Fresh and Mobile

AdMob, recently acquired by Google, provide some interesting stats [PDF].

AdMob, recently acquired by Google, provide some interesting stats [PDF].

Like the Zune HD, the next Windows mobile will be definitely sleek & innovative in term of User Interface.

A 3D home remplacement for Android phones. Manage everydays thing in a 3D way.
looks really great. I love the music player and the message inbox with the status read/unread.

ALL HANDSET MAKERS TOP 10 :

1 – Nokia . . . . . . .   432 Million 38  %
2 – Samsung . . . .    227 Million 20  %
3 – LG . . . . . . . . . . 117 Million 10  %
4 – SonyEricsson . . . 57 Million   5  %
5 – Motorola . . . . . . . 55 Million   5  %
6 – ZTE . . . . . . . . . .  50 Million   4.5%
7 – Kyocera . . . . . . . 45 Million    4  %
8 – RIM  . . . . . . . . .  35 Million    3.5%
9 – Sharp . . . . . . . .  29 Million    2.6 %
10 – Apple . . . . . . . . 25 Million    2.2 %
Others . . . . . . . . . .  56 Million    5%
TOTAL . . . . . . . . 1,130 Million (1.13 Billion)

Smartphones sale:

1 – Nokia . . . .  68 Million    39%
2 – RIM . . . . .  35 Million    20%
3 – Apple . . . .  25 Milllion    15%
4 – HTC  . . . . .  8 Million    5%
5 – Others . . .  35 Million    21%
Total  . . . . . . 175 Million

Smartphones OS:

1 – Symbian . . . . . . .  45%
2 – RIM . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
3 – Apple . . . . . . . . .  15%
4 – Windows Mobile . .  6%
5 – Google Android . . .  4%
Others . . . . . . . . . . . 10%

Source

According to ChangeWave, Android Usage increased 200% Over Past 3 Months.
On the smart phone market, RIM is still #1 (39%), then Apple (31%), Palm (6%).
Since the release of Motorola Droid, the coming of Nexus One, Android has a strong fleet coming.
We can also count that major careers will also try to push Android phones as much as possible.

Source : RWW

Google Goggles is a brand new service that aim to make search on content using the camera of your android phone.
take a picture of a book and get some review. Take a snapshot of a business card and add contact info into your address book., etc.

The next Symbian version will be more augmented reality, more integrated with the main apps (facebook, Gmaps; twitter, etc.)

Bada is the new OS developped by Samsung for mobile phones.
So why Bada ?

• Samsung bada is a new open platform that enables a richer user experience in applications on Samsung mobile devices.
• Samsung design principles aim to deliver simple, intuitive, and innovative user experiences
  through innovative visual design. Samsung bada includes a next
  generation UI framework with feature sets and design elements that
  facilitate leading-edge user interfaces for every bada application.
• bada includes integrated support for service-oriented features to enable the development of connected applications
• Samsung is deeply committed to the developer community and the application store. With a series of developer days, the developer challenge, and the opening of the application store, Samsung is establishing an environment to encourage innovation and creativity among bada developers.
• The bada-powered devices will become a significant force in the market in 2010.
• Samsung Application Store starting in the first half of 2010

So nothing new under the sun..or not?