March 2012
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Ladyblabla in the news
This week’s launch has seen a flurry of online activity around Ladyblabla.
TheNextWeb said:
The good people at London agency Mint Digital are never short of ideas, and theirlatest has a really good cause at its heart. Ladyblabla (points awarded for the silly name) is a UK price comparison site for smartphones, offering tools to help you find a good deal that suits you and then sending...
January 2012
3 posts
How Nokia won in Vegas
Wired Magazine says the Nokia Lumia was the most talked about and hyped-up phone at this year’s CES in Las Vegas.
Excuse me? Nokia?
Known for low cost, dependable and let’s be honest - rather boring feature phones, Nokia seemed to have lost their way over past years as smartphones from Apple and Android have transformed the market and stolen millions of customers away from the lumbering...
Mobile phones help millions
Low cost mobile phones are helping millions of people in developing countries make a better life for themselves.
Mobiles offer affordable banking services to those who can’t get a bank account, market information for farmers or fisherman to ensure the best prices for their produce, and a direct connection between vendors and customers everywhere. Low cost SMS networks can give healthcare...
Women play games
Research shows more women playing games than men - and those who cheat in games are more likely to cheat in real life.
Social games on mobile phones have become a huge success with women - and we’re not talking Dressup Princess or Big Eyed Hunk.
Games like Farmville and Plants vs Zombies are pulling in millions of female players.
Analysts report that more than half of social and mobile...
October 2011
4 posts
Women play games
Research shows more women playing games than men - and those who cheat in games are more likely to cheat in real life.
Social games on mobile phones have become a huge success with women - and we’re not talking Dressup Princess or Big Eyed Hunk.
Games like Farmville and Plants vs Zombies are pulling in millions of female players.
Analysts report that more than half of social and mobile games...
Initiative aims to supply millions of mobiles to...
300 million fewer women than men in developing countries own a mobile, new research has found. A woman living in sub-Saharan Africa is 23% less likely than a man to own a mobile phone. This figure rises to 24% in the Middle East and increases again to 37% for a woman living in South Asia.
A new initiative called mWomen aims to halve this gender gap within three years by providing 150 million...
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Phones for Women: Style over Specs?
What do you think about phones designed to appeal to women? The team at Women With Droids have surveyed their readers to find out just what girls are looking for when they embark on that all-important relationship milestone: committing to a brand new phone.
As the results show, the phone-loving ladies at Women With Droids want top hardware specs, without having to compromise on style. 71%...
Benefits of Mobile Phone Ownership for Women
The Women & Mobile Report is the first global study of its kind. It endeavours to understand mobile usage by women subscribers in low- and middle-income countries and highlights the barriers facing women’s adoption of mobile technologies. It also shows that by extending the benefits of mobile phone ownership to women, a host of social and economic goals can be advanced. These include:
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