Smart phones are one of the biggest consumer growth products, in fact fairly soon there will be more smart phones than people. These phones have all the sensors we need and are ready for the cloud. Here is what the press are saying Australia's white hot smartphone revolution Asher Moses, September 8, 2011 Australians are leading the smartphone revolution, using their handsets for social networking, shopping and searching. Australia went from lagging to leading the worldwide smartphone revolution in just one year, a major study by Google has revealed. ... Behind Singapore, Australia has the highest smartphone penetration in the world at 37 per cent and we're also consuming more apps, the research revealed. Australians have on average 25 apps on their phone (eight of which are paid), versus 23 for the US and Britain. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/australias-white-hot-smartphone-revolution-20110908-1jz3k.html#ixzz1niTZgzvG Australia’s love of iPhones, BlackBerrys and Androids is set to become more amorous with 62 per cent of all mobile phones tipped to be smartphones by 2015. A recent report by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan titled 2010 Asia-Pacific Mobile Device & Smartphone Outlook, shows smartphones are becoming attractive across the region with many upgrading from 2G to 3G. |
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