Have Camera Phone, Will Wallpaper
Back in the day, cell phone providers and other companies used to charge upwards of a buck to download tiny pictures of things like beaches, birds, or babes with which to plaster your cell phone default screen. However, sales and downloads of those images have been on the decline according to a recent study. The reason? Camera phones. Not surprisingly, people prefer to put their own pictures on display on their phones. And with camera phones counting for over half of all cell phones in the US, there aren't all that many mobile users left who can't take their own pics.
So, pity the poor mobile providers who can't sell you expensive pictures anymore? Not quite. Along with the decline in mobile wallpaper sales the use of photo and video messaging has skyrocketed, so they're still making money.
From BBC News
