Mobilestead Blog

Just a few days ago I wrote about the upcoming launch of the Skype iPhone App. Today I noticed that on their blog they state: In less than two days, Skype for iPhone has been downloaded more than one million times – around six downloads every second. That's amazing growth for these type of applications and it's obvious that Skype will dominate in mobile VoIP as well. Read More

Crunchgear posted that tomorrow, March 31st, Skype will be added to the Apple App Store. This also gives iPod Touch users an ability to make calls over the WiFi network. They will need to purchase an external mic to do this. Its also worth noting that Fring and Truphone had Skype integration for months, but now we have a native Skype app which allows for IM, loading the avatars and more importanly to make the "callout" calls. Read More

GigaOm has gathered financial results of major U.S. carriers. AT&T and Verizon are the obvious leaders. The iPhone has definitely helped AT&T to retain and gain new customers. Below is a copy and paste. Original data here. T-Mobile (reported Feb. 27) •    Wireless Revenue: $4.9 billion •    Wireless Net Income: $483 million •    Wireless Data Revenue: $905 million •    Net Prepaid Adds: 355,000 •    Net Postpaid Adds: 266,000 •    Total Subscribers: 32.8 million •    Blended Churn (contract and prepaid): 3.3 percent •    ARPU: Postpaid $54, prepaid $23 Sprint (reported Feb. 19) •    Wireless ... Read More

No doubt that the smartphone, whether it’s an iPhone or the Blackberry, is a revolutionary device with limitless potential. Marc Andreessen, in an interview with Charlie Rose, acknowledged that the iPhone is a first cell-phone that is truly a computer which will create and encourage new ventures, and that “mobile has arrived.” The article, Smartphones to go: Five apps you'll want to pack illustrates just that. The new applications, both free and paid versions, offer to a traveler valuable, convenient, and on-the-go services ... Read More

The latest Mobile Advertising Report from market research agency GfK (and mobile social network Limbo) finds that users of Apple's iPhone were more likely to recall and respond to ads than other mobile phone users. Some other interesting findings from the study: iPhone users are four times as likely to recall LBS (location-based service) ads as non-iPhone users. Calling a toll free phone number published in the ads is the most common means of response; iPhone users called twice as much as non-iPhone users One in ... Read More

GSM Association just announced a standardized charger for all mobile phones. Consumers have been demanding this for a while now. But before we all get excited, the target date for this is Jan. 1, 2012 – 3 years away! This makes perfect sense and I would imagine that this would have been introduced a lot sooner as there are obvious advantages to both consumers and manufacturers. This new charger should also be a bit more energy efficient. There are 17 companies involved in ... Read More

New York City partnered with Google to create NYCgo.com and a brand new Official NYC Information Center, located at 810 7th Avenue . Tourists can now navigate the city easier by integrating Google Maps for mobile into their experience. www.NYCgo.com is similar to other sites as it lists hotels, restaurants, and things to do in New York. This is also in a way a competitor to CitySearch. Most pages embed Google Maps, and feature "send to phone" feature, which sends locations to ... Read More