The Mobile Minute is here to bring you news about YouTube's new mobile site, 4G wireless networks in Russia, mobile phone ownership growth in North Korea, apps and the future of news journalism, and the New York Times' look at the growth of the web.
- YouTube recently launched a new version of its mobile site. Using HTML5, the new version is faster than previous versions and has a touch interface.
- Yota, a Russian telecom start-up, is building a 4G network as its first project; The Economist reports the company "has built a 4G network from scratch, burying 3,000km (1,864 miles) of fibre-optic cables to connect its wireless base stations," with a $500 million investment.
- The number of North Koreans with state-approved mobiles is growing steadily. Although areas bordering South Korea allegedly are blocking mobile networks, The Korea Times reports that 60% of North Korean citizens can now access mobile networks, with 185,000 mobile owners reported in June of 2010.
- The Guardian took a close look at news organizations' failure to capitalize on the app market, and why apps won't save the journalism industry.
- The New York Times challenged Wired's recent claim that apps are drawing Internet traffic away from the web, by comparing the growth of both apps and web traffic to reveal that many areas of web access are growing along with the app market.
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