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Smartphone users are using mobile apps more than the mobile Web or voice service, and are close to using them more than mobile messaging apps like email and messaging. 70% or more site I personally visit from my phone are not mobile optimized, which is one of the reasons I prefer apps. Also, they are easier to navigate and use compared to to web versions, desktop or mobile.

As expected, YouTube (and Google) force the mobile broadband issue.

"With mobile banking systems on the rise, health experts are hoping to capitalize on the budding technology to make health services more accessible as well. The mobile finance systems allow subscribers to store and transfer money as credits on their phones, and withdraw cash from local vendors when needed. The tools have appealed to many people who previously had no banking mechanism."

Group text messaging for a purpose. "textPlus, the pioneering mobile app that debuted group messaging back in June 2009, is the only app that allows people to text in topic-driven Community chat groups, as well as in one-to-one and group conversations. With its photo-sharing, people search and personalization features, textPlus has increasingly layered in social elements to traditional texting to remarkable public response and is now ready to enlist its loyal following to mobilize for good. The app is available for download on the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android, and works across all carriers on any mobile device that sends and receives SMS messages. "

Wow, live coverage on today's Mobilize event in SF. I wish I could stay up all night and watch!

Cambodian telecom, mobile and Internet analysis and outlook.

Indonesia Internet and Mobile usage summary and market outlook.

The Philippines -when it comes to mobile and social media, they "get it".

Do@ blends social and mobile search, helping you find mobile sites with the information you want. For example, if you search "iPhone," Do@ will suggest searching with the tag "iPhone @ technews." This helps the app find more relevant results.

Open data is a key step in holding governments to account and empowering democracy. It is not an end in itself, but it is a driver in societal change and it is hoped it can change the relationship between government and citizen. The prospects for mobile apps driven by open government in Kenya gaining traction are good, given a population that primarily accesses the Internet over mobile devices.

List of 50 new apps that can help you shoot better smartphone photos or catalog your bottle-cap collection. You may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn't mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips. New mobile apps, services, social networks and other digital tools pop up so frequently that keeping up with them is a nearly impossible task. Just when you think you're up to date, something newer and hipper comes along.

Google putting all its eggs in open systems. Schmidt admits the Internet is changing in a major way because of mobile and social media. He said Google can do everything better by being more social and remaining open.

The mobile era is not coming, we're already it in.

The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed. This is a fairly techie presentation, but the first 32 slide are well worth viewing. This presentation is about building a true web experience for phones. For our DSN projects we don't necessarily care right now. We can take advantage of web accessibility on non-smart phones and Twitter and FB apps that don't even need an Internet connection.

Mobile devices are helping connect the poor to medial and financial services in Bangladesh. "Social innovation is having a dramatic impact on the lives of the poor and underserved. Digital technology is being used to improve the lives of the poor. We hear about projects that increase financial inclusion in Bangladesh; mobile-based medical services and why large corporations can profit from doing good."

So, where has this impulsive need for mobile apps come from? Karen van Zyl, Marketing Executive for Newsclip, explains, "Social engagement demands constant communication, so why not communicate and engage through your phone as it's fast, easy and ultimately effective."

With the new camera on the new iPad 2 and iMovie features, students will now be able to use one mobile device for personalized instruction with master teachers from anywhere in the world. These new developments bring online education technology to the next generation while making it possible for users to take and make their lessons anywhere from an airport lounge to their couch at home. Though the article is talks about the iPad 2, which is soon to be released, the same could be said about using any tablet with front and rear cameras and video software.

T-Mobile USA is getting into the voice over IP market with a new application that will allow people to make voice calls from Facebook.

Being made up of islands, wireless coverage appeals more to the country than creating a fixed network, and most mobile carriers are offering their own wireless Internet flavors that range from USB broadband dongles to the more recently available portable WiFi hubs. WiMax is fully implemented, yet still has insufficient coverage in hard-to-reach areas, and the telcos are already at the LTE testing stage. Users' Internet connectivity is seen to be booming at a growth spurt of 61.74% since 2009, placing it in second place internationally.

Rick Falkvinge gives the telcos 20 years of life left before it is all over. He also says that the attitude of the telcos is harming growth on the internet.But he predicts three changes that will, in his view, kill them off within a generation: The shift to mobile handsets, the second is the political pressure to make internet connectivity a basic urban utility, and the third is the handsets' increasing ability to place voice calls directly over the internet, bypassing the telco network altogether. Is a mandate for a publicly-owned network the solution? -wouldn't that be something!