Symbian users represent just 1% of connected app users

Release Date ‎Jun 23, 2011‎ in GoMo News

 
   

Google applications are the most popular on Android and Iphone handsets

Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - ‎Jun 24, 2011‎
FINDING DIRECTIONS is the most popular activity on smartphones according to figures released by the GSM Association (GSMA) and Comscore. GSMA's figures show that almost 8.8 million UK mobile users used an application during April 2011 ...

Most popular apps in UK: Google maps and the weather

Telegraph.co.uk - Harry Wallop - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
The most popular mobile phone "apps", or applications, are not Facebook or Angry Birds but two of Britons' perennial obsessions: maps and the weather. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Google maps, an app pre-loaded on most Android mobile phones ...

8.8 million Brits are Appy with their mobiles

Pocket-lint.com - Paul Lamkin - ‎Jun 24, 2011‎
comScore and GSMA, the chaps who revealed that the iPad had a whopping 89 per cent share of the global tablet web traffic, have also broken down the app usage data of the UK's mobile users. Out of the 21.8 million mobile phone users in the UK, ...

Brits stereotyped by app popularity chart

Reg Hardware - Caleb Cox - ‎Jun 24, 2011‎
According to research from comScore on behalf of GSMA, Google Maps - which comes pre-loaded on most Android devices - was accessed by 6.4m unique users in April 2011, while Yahoo Weather hit second with 3.57m. ...

Weather and News Charts

Sell My Mobile - Jennie Cole - ‎Jun 24, 2011‎
Research recently carried showed that in the UK the most popular Android app was not games such as the very popular Angry Birds, but Google Maps. In fact the research carried out by comScore found 6.42 million customers used Google maps in April of ...

Twice as many UK users using iOS apps than Android

T3 - Devina Divecha - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
According to a recent study by GSMA, 65% of UK-connected app users are on Apple's iOS. Coming in second is the Android OS by Google, at 31% of UK's population. Symbian came in third at just 1%, with a mixture of other OS' at 3% of the total. ...

Google Sites simplifies iOS and Android viewing with automatic mobile rendering

Engadget - Zach Honig - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Do you use Google Sites to publish to the web? The search giant just added automatic mobile rendering to make your website more mobile-friendly when viewed on an iOS 3.0 or Android 2.2+ device. ...

New Tools That: Automatically render a site for mobile | Measure digital ...

Marketing Vox News - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Google just introduced automatic mobile rendering in Google Sites for iOS 3.0+ and Android 2.2+ devices, and a mobile version of the Google Sites lists. Go to General settings under More actions > Manage site and click on Automatically adjust site for ...

Apple iOS dominates connected mobile apps in UK

THINQ.co.uk - Stewart Meagher - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Figures collated by tech industry bean-counters ComScore show that Apple's iDevices are dominating the UK mobile market when it comes to connected apps. The GSMA and ComScore in partnership with national mobile operators released the first bunch of ...

Net Connected Apps Used By 40 Percent Smartphone Users, comScore Study Reveals

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
A research has shown that more than 40 percent of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom have used a web-based application in the month of April this year. The survey which was conducted by GSM Association, along with comScore shows how mobile phone ...

40% of UK mobile internet users accessed connected apps in April: comScore

Computer Business Review - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Nearly 8.8 million UK mobile owners used an app that connected to the Internet during April 2011, reveals a study by the GSMA and comScore in partnership with the UK mobile operators. The data from the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) application key ...

Google Maps rules Britannia

BCS - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Google Maps was the most accessed internet-connected application in April, with 6.4 million unique users. The comScore and GSMAMobile Media Metrics report revealed that during the month, almost 8.8 million mobile owners in the UK used an application ...

Apps used by 8.8 million Brits

Institute of Direct Marketing (press release) (subscription) - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
The figures, produced by GSMA and comScore, revealed 8.8 million UK mobile phone owners used an app connected to the internet over the 30 days, showing the potential they hold for marketers. Google Maps proved to be the most popular app with 6.4 ...

40% of mobile owners use net-connected apps

PC Advisor - Carrie-Ann Skinner - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Two in five (40 percent) of the UK's mobile phone owners used an internet-connected app on their handset in April this year. Research by the GSM Association, which was conducted in conjunction with ...

Symbian users represent just 1% of connected app users

GoMo News - Tony Dennis - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
How the mighty have fallen really fast. Ranked third, Symbian accounted for a mere one per cent of connected app users in research carried out by comScore in conjunction with the GSMA. The data is taken from the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) ...

More than 8m Brits used an app in April

IAB UK - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Around 8.8 million Brits used an internet-connected app in April, with Google Maps being the most popular with 6.4 million unique views, a report by comScore and GSMA has revealed. This accounted for 73.3 per cent of all UK app users, which amounted to ...

Apps may be major consideration when selling mobile phone

Mazuma Mobile - ‎Jun 23, 2011‎
Selling a mobile phone can lead to an important decision â€" which device to choose as the perfect replacement. One factor that could be increasingly important to people in this situation is the presence of apps and various brands' offering of them. ...

Make your business mobile, reach more customers

Macon Telegraph (blog) - Stephen Jaynes - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
You created a website so shoppers can find you when they are at home, but by going mobile, you can reach shoppers everywhere. In a recent ComScore survey, it was found that 33 percent of mobile phone ...

It's official: the UK loves the iPhone and online apps

Macgasm - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
A recent study by GSMA's Mobile Media Metrics has revealed interesting stats for the iPhone, its competitor Symbian, and general application usage. Nokia, despite claiming that it'll phase out the operating system in a few years, still boasts potential ...

65 percent of connected apps run iOS in UK

tuaw.com - Kelly Hodgkins - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
The GSMA released its April Mobile Metrics report, which shows that 65% of devices using connected applications in the UK are powered by iOS; about 30% of devices run Android, and a meager 1% use Symbian. ...

Google Maps, Yahoo Weather and Facebook are UK's favourite mobile apps

The Fonecast - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
The GSMA and comScore have just released data showing how UK mobile consumers use mobile applications. The data has been collected in partnership with mobile networks and is the latest in the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics series of reports. ...

Google Maps is most popular mobile application

Just Search - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
Recent research published by comScore and mobile industry body, the GSMA, reveals that the Google Maps application (app) is the most popular among UK mobile users. As many as 6.4m people use the Google Maps mobile app, putting it ahead of Yahoo Weather ...

Google Maps and iOS reign supreme in UK mobile applications usage

ElectricPig.co.uk - Nick Marshall - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
Ever wonder which apps drive the UK mobile market? GSMA and comScore have revealed that nearly 8.8 million UK mobile owners used an app that connected to the Internet during April 2011. Google Maps took top honors with 6.4 million ...

Internet giants dominating connected apps use

Mobile Business Briefing - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
A poll of the top “connected” mobile apps used by UK subscribers revealed a top-10 dominated by internet and media giants, with three from Google, two from Yahoo and Sky, and single apps from Facebook and eBay. The highest ranked “independent” app is ...

8.8m UK mobile owners used apps to go online in April

Mobile Entertainment - Tim Green - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
The findings were published by GSMA and ComScore as part of the GSMA MMM product portfolio, launched in February last year. This includes monthly reports on mobile internet behaviour and a detailed analysis of access methods. ...

iOS accounts for 66% of 'connected' app use in the UK

The Next Web - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
Last week, we reported on the most popular 'connected' apps in the UK, noting that Google Maps was number one, followed by Yahoo in second place. The data was the result of a collaboration between The GSMA, comScore and UK mobile operators, ...

Connected apps twice as popular on iOS than Android

TechRadar UK - Kate Solomon - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
New data from the GSMA shows that UK iOS users are using far more internet-connected apps than any other operating system. By monitoring app data requests using a bespoke Mobile Media Metrics application, the GSMA discovered that iOS ...

Google Maps is top connected app in UK in April - study

Telecompaper (subscription) - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
Almost 8.8 million UK mobile phone owners (40% of all UK mobile internet users) used an app that connected to the internet in April, according to the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) application measurement report, produced in co-operation with ComScore ...

GSMA Mobile Media Metrics Report Issued on UK Mobile Applications Usage

PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
LONDON, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA and comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), in partnership with the UK mobile operators, today released the first monthly data showing how UK mobile consumers engage through mobile applications. ...

GSMA Mobile Media Metrics Report Issued on UK Mobile Applications Usage

Mobile Business Briefing - ‎Jun 22, 2011‎
The GSMA and comScore, in partnership with the UK mobile operators, today released the first monthly data showing how UK mobile consumers engage through mobile applications. The data from the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) application key measurements ...

 

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