Category: Predictions

So, as we start a new working year, we come to the end of our predictions for 2006. If you haven’t been following our predictions over the holiday season, I think it’s worth flicking through …

17. Mobile payments still won’t take off outside Asia. 18. Presence, or some sort of availability management software/system will be a hotly desired feature by the end of the year. The mobile phone is a …

15. Mobile virus FUD will continue unabated, but with no real threat or impact. 16. Mobile blogging and photoblogging will grow, filling in a personal media-sharing gap intended for MMS. MMS has never materialized as …

13. Java Apps Up until now, Java (J2ME) has been mostly a platform for mobile gaming. 2006 will see a whole bunch of non-gaming applications, ranging from messaging/IM to banking, from presence management to browsers, …

11. It will become common for low-end devices for emerging markets to have color screens and cameras. 12. Myopic thinking, bad pricing and pointless services will continue keep mobile music from realizing its potential. I’m …