Last week I put some mobile predictions for 2012 into a column at Marketing Land. However many people probably didn't see them given that it was still during the holiday. So here they are again in more compact form:

1. 2012 ends with 65% smartphone penetration in the US
2. Android reaches 60%+ smartphone penetration by the end of 2012
3. Voice search: Siri expands its reach to many more third party services; Google and Microsoft beef up their competitive voice offerings
4. Apple launches its own mapping service for iOS
5. RIM’s co-CEOs resign in 1H 2012
6. Windows Phones see modest but not huge success in North America, greater success in Europe/Asia
7. Major smartphone security (hacking/virus) event happens this year (most likely on Android handsets)
8. Mobile payments see continued growth but 2012 isn’t the “breakthrough” year
9. Tablets galore: 100 million tablets in market by the end of 2012 (globally). The iPad represents 65% of the market
10. Google announces mobile ads “run rate” of $4 billion (in Q4)
11. Facebook launches mobile advertising in 1H 2012
12. Amazon buys a mobile ad network (Millennial or Jumptap)