Google Top Website, iPhone, LG Rumor2 & BlackBerry Top U.S. Phones, Says Opera

Top 10 global mobile websites for November 2010

1. Google.com (up 1).
2. Facebook.com (down 1).
3. Vkontakte.ru.
4. Youtube.com (up 4).
5. Odnoklassniki.ru (down 1).
6. Yandex.ru (up 1).
7. Yahoo.com (up 2).
8. My.opera.com (down 2).
9. Mail.ru (down 4).
10. Getjar.com (up 3).

Top U.S. Handsets for November 2010

1. Apple iPhone.
2. LG VM265 "Rumor2."
3. BlackBerry 8520 "Curve."
4. BlackBerry 9700 "Bold."
5. LG VM510 "Rumor Touch."
6. BlackBerry 8330 "Curve."
7. Samsung SPH-M810 "Instinct S30."
8. BlackBerry 9630 "Tour."
9. BlackBerry 8530 "Curve."
10. BlackBerry 9000 "Bold."

Global trends

• Opera Mini saw significant increases in all three categories of growth in November 2010: unique users, pages viewed and data consumed.? In all, 80 million people used Opera Mini in November, 44.6 billion pages were served, and 6.3 petabytes of operator data were compressed for Opera Mini users.
• Nigeria passed the United States in terms of total Opera Mini users in the month of November.
• The United Kingdom, Belarus, Philippines, Poland, Bangladesh and Germany all went up in the ranking of top 20 countries.? Turkey was a new addition in November, and Malaysia fell off the list.

More results can be obtained in the report: www.opera.com/smw/2010/11/.

With more than 80 million monthly users, Opera Mini is the most popular browser on mobile devices.? In November alone, users viewed more than 44 billion webpages and saved money, while the Opera servers compressed more than 6 petabytes of data.

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Holiday Deal: All Phones Free @ U.S. Cellular, Android & BlackBerry Smartphone Buyers Get $100 'til 12/24

U.S. Cellular is offering every phone free, including the latest Android smartphones until December 24.? U.S. Cellular is spreading the joy even further by offering a $100 credit to new customers purchasing a smartphone or existing customers adding a new smartphone line.? Customers can stop by any U.S. Cellular store for more details and pick out their free phones while supplies last.

Shoppers can make this holiday season memorable by giving Android-powered phones, such as the HTC Desire, LG Optimus U or Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S).

All of U.S. Cellular's phones, including advanced smartphones, such as the BlackBerry Bold and Curve, are free after mail-in rebates.

The Android-powered Samsung Mesmerize and HTC Desire are ideal for those who want everything in a smartphone.? Their large touchscreens and? fast 1GHz processors are great for watching videos, playing games, and zipping through business and entertainment applications.

The LG Optimus U is designed for first-time smartphone customers who are ready to experience the power of Android 2.2 technology.? It has a virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology that allows users to input text quickly by sliding a finger over the keyboard in one continuous motion.

The BlackBerry Bold and Curve are popular smartphones that pack lots of helpful apps for business and personal use.? Both have Wi-Fi access, and global travelers will like the Bold's ability to connect on wireless networks around the world.

Customers who prefer a phone for calling, texting and taking pictures, can select phones like the Samsung Profile Freeform and Exec, the Motorola Grasp and LG Mystique.? These feature-rich devices have expandable memory for music fans who want to take their tunes everywhere.

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Black Friday Shoppers will Use Mobile Phones & Smartphones for Research In Stores

This Black Friday people will be searching in stores and on their mobile phones.? Yahoo! and Nielsen's new "Mobile Shopping Framework" study shows that 9 out of 10 mobile internet users have accessed the mobile web while at a store and 51% of those users indicate that they make a purchase after doing mobile research.

Insights from the study include:

• 50% of in-store mobile web activity is related to shopping.
• 48% of in-store mobile users take and/or send a picture of a product to a friend or family member.
• On average, 16% of consumers use their mobile phones for shopping research, while 57% among mobile internet users and 41% among non-mobile Internet users expressed interest in using mobile phones for shopping research in the next 12 months.
• 1 in 5 mobile shoppers who have seen advertising during the shopping process say they always look at it.
• Consumers want mobile ads to include price, features, and benefits.
• 86% of mobile Internet users (and 92% of ages 13-24) are using their mobile phones simultaneously with TV.

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AT&T Black Friday Deals in Store & Online for iPhone, Windows Phone, Android and Messaging Phones

AT&T will start offering its Windows Phone 7 smartphone in a Buy One Get One Free deal on Black Friday in Stores - only for the LG Quantum, HTC Surround (read HTC Surround review) and Samsung Focus (read Samsung Focus review).

There will be plenty of cheap deals over the next few days for AT&T phones with online retailers, such as Amazon Wireless and Wirefly.? AT&T is also having an online sale with different offers every day.

If you don't want to BOGO with AT&T, online retailers, such as Amazon Wireless Beta, have great deals on Windows Phone 7 smartphones.? As of today, they are offering the HTC Surround ,LG Quantum and Samsung Focus for $49.99 for new customers with a contract.

Where the AT&T sale beats all others is the Black Friday iPhone refurb deals.? We almost never see a discount on iPhones.

AT&T will also have some great deals online on Black Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Cyber Monday.

Black Friday iPhone Refurb Sale:

• iPhone 4 32G Refurb - Sale $199 (normally $249).
  
• iPhone 4 16G Refurb - Sale $99 (normally $149).
  
• iPhone 3GS 8G Refurb - Sale $49 (normally $79).
• Read iPhone 4 review.

Saturday 24 Hour $.01 Refurb Sale:
Available for only $0.01.? Two-year agreement and other restrictions apply.

Sunday 24 Hour - FREE Quick Messaging Phones:

• Pantech Link.
• LG Vu Plus.
• Sharp FX.
• Pantech Pursuit..

Contract and unlimited messaging plan required.

Cyber Monday Rotating $.01 High-end Smartphone Sale

High-end smartphone sale - for just one penny - for some of the most sought after smartphones.? Smartphones will rotate every three hours and will include:

• HTC Aria.
• BlackBerry Curve 3G.
• Motorola Flipout.
  
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, read ony Xperia X10 AT&T review.
  
• Motorola BRAVO.
  

Sale starts at 9 AM EST.? Two-year agreement and other restrictions apply.

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