Mobile Browser Usage

MOBILE A mobile browser is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or PDA. Other common names for a mobile browser are: BROWSER USAGE Microbrowser, Minibrowser, Wireless Internet Browser (WIB) 2011- - 22.03 17.1 2010- 23.9 15.52 18.14 Browser F Usage (%) 16.24 2009- 25.33 11.61 22.33 5.05 18.96 4.67 7.23 } 3.66 - 18 3.42 16.23 7.88 11.69 -9.09 3.51 0.85 2008- - 26.51 21.68 17.96 8.08 2.78 1.04 - 1.76 14.37 11.64 -2.46 + 4.71 1.7 1.42 0.49 r 0.95 There are many factors that can lead to a change in popularity of a mobile web browser, one of these is the development of new technology. From comparing the browsers above we can see that the main competitors are slowly in decline as newer browsers such as Android dramatically increase, doubling in usage in 2011. This is due to the release of a wider range of mobiles supporting the new browsers. http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_browser-ww-yearly-2008-2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_browser Android BlackBerry iTouch Other Nokia iPhone Opera Mobile Browser