Rimma Kats of Mobile Marketer  writes: The number of mobile Web users increased by 4 percent to 69.6 million in the United States in January, according to Millennial Media’s SMART report. Follow this link to read the full article: http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/research/5721.html

Posted by Mercedes Bunz for The Guardian: Mobile app downloads are expected to increase from more than 7bn downloads in 2009 to almost 50bn in 2012, according to a report. Follow this link to read the full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/17/mobile-apps

For The Register, Timothy Prickett Morgan wrote: With Apple’s iPad and other tablet computers on the horizon, Gartner is guesstimating that as many as 10.5 million traditional tablet PCs (basically, laptops with swivel screens) and next-generation tablets (like the iPad) could ship this year Follow this link to read the full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/05/gartner_revised_pc_forecast/

Relax News for The Independent wrote: When it comes to mobile applications iPhone and Android users share similar download and usage habits — but iPhone users are more likely to spend money purchasing applications than their Android counterparts. Follow this link to read the full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/mobile-application-purchasing-habits-revealed-1914014.html

For The Guardian, Vic Keegan writes: The only way to encourage developers to create great apps for all mobile phones, and not just Apple’s iPhone, is to reward them – and that means paying more Follow this link to read the full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/11/victor-keegan-mobile-phone-apps

Brian Caulfield, senior editor for Forbes in Sillicon Valley, reports: Consumers will spend $6.2 billion in mobile app stores this year, up from more than $4.2 billion in 2009. Spending on mobile applications will grow to $29.5 billion by the end of 2013. Games remain the top application, followed by mobile shopping, social networking, utilities, [...]

By Stuart Dredge for Mobile Entertainment: Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at an event to discuss the real-time phenomenon. Y’know: Twitter, status updates, geolocation data… that kind of thing. Follow this link to read the full article: http://www.mobile-ent.biz/opinion/124/What-does-mobile-mean-for-real-time

From BBC News: “Smartphones are not only revolutionising the mobile phone industry. They are also about to change the way we use computers”

From BBC News: “The market for mobile applications, or apps, will become ‘as big as the internet’, peaking at 10 million apps in 2020″