Founded in 2009, the service aggregates anonymized data, such as mobile phone usage and other data.
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As a result, for years the U.S. lagged behind Europe in mobile phone usage, and even today our poor call quality and frequently dropped calls can be blamed in part on this regulatory hodge-podge.
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Dr Hondou examined mobile-phone usage in enclosed spaces such as railway carriages, buses and lifts, all of which are, in essence, metal boxes.
But the Council has influence and it is recommending that European governments take precautionary steps to restrict mobile phone and WiFi usage, particularly among young people, and, in the case of WiFi, in the home.
Called The Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs, its report calling for restrictions on mobile phone and WiFi usage was finalised over a week ago but is only just finding its way into the news media.
The prime minister's adviser on preventing the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood, Conservative MP for Devizes Claire Perry, has reportedly urged parents to challenge their children about their mobile phone and social media usage to ensure they are not sending inappropriate messages.
Nearly half (45%) of mobile phone owners browse the mobile internet, download content, or use applications, with mobile media usage growing 22% year-on-year.
While the BlackBerry's plastic keyboard and tight integration with corporate e-mail systems makes it an unbeatable e-mail machine, Nielsen Mobile's first-quarter data show that the iPhone is all about multimedia, playing music, video and online games far above the average usage of those services for other mobile phone users.
Then, twice daily, the usage record is sent to the designated mobile phone or e-mail address of family or friend.
Sometimes described as a 2.5G technology because it acts as a bridge between mobile telephony and the full-fledged mobile Internet, the service has spawned a whole new style of phone usage, particularly among Japan's youth (see accompanying story).
"It was the first phone with a really good mobile Web browser, and we saw five times the average usage of things like Google Maps and YouTube" compared with online habits, says Vic Gundotra, Google's head of mobile developer relations.
And unlike a mobile phone, which can be used anywhere, any time, Wi-Fi hotspots depend on casual usage.
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