What do travelers want from Airlines? Tech and Mobile Services!!

The use of mobile phones has affected our daily lives and travel so much that we do not want to go to places, airports and even travel by an airlines unless unless we are provided with the mobile and wi-fi facilities.

A recent survey shows that more than 80% people would like to fly with an airlines that offer smartphone facilities and another 38% would like laptop facilities.

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The above stats is just part of a whole Infographic that I came across at Mashable. For details, click here for the complete Infographic and see what are the emerging trends by travelers around the world.

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UK: 171,000 drivers fined for using a phone behind the wheel

[ via Mail Online ] 30 Dec

Despite warning and heavy fines for using mobile phones during driving, a record numbers of drivers have been caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel in the United Kingdom alone.

As per police record, more than 171,000 were given a £60 fine and three penalty points over the past year – up more than a third on the previous 12 months.

Remember:

‘There is no call important enough to risk your life or that or another road user. Our message to all drivers is switch off your mobile when behind the wheel.’

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Why is the Windows Phone Failing?

[ via Business Insider ] 27 Dec

A former GM who used to work on Windows Phone 7 for Microsoft, Charlie Kindel, took to his personal blog today with some thoughts on why Microsoft's mobile efforts seem so stagnant.

According to Kindel, Android is crushing iOS and Windows Phone 7 when it comes to market-share simply because its open platform allows manufacturers and carriers to get away with whatever they want, while cranking out dozens of devices a year.

Here's Kindel:

Google has been wildly successful with Android (at least in terms of units) because Android was built to reduce friction between all sides of the market. It ‘bows down’ to the device manufactures AND the carriers. It enabled device manufactures to do what they do best (build lots of devices). It enabled carriers to do what they do best (market lots of devices). It enabled users tons of choice. My hypothesis is that it also enables too much fragmentation that will eventually drive end users nuts.

Read more: Business Insider

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UK parents against kids owning mobile phones

Full Story: The Times of India 

Nearly three-quarters of Britons think it is inappropriate for children under 12 to own a mobile phone, despite the fact that most kids already have them, according to a poll. 

Kids and Cell Phones (Photo: Baby Care)

Interestingly, more than one in 10 would buy a child a mobile phone as a treat to encourage good behavior, or for doing well at school. The vast majority of parents (90 percent) also liked the idea of a child having a phone in case of an emergency. 

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Africa's Mobile Phone Market: Fastest growing market in the world

Full Story: Yahoo News 9 November 2011

According to a market survey report, citing the continent's innovative uses for cell phones, Africa is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market. The number of mobile phone connections has reached 649 million connections, second only to Asia, the report released Wednesday shows.

For each of the past five years, the number of subscribers across Africa has grown by almost 20 percent and is expected to reach 738 million by the end of next year. It is estimated that at least 5.5 million Africans are directly or indirectly employed by the mobile industry.

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