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Admob have released their first report on mobile handset data / usage.
The company describes the report as:
You can download the report (in PDF) from their site
The company describes the report as:
AdMob Mobile Metrics is a new report with market level data. This initial report covers the month of September and includes manufacturer, device and country-specific data on AdMob's top four markets by impressions served: US, UK, India and South Africa.There's no specific data for many of the European countries, but hopefully this information will be forthcoming as the levels of traffic and the number of publishers increases
You can download the report (in PDF) from their site
If you're interested in the mobile web, then you should pop along to Mobile Monday on September 24th in Dublin.
It looks like it could be an interesting event
It looks like it could be an interesting event
One of the things I hate about travelling is remembering to bring all the adaptors for the various devices that I need to carry with me. Over time the number of devices I'm carrying seems to have gone up and so it's increasingly complicated remembering to bring all the right leads.
The Genesis might be the solution to this kind of problem:
With adapters for the UK, Europe,
Australia and the USA included in the pack, along with an in-car
adapter, you will be able to charge your mobile device anywhere in the
world. Simply use the compatible nib with the adapter relevant to the
part of the world you are in.
The Genesis might be the solution to this kind of problem:
With adapters for the UK, Europe,
Australia and the USA included in the pack, along with an in-car
adapter, you will be able to charge your mobile device anywhere in the
world. Simply use the compatible nib with the adapter relevant to the
part of the world you are in. 
I came across Widsets earlier today via Bernie's blog. I'm not sure exactly how I got from his site to it, but there must have been a link somewhere!
Being able to consume content while using a mobile phone is always an interesting challenge.
Google's Reader has a mobile version which works pretty well, but it defaults to showing you ALL the unread items in ALL the feeds you are subscribed to, which can be quite annoying. Some of the feeds I am subscribed to I only read from time to time. I want them there, but that doesn't mean I want to read each and every item, thank you very much.
The other thing that can drive you mad when using a mobile is that a lot of sites are really awkward to navigate on a small screen and the images etc., are not optimised for mobile users.
Yes - the N95 has a very nice browser and yes you can use complex websites with it. I've even managed to post to forums from it.
Widsets seems to be a service / solution to help users overcome these issues.
For example, as I'm in Ireland I can easily find Irish content that interests me (I put a rudimentary widset for Blacknight online as a test!)
I'm going to play around with the system a bit over the next few days and see how good it is, but so far I like the concept and implementation - which is good!
Being able to consume content while using a mobile phone is always an interesting challenge.
Google's Reader has a mobile version which works pretty well, but it defaults to showing you ALL the unread items in ALL the feeds you are subscribed to, which can be quite annoying. Some of the feeds I am subscribed to I only read from time to time. I want them there, but that doesn't mean I want to read each and every item, thank you very much.
The other thing that can drive you mad when using a mobile is that a lot of sites are really awkward to navigate on a small screen and the images etc., are not optimised for mobile users.
Yes - the N95 has a very nice browser and yes you can use complex websites with it. I've even managed to post to forums from it.
Widsets seems to be a service / solution to help users overcome these issues.
WidSets brings you information normally accessed via the Internet,
directly into your mobile phone. Using mini-applications called
widgets, it sends you updates made to your favorite websites. The
system uses RSS feeds to push information from these websites directly
into your mobile phone the minute theyre updated.
The system is compatible with a wide range of mobile phones and on registration you are sent an SMS with the url to download the application.
What's pretty nice about the system is that they allow you to create your own widsets (nice play on words!) and you can choose to display ones that are relevant to your location and interests.
For example, as I'm in Ireland I can easily find Irish content that interests me (I put a rudimentary widset for Blacknight online as a test!)
I'm going to play around with the system a bit over the next few days and see how good it is, but so far I like the concept and implementation - which is good!
If you search you will find quite a few tips on extending the battery life on the Nokia N95.
In common with so many of the "funky" phones that are a cross between mobile phone and computer (the N95 is a lot more powerful than my first PC!), the battery life is one of the device's weakest points.
Simple things that you can do include turning off options that you don't need such as WLAN scanning. If you need to connect to a wireless LAN all you have to do is double-click - there's no need to do a background scan every few seconds and eat up battery life.
Of course the simplest solution is to upgrade the battery!
If you headover to EBay you should find a number of vendors selling compatible batteries with matching backplates. The backplate is essential as the longer life batteries are physically thicker than the standard one that ships with the phone.
Needless to say Nokia will not accept any responsibility if you use a non-Nokia battery, but I'm yet to hear of anybody reporting serious issues.
In common with so many of the "funky" phones that are a cross between mobile phone and computer (the N95 is a lot more powerful than my first PC!), the battery life is one of the device's weakest points.
Simple things that you can do include turning off options that you don't need such as WLAN scanning. If you need to connect to a wireless LAN all you have to do is double-click - there's no need to do a background scan every few seconds and eat up battery life.
Of course the simplest solution is to upgrade the battery!
If you headover to EBay you should find a number of vendors selling compatible batteries with matching backplates. The backplate is essential as the longer life batteries are physically thicker than the standard one that ships with the phone.
Needless to say Nokia will not accept any responsibility if you use a non-Nokia battery, but I'm yet to hear of anybody reporting serious issues.
I posted a brief review of the n95 the other day.
At the time I wrote my review I hadn't had time to fully explore the functions of my "new toy", but I've had some time to play with it since then.
It is a fun gadget to play with!
So what can you use it for?
So far I've:
I'm going to try to post a few blog entries to one of my movable type 4 blogs to see how well that works. I tried moblogging using my Nokia communicator previously, but it was a total disaster.
I will probably be using the device to ssh into servers etc., at some point, but I haven't got round to installing putty on it yet!
At the time I wrote my review I hadn't had time to fully explore the functions of my "new toy", but I've had some time to play with it since then.
It is a fun gadget to play with!
So what can you use it for?
So far I've:
- worked out the route from my house to a shop in a nearby town
- pre-ordered a DVD from Amazon using their mobile site
- downloaded a few podcasts
- read some blog feeds using Google Reader's mobile interface
- sent SMS (boring I know)
- made phone calls - very boring, but essential!
- downloaded some ringtones
I'm going to try to post a few blog entries to one of my movable type 4 blogs to see how well that works. I tried moblogging using my Nokia communicator previously, but it was a total disaster.
I will probably be using the device to ssh into servers etc., at some point, but I haven't got round to installing putty on it yet!
Although the .mobi TLD is run by an Irish company the takeup of the new TLD among Irish users seems to be quite low.
According to the latest statistics from WhoisIreland:
The uptake of the new .mobi extension has been relatively poor in Ireland. Currently there are only 136 .mobi domains on Irish hosters. The main factor in this slow uptake is the higher cost of .mobi domains. This seems to have deterred much of the speculation that dogged .eu ccTLD in the landrush period.One of the other issues with .mobi could be related to practical usage. A lot of companies have done little to embrace mobile device support, so an actual TLD aimed at such users may have an uphill battle.
I recently acquired this domain from Ken and will be using it to talk about matters related to mobile technology ie. mobile devices. .mobi and mobile phones.
