Handango, the provider of mobile downloads, has released the latest edition of the Handango Yardstick, a report on the state of the mobile download industry.
For the first time, the Handango Yardstick reports the top devices adding software by revenue in addition to units sold. This new addition ranks the Sony Ericsson P900/P910 as the number one phone adding software by revenue, dethroning the palmOne Treo 600/650. Another headline was the addition of the Nokia 9500 and Nokia 6600/6620 to the list of top five phones adding software by revenue. With regards to handhelds, the palmOne Tungsten T Series remained in the number one spot for both revenue and units sold while the Dell Axim X3 Series and palmOne Tungsten E landed at the number two and three slots, respectively. Â
After hitting a record low in December 2004, the average selling price (ASP) of mobile software applications climbed for the third month in a row, reaching a record high of $20.59 in March, up from $20.47 in February.
