M:Metrics, a Seattle (US) based company specialized in mobile content and application consumption benchmarking, released a press release about a study measuring mobile social networking in the US and Europe. The results are interesting, and show a growing trend in mobile social networking in these areas. MySpace leads in the US and EU market, whereas MSN was the number one choice for Web 2.0 content. Bottom line is 3.5% mobile users access social networks through their mobiles in the US, whereas 2.5% (largest part) users in the UK user mobiles to access social networks. Here is a screenshot of the data from the press release:

Nearly every online social networking site has added the ability to connect to these communities with a mobile phone, allowing people to access profiles and share content while they’re on the go. With the mobile phone playing a central role in people’s social lives, it’s only natural that social networking sites are working to bridge the gap between the online and mobile worlds.

MySpace and Facebook seem to be the social networks of choice for mobile users. With the significant rise in Facebook subscribers in the past months (well, years really), I wouldn’t be surprised to see Facebook come on top, especially since Facebook has made a special interface for iPhone users.

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Scott Schiller designed a DHTML version of Arkanoid. It looks impressive, with sound effects and all. Initially made to work on browsers on Win2K/XP, but later expanded to work on Safari and … iPhone. Here is the support list from the site itself:

This is the updated browser support list so far in 2007:

• Apple iPhone (hardware v1.0)
• Safari 1.3.2
• Opera 9

I took it for a spin on my laptop (XP/Firefox 2.x) and it worked great. I wish I could test it on iPhone, but can’t at the moment. If any of you guys have an iPhone, try Scott’s Arkanoid and tell us if it worked alright. On the iPhone, the otherwise default mouse control, is replaced by touch (click) control using another DIV placed on top of everything else to provide the control layer.

That’s not all though. On the site you can actually design your own level, or choose from the many existing levels. Check out DHTML Arkanoid on Schillmania.com !

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iPhone has certainly spawned a tsunami of content and services. I’ve just come across a blog post about a book called iPhone: The Missing Manual , by author David Pogue (otherwise known as NY Times writer and author of the Missing Manual series), on IntoiPhone.com . That got me interested, since I’ve been following all the hype created over iPhone, so I went over to Amazon and did a simple search in the books section on iPhone. Here’s just a shorter list of all the titles I got (ordered by Amazon’s relevance filter):

iPhone: The Missing Manual

The Rough Guide to the iPhone (Rough Guide Reference)

iPhone Fully Loaded

My iPhone: Learn how to use and customize your iPhone to make it uniquely your own

Like I said this is only a very short list. There are dozens of books on iPhone available.

Pretty impressive, regarding the fact the device only just came out on the market. Not even all the device’s capabilities have been discovered completely, especially with recent posts about the iPhone’s hidden module list. I wonder if any of the above books mention things like this, given that they were probably prepared for publishing weeks, maybe even months ago.

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This is a very smart marketing campaign, this time by Nokia, which takes a very interesting and unique approach. Nokia smart phones are getting to be so advanced that laptop computers are beginning to lose their nerve and starting rebellion all over the world, sometimes with serious consequences for their owners. Check this out on jealouscomputers.com !

Disgruntled laptops are turning against their owners. Beware laptop owners! Tame your laptop beasts on time or suffer.

I especially liked this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOhmYp7bbiI

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The iPhone craze continues. Louis Vuitton, the famous fashion designer, decided to jump onto the iPhone crazy train and contribute with specially designed cases. I must say they look pretty good. I guess if I was a fashion nut, and already wore clothes and apparel befitting a modern urban warrior, this would certainly be a welcome addition to my style. Heh, the price though, it’s kinda Vuitonish. The alligator case is about $1100 US! So, if you have a grand lying around, get a Louis Vuitton iPhone case (you may want to get an iPhone first though) You can always get an Louis Vuitton iPod leather case instead.

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