“This phone is like totally smart.”
You’ve probably noticed that here at QuicklyBored, we’ve got a pretty big focus on smartphones. It’s not that we don’t think that dumbphones can’t be entertaining, but rather smartphones are the most entertaining. So you can understand our joy to read that Americans are spending more money on cell phones due to the rapid rise of smartphones like the BlackBerry.
The average cost of a cell phone has risen to $84, up 14% from Q2 of 2007. This doesn’t include iPhone purchases either. Which, as we all know, would make the average cost something closer to a bajillion.
Also check out Simon’s post at BlackBerry Cool, who also loves the smartphone rise for obvious reasons.
[Via SiliconAlleyInsider]
3G iPhone to have Tsunami – Like Impact according to New ChangeWave Survey
The new 3G iPhone from Apple (AAPL) is going to have a tsunami-like impact on the smart phone market, according to a new ChangeWave survey of 3,567 consumers conducted in the aftermath of Apple’s June 9th announcement.
At present, the Canadian Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIMM; 42%, unchanged) is the clear consumer smart phone market leader among smart phone owners.
Continue reading ChangeWave’s iPhone research
The tech team over at the Sydney Morning Herald posted an interesting editorial on innovation in mobile phones. They point to Neonode, who showed off a new phone design back in 2002 by painting a carved block of wood with an image that will seem very familiar these days: a compact phone dominated by a touch screen.
Continue reading ‘The Sydney Morning Herald on mobile innovation’