Tag: MOBILEINTERNET

A Nielsen report last month determined that, of all television and video mediums, mobile viewing witnessed the largest increase in users, experiencing a 9-percent jump in growth from the previous quarter. This week, comScore Inc., an Internet marketing research firm that studies Internet use and trends, released findings that demonstrate mobile Internet use, as a whole, is exploding in ...

We all know that the next frontier is mobile Internet and connectivity, but so far, it has been slow to catch on. Blame it on lackluster handsets, poorly designed mobile sites, and prohibitively high data costs. But things may be changing as new market research reveals that in the UK, mobile Internet use has exploded, especially in the realm of social networking services. British cellular ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/FCC_Chairman_Dreams_of_Free_Mobile_Internet_for_Americans';Just over a year ago, we were all making bitter beer faces at FCC chairman Kevin Martin for not going along with a delightful sounding "free Internet" plan. Now, it seems the main man's tune has changed. During a recent interview, Martin stated that there was a "social obligation in making sure ...

Wait, wait. Something that was promised for next year is arriving... this year? Be still our hearts! Chrysler will reportedly offer up its in-car EV-DO solution (dubbed Uconnect Web) starting on August 25th, and owners of 2009 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles (along with a few "earlier models") will be able to have the $499 box retrofitted into their rides. Apparently the auto maker isn't ...

Who says we Americans don't love our mobile Internet? We don't like paying through the nose for it, but there's no denying we heart it profusely. According to new research from Nielson, around 15.6% of US wireless subscribers utilize mobile Internet on their handset, while the UK snatched the silver medallion at 12.9% and Italy the bronze at 11.9%. Out of the 16 countries studied by the firm, ...