1.2 Billion Mobile Subscribers! [EMarketer]
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is projected to reach 1.2 billion mobile subscribers this year and will shape the future of the mobile industry. Currently, the region boasts five of the world’s 10 largest cities and four of the five largest markets for new subscribers.
2ergo’s Proteus Launches Web Tools To Create Text-Message Campaigns [MocoNews]
Proteus brings mobile marketing to the common man through its stripped-down web-based tools. Companies from local jewelers to FOX News can easily build WAP sites and create text-message campaigns without dealing with carriers.
Moodstream: Getty’s Streaming Inspiration [PSFK]
Stock image provider Getty new site Moodstream is a great example of branded utility. Designed to get the artistic energy flowing, it mashes up audio, video and footage to bring you “a whole new creative palette.”
Touch Screen Tables In Las Vegas [PSFK]
Microsoft’s Surface—currently used only in AT&T stores—is scheduled for a Las Vegas debut at iBar in the Rio Casino. Partygoers can purchase drinks, play games, and flirt with guests at other tables via the touchscreen table.
Skin Antennas - Wireless Connection for Medical Implants [TrendHunter]
A new wireless technology created specifically for the body would collect data and sync existing implants together within a person’s body. Unlike Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—which both send signals away from the body and consume lots of battery power—these new wireless skin antennas would keep signals internal and use less energy.
Quillpill: A Twitter For Cell-Phone Novelists (500 Invites) [Tech Crunch]
Quillpill takes it’s cue from the Japanese mobile novel trend, enabling users to easily craft stories via 140-character installments on their phones.
One in a Billion: China’s Youth Yearn for Individuality [Destination CRM]
A study by Bergstrom Trends takes Chinese youth are quickly breaking out of the collective mentality of older generations by increasingly seeking individuality. However they aren’t the rebellious types; there is reciprocal education and influence between parents and children.
Why Kyte.tv will kill Qik and Flixwagon in cell phone video space [Tech Crunch]
Robert Scoble pits video companies Kyte, Qik, and Flixwagon head to head, declaring that Kyte will prevail on mobile thanks to its superior distribution model, compatibility, social features–and 50 Cent.
Sony Series Will Start on Web, Go to DVD [WSJ]
Another mainstream web release: Sony announced that it’s movie “Angel of Death” will be put out in 8-10 minute weekly segments and later released on DVD.
Toilet and mobile phone habits of the Japanese [What Japan Thinks]
After surveying a select group of Japanese, the “golden poo chart” communicates that nearly 90% of the respondents emailed while in the loo. Talk about multitasking!
