The first quarterly Business Confidence Index (BCI) of 2010 from the Mobile Entertainment Foundation (MEF) has shown that the industry is continuing its trajectory of strong growth.

Data from ABI Research has shown that the smartphone market has maintained its strong Q409 performance in Q12010 with just over 55 million devices shipped during the quarter.

Three billion mobile connections will result in an opportunity for the mobile industry to shape increased profits, according to a new industry analysis from Orga Systems.

A new survey from ABI Research predicts that the mobile TV market will ramp up after 2012 as the industry by then will have addressed the principal gating factors that have to date hindered widespread deployment.

In a detailed survey of the apps phenomenon by In-Stat, news and entertainment smartphone apps are downloaded the most, but productivity smartphone applications generate the most revenues.

Even though the number of mobile subscribers watching video on a mobile phone is still only a small fraction of the total video watching audience, it still enjoyed very impressive growth between April 2009 and April 2010.

Even though challenges will exist for maximising content revenues, content subscriptions and in-app billing are set to drive mobile apps to reach landmark revenue levels, a new report by Jupiter Research reveals.

The newly emerging smartbook sector, which includes the iPad, is set to take market share away from both the hitherto successful smartphone and netbook arenas according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media.

ESPN's huge investment in a multi-platform strategy for coverage of the football World Cup has paid off so far with figures showing a strong opening weekend for its coverage across all platforms.

New data from research firm comScore has revealed that the mobile web browser is continuing to be a more popular source than apps in accessing mobile content in the US.