Issue no. 413 - 20 February 2011

• Mobile Internet Is Already Dominant, Survey Says (PCWorld)
  The people behind the Opera mobile Web browser have released the results of their State of the Mobile Web survey, which questioned 300,000 users in July and August this year. It makes for fascinating reading. For example, Nokia phones rule the roost outside of North America and Europe. In these same less wealthy areas of the world, mobile phones are the primary method of accessing the Internet. It's proof that there's a massive thirst for the Internet around the world, even if that means people have to get it through their cell phones.

• DE - Deutschlands Jugend ist online (Heise)
  Das Internet gehört fest zur Lebenswelt von Kindern und Jugendlichen. 98 Prozent der deutschen Kinder und Jugendlichen im Alter von 10 bis 18 Jahren sind im Netz; selbst Kinder im Alter von 10 bis 12 sind bereits zu 96 Prozent online. Das ergab eine repräsentative Befragung (PDF-Datei) des Marktfoschungsunternehmens forsa im Auftrag IT-Verbandes Bitkom. Den Ergebnissen zufolge nutzen 76 Prozent der Teenager das Internet, um Informationen für Schule oder Ausbildung zu suchen. 74 Prozent nutzen soziale Netzwerke. Auf den weiteren Plätzen der häufigsten Internet-Aktivitäten stehen der Konsum von Videos, Chat und "Musik hören".

• EU - Europeans use mobile phones more when travelling abroad, but still worry about costs (RAPID)
  Almost three quarters of Europeans are worried about the cost of using their mobile phone when travelling in the EU a survey released by the European Commission today shows. 72% of travellers still limit their roaming calls because of high charges even if a majority is aware that prices have fallen since 2006. Only 19% of people who use internet-related services on their mobile phones when abroad think the costs of data-roaming for (Internet surfing or checking e-mails) are fair.

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