A recent report shows that mobile payment technology may be here sooner than we think. Radio Frequency ID (RFID) chips enabling the Near Field Communications (NFC), will be in most Smartphone’s coming out this year. The survey shows around 23 million phones being NFC enabled by the end of this year. In three years that number is predicted to be around 300 million. Mobile devices hit a growth point where they didn’t grow anymore. They exploded. Now over 70 percent of the entire world population has a mobile phone. In the…
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The A War…Apple vs. Android: A fight for first place
Android technology may be overtaking Apple by 2012. IT and technology experts who attended the Droidcon developers’ summit in Berlin last week, are confident that Android has what it takes to be the new number one. Android is the open source software developed by Google. In the last three years Apple has sold more than 85 million iPhones and iPod touch devices. Statistics from late 2010 show that Google’s Android phones rose in sales so rapidly, they outsold Apple handsets for the first time on record. Google’s phones made up…
Read MoreWill it be a bumpy road for m-commerce?
Even though mobile technology is advancing rapidly, and Smartphone productions and sales are way up; there is something that isn’t quite right. While mobile commerce is booming, a recent study says it is leaving most users frustrated and disappointed with the whole process. The statistics show that mobile device use is growing at incredible speeds. The world wants to be mobile, and consumers are demanding to be provided with tools that allow them to do it. It’s more about the data, than the phone; people use their cell phones…
Read MoreA glimpse into the mobile marketing future
Mobile technology has some pretty high expectations this year. There have been several new interactive applications in the works; allowing users to “scan” codes, enhance their surroundings and pay for goods with their mobile phone. Businesses are also seeing a lot of new applications that will allow them to reach a wider demographic of potential customers. Over 77 percent of the world’s population is now mobile service subscribers. Mobile device sales rose in 2010 by 18.5 percent, with Nokia being number one in Smart phones and mobile phones sales growth.…
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