Britons send 11 million text messages every hour

The continued growth of messaging is highlighted by a 2009 daily average of 265 million text messages and 1.6 million picture messages. 2009’s text message total was 96.8 billion, while over 600 million picture messages were sent across the whole year.

The mobile revolution

The growth of mobile phones has been nothing short of breathtaking. According to the GSM Association on the 11th February 2009 worldwide there were 4 billion mobile phone/ mobile device connections out of a total global population of 6.6 billion. The GSM Association predict by 2013 will reach a staggering 6 billion connections. In the UK there are more connected mobile phones than people and phones outnumber PC’s by a factor of 3 to 1.

Mobile Olympics update

The London Olympics in 2012 will be one of the biggest social occasions the UK has witnessed since the coronation of 1953. This once in a lifetime event will provide an opportunity for visitors, spectators and followers, with their picture-capable mobile phones, to share their Olympic experiences with friends, family, broadcasters and publishers.

Mobile Plenty of life ahead for RFID and NFC

Here is a recent article published by Rob Bamforth of Quocirca. I think this article presents a balanced view on the future of NFC technologies;

The 2010 Deloitte TMT Predictions

The 2010 Deloitte TMT Predictions provide an in-depth look at the emerging issues that will impact the Technology, Media and Telecoms;