Nokia’s Drastic U.S. Steps: No N9, No Symbian, No Low-End Devices
Call this streamlining of the highest order. The beleaguered handset maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is setting itself up for what it hopes will be… Read more »
Smartphones: Android Dominated Sales Last Quarter; UK Users Buy The Most
Given that today’s big mobile news in the UK is that BlackBerry devices (and specifically the free messaging service BlackBerry Messenger) h… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-2-11: Microsoft/Nokia, Skype iPad, Android Security
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Here’s a look at some of the top stories in mobile today: Read more »
Reports: Feature Phone Sales Decline, Apple Now Top Smartphone Vendor
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Sales of mobile devices aren’t growing as fast as market researcher IDC had predicted they would during 2011, but for a different reason tha… Read more »
With Bidders Watching, Interdigital Goes On A Mobile Patent Offensive
photo: Nokia
Interdigital is out to prove it’s a serious threat in the mobile patent battles that have consumed this industry. A week after Google (NSDQ:… Read more »
Mobile Game Prices Falling But Revenue Up From In-App Purchases
photo: Rovio
Mobile games remain one of the best ways to make money from mobile applications, according to a new report from mobile app researcher Distim… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-21-11: Nokia; AT&T; LulzSec; Mobile Games; Mobile Ads; CNN
A look at some of the top stories today in mobile:
– Nokia (NYSE: NOK), AT&T earnings: The Finnish handset maker is due to report earning… Read more »
Apple’s Legal Counsel Changes While HTC “Vehemently” Denies Patent Charge
Looks like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will have to dig in its feet for another legal long-haul tug-of-war, with a new team captain to boot. Today HT… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-12-11: Apple; Windows Phone; Photovine; Android Malware
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Apple Patents: Just as Apple is fighting patent battles on multiple fronts, some uphe… Read more »
Smartphones Head To ‘Tipping Point’
Android is now the top smartphone OS in eight key countries having edged past Nokia’s Symbian in Spain, according to the latest quarterly sa… Read more »
eBay Antes Up In Mobile Payments Game, Buys Zong For $240 Million
A big move in mobile payments today: eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has announced that it is buying the mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-6-11: EU Roaming Rates; Spotify; HTC; Nokia; Microsoft
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Mobile roaming: A big set of proposals were put forward today recommending huge cost red… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-5-11: iPhone 5; Vodafone; Google/RIM; HTC; Nokia; Alibaba
A look at some of the big news in mobile today:
– iPhone 5: Yet more details on what looks to be an iPhone 5 launch in the autumn. Taiwan… Read more »
Baidu-Bing Tie Up Is A Big Win For Microsoft In China
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has had its ups and downs in China, and that presents a ripe opportunity for its competitors, both in China and closer t… Read more »
Infographic: Apple Tops The Charts In Europe For Mobile Ads, Says InMobi
The pull of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in mobile is undeniable, with the brand regularly leading brand surveys and the term fanboy all but synonymou… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-4-11: iPhone 5, iPad 3; Samsung/Apple; Nokia; WP7; Lodsys
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A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
iPhone 5, iPad 3: More reports leading us to expect both a new tablet and smartphone fr… Read more »
The BlackBerry Crush: More Open Letters Surface Slamming RIM
photo: Megan Barton, Flickr
This is starting to look less like RIM’s “peanut butter” memo moment and more like a train wreck. The day after an open letter from an unnam… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-1-11: TouchPad; China Mobile TV; Papaya Mobile; Path
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– TouchPad: Dethroning Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) as the king of the tablet market is not HP’s… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-30-11: Oracle/Google; Nokia; iOS Users; Skype
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Oracle/Android: We knew Oracle was going to be asking for a lot in damages from Andro… Read more »
Nokia’s Asset Offload Continues: Messaging Biz Goes To Synchronica For $25M
The streamlining at Nokia (NYSE: NOK) continues apace. Today it was announced that the Finnish company has sold its North American messaging… Read more »
More Love Lost Between Apple And Samsung: Now At The ITC
If Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung eventually intend to reach some kind of settlement over patent and trademark disputes, as Apple did with N… Read more »
Analyst: Apps To Bring In $14 Billion Of Revenue Next Year
Another vote in favor of apps as the main way for anyone to hope to make money out of mobile content: the analysts at Canalys project that m… Read more »
A First Look At The Nokia N9: This Is Not A Dead End
photo: Ingrid Lunden
Before it has even hit the market, the N9 from Nokia (NYSE: NOK), its first Meego-based device, has caused almost as much excitement as it h… Read more »
Graph: Android’s 500k Activations/Day, On Course For 1 Million By November
Another milestone reached today for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in its march on the mobile world: it is now activating 500,000 Android devices per d… Read more »
In The Money: Google’s NFC Partner ViVOtech Raises $24 Million
We’ve yet to see mass-market adoption of NFC-based mobile payment services — or, indeed, of any point-of-sale mobile payment systems — but… Read more »
In Contrast To The U.S. iPhone Tops Survey For Most-Wanted Device In Europe
Looks like price sometimes is not always the main consideration when people are buying products — or at least when people are thinking of b… Read more »
Today’s Nokia Leaks Are Brought To You By…Android And Compal
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has been pushing hard to keep its name in the headlines with regular public appearances from its CEO Stephen Elop, lots of… Read more »
Apple Extends Its Trademark Suit To Samsung’s Home Ground Of Korea
No surprise here: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has upped the ante in its allegations against Samsung copying its designs and has filed a trademark inf… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown: 6-24-11: Nokia Android; Apps vs Web; Google Mobile; Apple
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Android: A day after a video surfaced of Nokia’s first Windows Pho… Read more »
Video: Elop Shows Off Nokia’s First Windows Phone, Code Named Sea Ray
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) this week caused excitement and dismay in equal amounts when it showed off its first (and possibly only) MeeGo-based devic… Read more »
Apple May Lose Its Amazon Appstore Suit. What’s The Takeaway?
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Apple’s not impressed, as it has been battling it out in multiple courts to claim… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-23-11: Foursquare; T-Mo iPhone; Hulu Android
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Foursquare: The check-in app has signed a deal with American Express to offer special… Read more »
Nokia Finalizes Deal To Jettison Symbian For Windows Phone 7 Future
photo: Symbian
Just one day after announcing a dozen new phones running the once-proud Symbian mobile operating system, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has finalized an… Read more »
Some Mileage Yet In MeeGo? Intel Adds MeeGo Tablet Apps To Its App Store
photo: MeeGo News
Yesterday’s news that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has finally launched a handset built on MeeGo was one vote in favor of the OS, and here’s another: I… Read more »
China Is Apple’s Second-Biggest Apps Market After U.S., Free Apps Reign
photo: Getty Images / Feng Li
When it comes to battling for smartphone share in China, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is right in there with Android OEMs and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), and i… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown: 6-21-11: PlayBook Email; Samsung/Apple; Seesmic/RIM; HTC
photo: RIM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– PlayBook: Wondering why the PlayBook tablet lacks native email support for BlackBerr… Read more »
What Windows Phone? Nokia Shows Off N9, Aims For 10 More Symbian Devices
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is going hell for leather to get out its first devices built on Windows Phone 7 before consumers — and investors — start… Read more »
Infographic: Nokia Makes A Good Showing On Ads, Despite All Its Problems
photo: Corbis / Joel W. Rogers
One good thing you can say about Nokia: it may be losing marketshare, but those that are sticking around are pretty dedicated and sticky use… Read more »
Nokia Sets Out To Prove It’s Still An Asian Tiger
Nokia’s top guns are assembling for a one-day conference in Singapore, as the handset maker tries to fight off in Asia the same kind of atta… Read more »
Updated: DoJ Okays Microsoft’s Skype Buy As Key Execs Get Shown The Door
photo: Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has received a quick approval from the Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission for its $8.5 billion purchase o… Read more »
