an extra boomerang .. quite aggressive

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CoD United Offensive boom boom

CoD United Offensive boom boom 09/20/2004 07:05 PM
Luigi Auriemma (Sep 18 2004)

Killer Mobiles for Killer Apps

Killer Mobiles for Killer Apps 02/01/2005 08:35 PM

Continuing my series on mobile platforms, I now think killer mobile apps need mobile devices designed like game consoles, meaning that it has one or two slots for application cartridges.  Each cartridge contains one or more applications.  Cellphones would come with a built-in cartridge containing the phone app as well as others.

Adding a cartridge adds new apps.  Applications have two modes: running and stopped.  The Next-App button (aka Appy button) activates (brings to front) each running apps in turn.  Some apps can activate itself when an event fires (phone call received).  To see the list of available apps, keep the Next-App button pressed for a second.

Eventually, app cartridges will be advance to become platform cartridges, taking over the full functionality of the mobile device to offer better application platform services than the one that came with the device (i.e. easy to use app download service that auto-configures apps for your device).  If you don't like the built-in calender, just stop it and run a third-party calendar instead.

IBM brings mobile data to the little guy

IBM brings mobile data to the little guy 11/12/2003 01:14 PM
The Register Nov 12 2003 10:52AM ET

EV-DO lights up mobile data

EV-DO lights up mobile data 08/02/2004 08:00 AM
The light at the end of the tunnel to 3G mobile data services in the U.S. is getting brighter as technology that builds on Code Division Multiple Access networks comes into view.

T-Mobile launches 3G data card

T-Mobile launches 3G data card 07/20/2004 09:13 AM
Netimperative Jul 20 2004 1:21PM GMT

T-Mobile UK launches 3G data cards

T-Mobile UK launches 3G data cards 07/19/2004 01:28 PM
MobileTracker Jul 19 2004 4:04PM GMT

T-Mobile to catch up with 3G data speeds

T-Mobile to catch up with 3G data speeds 08/27/2004 01:35 PM
ZDNet UK Aug 27 2004 5:09PM GMT

Is enhanced voice the new mobile data?

Is enhanced voice the new mobile data? 08/12/2004 05:46 AM
Operators missing a trick?

Encryption key to mobile data security

Encryption key to mobile data security 04/19/2004 05:50 AM
vnunet.com Apr 19 2004 9:26AM GMT

T-Mobile Touts 3G Data Cards

T-Mobile Touts 3G Data Cards 05/13/2004 11:00 PM
Unstrung.com May 14 2004 3:25AM GMT

Vodafone launches 3G mobile data service

Vodafone launches 3G mobile data service 02/12/2004 02:05 PM
Beginning next week, Vodafone Group PLC, Europe's largest mobile phone company, will begin offering customers in selected markets high-speed mobile data service based on new 3G (third-generation) technology, the company said Thursday.

Mobile gaming 4.4% of wireless data in
2009

Mobile gaming 4.4% of wireless data in
2009 09/08/2004 02:45 PM
infoSync Sep 8 2004 5:06PM GMT

Teens driving mobile data market

Teens driving mobile data market 06/23/2004 07:35 AM
vnunet.com Jun 23 2004 11:46AM GMT

AT&T Wireless jumps into mobile data
race

AT&T Wireless jumps into mobile data
race 11/19/2003 12:33 AM
USA Today Nov 18 2003 11:36PM ET

AT&T offers new and improved mobile data
service

AT&T offers new and improved mobile data
service 07/20/2004 06:07 PM

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PC World reports that AT&T Wireless has gone 3G (third-generation) with their new data service for mobile devices. With the new service boasting 220-320 kilobits per second throughput, AT&T customers in 4 specific metropolitan areas will have the option of taking this exciting new mobile data service for a test drive….

Firms must dictate terms on mobile data

Firms must dictate terms on mobile data 11/13/2003 09:54 PM
vnunet.com Nov 13 2003 8:42PM ET

Mobile data to fuel operator growth

Mobile data to fuel operator growth 01/17/2004 10:46 PM
Lift in shift

Data on mobile phones: Tough going for
telcos

Data on mobile phones: Tough going for
telcos 09/03/2004 07:59 PM
Straits Times Sep 4 2004 0:20AM GMT

Option Says New Mobile Data Card to
Launch in Nov. (Reuters)

Option Says New Mobile Data Card to
Launch in Nov. (Reuters) 09/22/2004 11:01 PM
Reuters - Belgium's Option said on Wednesday it would launch a new wireless data card targeted at the U.S. market in November.

Mobile data network joins wireless
offerings

Mobile data network joins wireless
offerings 06/24/2004 03:32 AM
Electronics Talk Jun 24 2004 6:54AM GMT

Microsoft to open up mobile phone
location data

Microsoft to open up mobile phone
location data 06/29/2004 05:05 PM
ZDNet UK Jun 29 2004 9:49PM GMT

Nokia, Pointsec team on mobile data
security

Nokia, Pointsec team on mobile data
security 08/27/2004 02:16 PM
Nokia has teamed with Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB on encryption technology for smart phones based on the Nokia Series 60 and Series 80 design platforms, which run on the Symbian operating system.

T-Mobile unveils UMTS data card offering

T-Mobile unveils UMTS data card offering 07/19/2004 06:10 PM
Telecoms.com Jul 19 2004 9:03PM GMT
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