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Gartner: Android Now Over 50 Percent Of Smartphone Sales, The Rest Decline

By Ingrid Lunden Nov. 15, 2011, 6:03pm 1 Comment

Android may have some shortcomings, but Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made enormous advances with manufacturers in terms of getting its OS on thei… Read More »

Gartner Q2: Nokia Still On Top Overall, Android Killing It In Smartphones

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 11, 2011, 1:07pm Comments Off

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is losing its market share in phones at an alarming rate right now. But despite all the profit warnings, drastic strategic… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 5-19-11: Apple Cloud, EMI; VZW Sues FCC; Latest Gartner Figs

By Ingrid Lunden May. 19, 2011, 3:24pm Comments Off

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple’s apparently getting closer to a cloud music product after signing a deal with EM… Read More »

Gartner’s Tablet Outlook: Rosy Picture For The iPad

By Ingrid Lunden Apr. 11, 2011, 3:16pm Comments Off

The counterpoint to last week’s data from Gartner that spelled out near and long-term victory for Android: in tablets, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) ru… Read More »

The Mobile Lowdown 03-30-11: Google In-App Payment Users; Tablets; Three

By Ingrid Lunden Mar. 30, 2011, 2:34pm Comments Off

Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: Google’s Android in-app payments service gets some early users — and maybe some confus… Read More »

Gartner: Apple, RIM Displace Sony Ericsson, Motorola In Mobile Rankings

By Ingrid Lunden Feb. 9, 2011, 8:49pm Comments Off

All this news about Nokia’s next big move and losing mindshare / market share, and it’s easy to forget that the Finns (yes, they are still b… Read More »

Apps Will Make $15 Billion, Garner 17 Billion Downloads In 2011

By Ingrid Lunden Jan. 26, 2011, 3:33pm 4 Comments

People love to talk about the rise of the mobile web, but today, apps are where it’s at when it comes to mobile content, and they are very m… Read More »

Worldwide Phone Sales Will Increase To 1.28 Billion This Year: Report

By Tricia Duryee Aug. 6, 2008, 1:03am 2 Comments

This year, worldwide sales of mobile phones will reach 1.28 billion units in 2008, a 11 percent increase compared to the 1.15 billion units… Read More »

Analysts Lower Worldwide Market Forecast For Cellphones

By Tricia Duryee Jul. 15, 2008, 12:41am Comments Off

Despite the iPhone’s blockbuster start this weekend, Gartner said today it was lowering it’s forecast for how many cellphones will sell this… Read More »

Google, Microsoft Will Drive Next-Gen Mobile Web Apps Innovation

By James Quintana Pearce Apr. 23, 2008, 9:47pm 3 Comments

The next generation of mobile web applications will be driven by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), according to Nick Jones, vi… Read More »

Mobile Device Makers Need To Expand Beyond Western Adult Males: Report

By Dianne See Morrison Apr. 9, 2008, 4:36pm 1 Comment

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Over 2 Trillion SMS In 2008; Social, Search And Ads Needed For Further Growth: Report

By Carlo Longino Dec. 18, 2007, 3:55am Comments Off

2.3 trillion SMS will be sent in major markets worldwide in 2008, Gartner predicts. That’s up nearly 20 percent from 2007, while messaging r… Read More »