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Like most Super Bowl match-ups or a season premiere of "Lost," mobile advertising has failed to live up to deafening hype — and for some pretty good reasons. Those spinning wheels appear to finally be gaining traction, though, thanks to a surge in the use of mobile applications, which is opening the door to an entirely new way for companies to present their brands to consumers via their phones. Subscribe now or sign in to view this Weekly Update »

Curated Links

  1. T-Mobile USA Launches Storefront Using SurfKitchen

    Complementing Android Market with an app store for lower-end devices is a sound strategy that won't confuse users or alienate partners. Verizon, you listening?

    Submitted by Colin Gibbs

  2. YouTube Use Makes Up 10 Percent of Mobile Data

    Yes, that's worldwide. Which just illustrates how much bandwidth mobile video requires.

    Submitted by Colin Gibbs

  3. BlackBerry Curve Tops iPhone in Q4 Smartphone Sales

    RIM gadgets held four spots in the top ten during Q4, but the iPhone fared impressively too, with the iPhone 3GS finishing as the runner-up and the iPhone 3G ranking fourth.

    Submitted by Colin Gibbs

  4. Verizon Wireless Blocks 4chan

    Just the latest example of the fact that while they may be sliding toward becoming dumb pipes, carriers still hold the cards in the world of mobile.

    Submitted by Colin Gibbs

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Data Highlights

From The App Developer’s Guide to Working with Ford Sync

1.5M

Ford Sync–equipped vehicles scheduled to hit the road in 2010

From Mobile Augmented Reality Today and Tomorrow

197

million: Augmented reality-capable smartphones set to be in the global market by 2012

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Mobile is curated by Colin Gibbs, an expert reporter with deep knowledge and a fat rolodex of contacts to help you spot the important news and trends as they happen. It’s also your home for Research, Long Views and all things mobile, from devices to networks to data and content.

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Feb 9, 2010 — Google is hoping to steal the thunder -- and the users -- of services such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Yelp with Buzz, a new social networking offering that promises to be everything social for connected consumers. The service has a mobile component, naturally, and allows users to share photos, videos and other content. Google has long failed to crack the social-networking nut, and there's no reason to believe Buzz will take off when there are so many other compelling services on the market with sizable user bases. But Google's scale alone should be enough to terrify all those smaller guys.

— Colin Gibbs
— Mobile Curator

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