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Earlier this week Statista released a chart showing the 15 top countries with the highest percentage of Smartphone penetration, based on Google's 'Our Mobile Planet' data. This week, 51Degrees.mobi takes a look at Smartphone web traffic penetration from the same 15 countries

Plus the Strengths of Firefox OS and Apple's New A7 Chip Rumors

Customer using the .NET version of Premium Device Data should update the device data file to the version published on or after 23rd August 2013 to ensure their web sites handles Chrome version 29 correctly.

With Barnes & Noble's Nook revenue dropping 20.2% in Q1 and Amazon's Kindle range seemingly expanding into new territories, this week 51Degrees takes a closer look at web traffic originating from eReaders in the United States.

You have just finished creating your sparkling new mobile business app and are eager to promote it to as many people as possible. You already have a good mobile web audience; why not tell them about your app with an interstitial before they hit your website? Well you see, not only do your mobile web users hate this method of advertising, Google have also taken a stand.

Last month the UK's largest job search engine Monster launched a new mobile version of their well-known website. Upon visiting the standard desktop site it will detect mobile devices and direct them to the appropriate mobile page. The site utilises a .m prefix to enable mobile specific content. This week I take a look at the online recruitment industries newest mobile offspring, does it growl like a dragon or squeak like a goblin…

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Plus Amazon's Silk browser updated and Yahoo! release new Chrome toolbar

Gartner put out their latest mobile market report this week, showing that smartphone sales have exceeded feature phone sales for the first time. This week 51Degrees.mobi look at web traffic from both smart and feature phones originating from different countries.

Last week London Luton Airport launched a version of its website optimised specifically for mobile devices. Like many websites with a mobile incarnation it will detect mobile users, redirecting them to the appropriate m.london-luton.co.uk version. This week I see how this new mobile experience shapes up, does it perform like the Eurofighter or an Airbus... Let's find out!