25Feb2012
The Sony Xperia S – Sony’s Chance to Retake the Market
Sony has recently bought out its former partner Ericsson. This means that the smartphones maker is now solely owned by the Japanese company. This came after SE (Sony Ericsson) announced massive losses for last year. It announced net losses of 247 million Euros for the entire year of 2011 and a loss of 207 million Euros for the final quarter of the same year. With the buyout now final, the Japanese-based company plans to get back in the game. One of the ways in which it plans to do this is its
Read MoreLeave a Comment07Feb2012
Third-gen iPad’s ‘window of opportunity’ expected to drive Apple market share gains
Apple's third-generation iPad is expected by one market watcher to soon arrive during an advantageous "window of opportunity," in which competitors have nothing significant to offer, that will further increase the company's lead in the mobile computing market. Analyst Chris Whitmore with Deutsche Bank said in a note to investors on Monday that the line between tablets and notebook computers is rapidly blurring as devices like the iPad become more powerful. He noted that uses for the iPad have
Read MoreLeave a Comment07Feb2012
Third-gen iPad’s ‘window of opportunity’ expected to drive Apple market share gains
Apple's third-generation iPad is expected by one market watcher to soon arrive during an advantageous "window of opportunity," in which competitors have nothing significant to offer, that will further increase the company's lead in the mobile computing market. Analyst Chris Whitmore with Deutsche Bank said in a note to investors on Monday that the line between tablets and notebook computers is rapidly blurring as devices like the iPad become more powerful. He noted that uses for the iPad have
Read MoreLeave a Comment29Jan2012
The Samsung Galaxy S2 :The Perfect Device To Make The Most Of Android Market
It has recently been revealed that Samsung is now the world's bestselling smartphone manufacturer, surpassing the figures boasted by the like of HTC and even Apple. This is thanks in no small part to the Galaxy range such as the Galaxy S2 which has now sold well over 40 million units.Part of the popularity of this handset is no doubt provided by the Android OS, which offers downloadable applications similar to the AppStore for iPhones. Android Market has recently announced its 10 billionth app
Read MoreLeave a Comment10Dec2011
The Best (and Mostly FREE) of the Android Market
My first smart phone arrived in the mail on Wednesday: Virgin Mobiles Optimus V. I've played with it, studied up on it, and am in love already! To think they fit so much power and functionality into a cute little package at an affordable price (after coupon code and rebate I'm paying about 99.00 for the phone)! Technology is growing so rapidly it's incredible!But for now I thought I'd share my favorite free apps in my new Droid experience, plus one that is worth a small fee.1) Netflix- because
Read MoreLeave a Comment21Nov2011
Apple iPhone’s huge untapped Asian market
The iPhone could see huge sales numbers in Asia as the region’s burgeoning smartphone market has been largely untapped, with only about 22 percent of carriers selling Apple’s handset, according to a new analysis,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider. Morgan Stanley “analyst Katy Huberty estimates that carrier expansion has driven about 50 percent of overall cellular subscriber growth globally since 2008, with carrier growth playing a significant factor in driving iPhone sales,”
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Apple’s real market value: How many U.S. jobs it creates
The death of Steve Jobs was followed by an avalanche of superlatives – brilliant, genius, and visionary among the more common. He was likened to Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Thomas Edison,” Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele write for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “But in the case of Edison, there was one significant difference that went unmentioned. For more than a century, just one of Edison’s inventions alone – the incandescent lightbulb – was manufactured at numerous
Read MoreLeave a Comment05Nov2011
With 4% market share, Apple’s iPhone rakes in 52% of mobile profits
Apple is estimated to have taken in 52 percent of the handset industry’s operating profits last quarter, despite only having a 4.2 percent global handset market share. Analyst T. Michael Walkley with Canaccord Genuity issued a note to investors on Friday in which he estimated Apple took more than half of the industry’s operating profits in the third quarter of calendar 2011. That’s a 5 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010, when Apple’s share of industry
Read MoreLeave a Comment29Oct2011
Taiwan concerned Apple’s slide-to-unlock patent could hurt market
Government officials in Taiwan have expressed concern that Apple’s recent success in obtaining a patent for the slide-to-unlock gesture on touchscreen devices could hurt competing smartphone makers. This week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple another patent related to the slide-to-unlock gesture found on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. That key patent win for Apple has caused concern among officials in Taiwan, according to Focus Taiwan (via Electronista). Taiwan Premier
Read MoreLeave a Comment18Aug2011
IPad helps Apple take top spot in worldwide mobile PC market
Apple is the No. 1 mobile PC manufacturer in the world, beating rival HP for the top spot in the latest quarterly rankings, according to display industry research firm DisplaySearch. Apple shipped a total of 13.5 million units for year-over-year growth of 136 percent, 80 percent of which were tablets, which DisplaySearch includes in its results. Some might consider it contentious to include tablets in mobile PC rankings, but there are a few reasons it makes sense. First, consider that the PC
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