Nokia To Chop 1,300 People From Its Navteq Mapping/Commerce Division
No one ever said turnarounds were easy, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) — currently the world’s largest handset maker — is one big ship. Today the c… Read more »
Updated: Microsoft Lands Big Android Licensee In Samsung, Google Cries Foul
We may not know how much revenue Google (NSDQ: GOOG) makes from Android, but we can say that at least one other company — a competitor — i… Read more »
Video: Google’s Schmidt, Page Answer ‘Really Hard Questions’ At Zeitgeist
At Google’s Zeitgeist Americas conference, Larry Page spent a good amount of time on stage — maybe one of the longest appearances he has ma… Read more »
Tizen: Can Intel And Samsung’s New OS Project Fly Where MeeGo Did Not?
photo: Corbis / Science Faction
Yesterday, we wrote that Intel was reportedly looking to take its MeeGo OS project into a new stage of collaboration post-Nokia’s move to Wi… Read more »
Microsoft’s Mango Starts Rolling: Updates To Hit Phones Over Next Few Weeks
Microsoft’s first major update to Windows Phone 7 began to roll out to users Tuesday, rewarding early adopters before new phones are expecte… Read more »
Don’t Count MeeGo Out Yet: Report Says Samsung, Others To Join Intel
Update: Our story on the new venture led by Intel (NSDQ: INTC) and Samsung, Tizen, is here. Original post from Tuesday follows below.
On th… Read more »
Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Will Be The First True Media Tablet
Tomorrow Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) holds a major launch event and will likely unveil its first tablet, according to TechCrunch named the Kindle Fi… Read more »
Google Picks Inrix For Mapping Realtime Data
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Location, location, location: it’s the time-honored mantra of real-estate agents and retailers, but could just as well be applied to Google… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-27-11
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» Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet A ‘Stopgap’ Design, Publishers Line Up (paidContent)
» Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Gains Dream… Read more »
Nokia Ships Its Lone MeeGo Sailor, The N9
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be hard at work right now trying to ensure that its first Windows Phone devices are beautiful and perfect when the go… Read more »
Pulse Goes Native On Windows Phone In Reader Landgrab (Plus Interview)
Flipboard may have raised $60 million and counting, and Zite may have just been bought by CNN, but another popular reading app, Pulse, sees… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-26-11: Apple iPad Orders; Apple Event; Samsung; Verizon
photo: Tom Krazit
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» As ever, Apple is dominating mobile conversations. But it’s not all good new… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-23-11: Google Spain; Apple Stock, Apple In China; ZTE; HP
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A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Google has started to quietly distribute its own SIM cards with Nexus S devi… Read more »
With An Eye To Innovate, Nokia Names Henry Tirri CTO In Silicon Valley
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has seen a fair few management changes in the last year; but this one you could see coming from a mile away: Richard Green… Read more »
Documentary Streamer SnagFilms Adds Drama, Wider Mobile Distribution
Indie documentary video streaming service SnagFilms making good on some of the changes it proposed earlier this year, when it raised $10 mil… Read more »
How Did Google Do In Its Senate Performance?
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It was not going to be a good day for Google (NSDQ: GOOG). There is nothing positive about having your former CEO dragged before attention-s… Read more »
Update: Your Guide To Today’s Google Grilling
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*Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt is appearing today before a committee of U.S. Senators who want to know if the company is engaged in anti-… Read more »
Adchemy Gets Microsoft Backing; Krux Funding Expands Ties To IDG
photo: Corbis / Tim Tadder
With audience buying becoming the primary focus on online ad spending, analytics is likely to remain a hot funding area for some time. And t… Read more »
Tablet Shipments Exceeding Forecasts; Still Apple’s Game To Lose
photo: Getty Images / Mario Tama
It’s debatable whether and when tablets will become as mainstream as mobile phones or PCs, but in their own right, their sales trajectory ap… Read more »
Confusion Reigns Over Microsoft’s Plans For Windows 8 PC And Mobile Apps
With probably a year to go before Windows 8 arrives, it’s not a huge surprise that there would be a little confusion over exactly how Window… Read more »
NPD: Android Has Market Share, But Windows Phone Has Mindshare
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Given how low the sales figures have been for Windows Phone-based devices up to now, it’s hard to believe that purchasing intent can be enou… Read more »
Has Microsoft Finally Carved A Path To The Post-PC Era With Windows 8?
It’s been a rough couple of years for Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) as it watches an industry that once thought of Windows as oxygen embrace new, s… Read more »
Frank Meehan Steps Down As INQ CEO; Co-Founder Ken Johnstone Takes Over
Frank Meehan is stepping down as the CEO of INQ, the Hutchison-owned mobile phone maker that has been a trailblazer — if a very small one -… Read more »
Google And Intel Working On Android Phones For Early 2012 Release
Android phones featuring Intel (NSDQ: INTC) chips should be available in the first half of 2012, Intel executives said on Tuesday at its ann… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-14-11: Google/Motorola; Apple/China; Intel; Walmart
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Google agreed to pay 33 percent more — $3 billion — than it originally off… Read more »
AOL, Microsoft And Yahoo Seeking To Form Ad Alliance
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Given the way Facebook and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) have been taking an ever larger share of display ad spending, it looks as if AOL (NYSE: AOL),… Read more »
Symbian Lost As Many Users As Android Gained In Europe, Says ComScore
photo: Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Interesting stats out today from comScore (NSDQ: SCOR) that underscore just how clear the threat is to Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from Android: the r… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-13-11: Samsung; Apple/China; Dolby/RIM; Nokia; HP Refunds
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» In the patent battles with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), software is Samsung’s Achille… Read more »
AT&T To Carry Three New Windows Phone Mango Devices This Fall
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) partners are set to unveil phones based on the Mango update to Windows Phone 7 relatively soon, and the wireless carr… Read more »
It’s Time To Stop Using Downloads As The Key Metric For Apps Success
The mobile apps industry is suffering from download-milestone overkill. Developers and publishers boast about how many times their apps have… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-9-11: Intel Meego; Apple/Samsung; Apps; Microsoft
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Intel is remaining committed to the MeeGo wireless OS, despite reports that… Read more »
Twitter Reaches New Milestone: 100 Million Users (More Than Half On Mobile)
Twitter has not been very forthcoming on user numbers, but today it gave a shower of stats and data to mark a milestone in its growth: 100 m… Read more »
Acer, Viewsonic Join The Ranks Of Microsoft Mobile Patent Licensees
You’ve got two choices when confronted by the mobile protection racket: you can fight or you can pay. Acer and Viewsonic chose the latter th… Read more »
Nokia And Microsoft Sneak A Peek At Working Together With Apps For Symbian
No, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) have not picked up the pace on releasing the first Nokia/Microsoft smartphone, which is onl… Read more »
IDC: Q2 Is The First Time Smartphones Outstripped Feature Phone Shipments
Looks like another tipping point in mobile progress was reached in Q2 this year: IDC says that shipments of smartphones outstripped those of… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-8-11: Apple/Samsung Japan; Microsoft Tablet; Mobile Stats
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A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) meets with Samsung in court in Japan and requests an injunction on Sm… Read more »
Once Display’s Ad Sales Leader, Trends Now Favor Yahoo Rivals
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Barring some explosive revelation, Carol Bartz is out as CEO of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) because she couldn’t show any way up. During the Q2 earni… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-6-11: Apple vs. Nokia; 4G Spectrum; Telefonica; Intel
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) could overtake Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in smartphone shipments by the end… Read more »
HTC Shows Off Two New Mango Devices – But Don’t Call It A Mango Launch
If this week had a theme in the mobile world, it would probably be the week of big devices. This evening at an event in London HTC unveiled… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-1-11: Missing iPhone; MobiTV; Microsoft; Samsung; Nokia
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Another Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone protoype has been left behind in a bar, a… Read more »
