Is the mobile Web replacing the wired Web in Southeast Asia?
[Nov. 20, 2008] Opera's State of the Mobile Web report explores stunning page-view and usage growth Oslo, Norway - November 20, 2008 - Fast facts - Opera spotlights Southeast Asia in its ongoing geographic snapshots. Indonesia ranks first (and second worldwide) in usage with almost 330% user growth and 827% page view growth in 2008. The full report is available from http://www.opera.com/mobile_report/. - For the month of October 2008, monthly consumer users (those who download Opera Mini on their own without being offered a version from their operator) increased to 21 million. Page views came in at almost 5 billion, growing 326% since October 2007. Data transfers, which can be used to infer both potential consumer cost savings and potential carrier revenues generated, hit 73.7 million MB (compressed). This is a 490% growth rate since October 2007. [In News]

Foreign Exchange Traders Profit from Immediate Mobile Alerts via Clickatell SMS
[Nov. 20, 2008] BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo, Orlando, FL, November 19, 2008 - Clickatell, leading global mobile messaging provider for financial institutions, and FX trading company Easy-Forex® today announced that SMS alerts are providing foreign exchange traders up-to-the-minute information - including foreign exchange rate alerts, limit order status, deal closure notifications, and more. In any FX market, currency exchange rates and deal status fluctuate throughout the day, and traders must be aware and stay informed at all times in order to make smart trading decisions. With easy to use SMS, traders break the chains tying them to their PCs and landline phones and are free to conduct trades using real-time mobile information anytime, anywhere. [In News]

Momail arrives in Spain, Switzerland and Ireland
[Nov. 20, 2008] Stockholm, Sweden. November 19, 2008 - Momail has launched its popular mobile email in three more countries; Spain (www.momail.es), Switzerland (www.momail.ch) and Ireland (www.momail.ie). Momail has also incorporated Spanish language support, continuing its strategy of local language support in countries where launched. [In News]

iPhone Now the #1 Device Worldwide
[Nov. 19, 2008] SAN MATEO, Calif. and LONDON, November 19, 2008 -- AdMob, the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace, today announced the iPhone is now the #1 device worldwide, displacing the Motorola RAZR, and in a regional feature focus highlighted traffic from Latin America and the Caribbean has more than doubled in the last year in the October 2008 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report. The iPhone experienced strong traffic worldwide to become the #1 device, with 37 percent of requests coming from outside of the US. [In News]

Gideon Multimedia celebrates the launch of its free mobile travel guide mobiEXPLORE UK
[Nov. 19, 2008] 18 November, London - Gideon Multimedia, the mobile application specialist, is celebrating the overwhelming success of its free mobile travel guide, mobiEXPLORE UK. The application was downloaded over 70,000 times within the first three weeks of going live - making it one of the most popular mobile downloads in the UK. [In News]

Zain Group sees ROI on Ringback Tone Solution in 10 days
[Nov. 19, 2008] Cape Town, 18th November, 2008 - Jinny Software, a leading supplier of personalised messaging and media processing platforms to mobile network operators, today announced that its Ringback Tone Server solution has driven a tremendous 10-day return-on-investment (ROI) for a Zain Group operator in Africa. The initial 8% uptake by the 4.5-million subscriber base meant the operator was able to re-coup initial capital outlay, rapidly, within a 10-day period, through additional revenues generated from Ringback Tone subscriptions and tones purchased. [In News]

MOBILE INTERACTIVE GROUP APPOINTS ANDREW JACKSON AS HEAD OF CLIENT SERVICES
[Nov. 19, 2008] Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) today announces the appointment of Andrew Jackson as Head of Client Services, where he will be responsible for all cross sector client account management, services set-up and reporting for MIG, the fastest growing privately owned technology business in the UK. [In News]