It’s become clear in recent years that smartphones are going to be increasingly ubiquitous for the foreseeable future. And a recent study indicates that many people are using those devices to access Facebook more often than for, really, anything else. Read more »
Nearly one-third of Facebook’s 500 million-strong user base is using phones to engage with friends via the social network. Facebook ought to fulfill its potential in mobile, but the social network giant will need a more robust strategy than simply releasing a branded hardware device. Read more »
Today’s end-users are very vocal about the freedom they experience with their iPhones as consumers versus the frustration they feel in the workplace with limited device choices and a lack of apps. This research brief (the first in a two-part series) addresses the issue of how consumers can connect personal mobile devices to the enterprise, and also looks at how IT can play a pivotal role in harvesting such a capability. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Facebook Mobile users are twice as active on the social network than web-only users and account for about a quarter of its entire user base. As a result, carriers have been asking Facebook to trim down the amount of data contained in its mobile web versions. […] Read more »
Updated: On August 17, Facebook let us know that it had submitted the 3.0 version of its app to the Apple store. Where is the newest version of Facebook’s iPhone 3.0 application? Being a fan of the app -– which I now use on my iPod […] Read more »