By Jung-Ah Lee The number of smartphone users in South Korea spiked in nearly two years time to exceed 20 million by the end of October from around 470,000, the moment when Apple Inc.’s iPhone arrived here, data provided by the country’s telecom regulator shows. It’s one of the fastest – if not the fastest …
Monthly Archive: October 2011
Oct 31
Mobile Health Market Report 2010-2015: The Impact of Smartphone Applications on the Mobile Health Industry
NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Mobile Health Market Report 2010-2015: The Impact of Smartphone Applications on the Mobile Health Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0377402/Mobile-Health-Market-Report-2010-2015-The-Impact-of-Smartphone-Applications-on-the-Mobile-Health-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswireutm_medium=prutm_campaign=e-Healthcare This report concentrates on the mobile applications healthcare market. It analysis the impact of the smartphone applicaition market on …
Oct 31
4G World: AT&T Impulse 4G by Huawei Impressions
Chinese manufacturer Huawei was one of the few exhibitors showing off its consumer devices on the show floor at 4G World in Chicago this week, and among them was the ATT Impulse 4G, an affordable entry-level smartphone that was released last month on September 18. I got a chance to spend some time with …
Oct 31
Samsung now top smartphone seller
Samsung has overtaken Apple as the world’s top smartphone shipper between July and September, according to the BBC. Research by Strategy Analytics showed that Samsung shipped 27.8 million smartphones in the three-month period, compared with 17.1 million from Apple and 16.8 million from Nokia. Strategy Analytics said that Apple’s growth was hampered by customers waiting …
Oct 30
Scam Watch: Acne treatment, StubHub email, real estate loans
Acne-fighting app — There are smartphone applications for just about anything — programming your television’s DVR, researching cocktail recipes or finding a Yelp-approved Thai restaurant within a mile. But one company went too far by claiming its app could clear up acne, the Federal Trade Commission said. The FTC obtained a court order prohibiting AcneApp …