Android

Bing and Blackberry: Friends Forever!

May 4, 2011

How does it go? The enemy of my enemy is my friend? Two drunks trying to hold each other up? I don’t know. But Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer announced at the BlackberryWorld conference that Bing would become the default search engine on Research In Motion’s (RIMM) Blackberry devices. This isn’t terribly exciting news for either [...]

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iPad has 95% of the Tablet Market

November 2, 2010

Now this isn’t much of a surprise – market-research firm Strategy Analytics just came out and said that Apple’s (AAPL) iPad now has 95% of the tablet market. This isn’t much of a surprise. We hear an awful lot of talk about competing tablets, but I’ve only seen one in the wild so far. That [...]

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Android Market Share Skyrocketing, NPD Says

November 1, 2010

NPD just released its Q3 2010 smartphone market-share numbers, and one thing’s for certain: Google’s (GOOG) Android OS really is taking over. During Q3, 44% of all smartphones purchased in the US were powered by Android. That’s up from 33% in Q2. No, that’s not a typo. Android actually did gain 11 points of share [...]

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Motorola Tops Estimates – Will It Last?

October 28, 2010

Motorola (MOT) delivered much better-than-expected Q3 earnings numbers this morning, sending the stock up 5% to $8.4o in pre-market trading. Motorola is riding high on its wave of its successful Droid brand of smartphones, all of whom run Google’s (GOOG) red-hot Android operating system. However, I’m not wondering how long its success can last. Samsung, [...]

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Verizon to Sell Samsung Galaxy

October 20, 2010

The Apple (AAPL) iPad won’t be the only tablet computer that Verizon (VZ) pushes. Verizon Wireless said today that it will being selling the Samsung Galaxy tablet on November 11th for $600. This does not bode well for the Galaxy. The entry-level iPad sells for just $500, and has a much bigger and thus more-impressive [...]

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Microsoft: All Quiet on the Tablet Front

October 6, 2010

(image courtesy of Microsoft) The Apple (AAPL) iPad is hands-down the most important consumer-electronics device released in 2010. Overcoming mass skepticism towards its usefulness, the iPad’s brilliant design, engineering, and user experience have captured the hearts of hordes of consumers – 4.5 million a quarter, according to Bernstein Research. The iPad has gotten big enough, [...]

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Windows Phone 7: The One Chart You Need to See Right Now

October 4, 2010

On Monday October 11th, Microsoft (MSFT) will unveil its all-new Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system with the help of AT&T (T). However, looking at the above Google (GOOG) Trends chart tells me that there isn’t much consumer or media interest in what it undoubtedly one of the most vital products in Microsoft history. Not [...]

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ChangeWave: Android Interest Catching Up to iPhone

September 30, 2010

ChangeWave Research just dropped some interesting data from its latest consumer smartphone survey. Interest in smartphones powered by Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system has hit an all0time high at 37% – that’s an amazing accomplishment when you consider that Android was basically off the radar until November of 2009 when the first Motorola (MOT) Droid [...]

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Dell, HP Planning New Tablets – Are They Too Late?

September 29, 2010

Coming on the heels of continued strong Apple (AAPL) iPad sales and the Research In Motion (RIMM) PlayBook tablet announcement, word is making the rounds that Dell (DELL) is planning new tablets of its own. Today, Dell Greater China President Amit Midha said the company will launch a new seven-inch tablet within the next few [...]

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Nintendo 3DS Launch Detailed, And Why It Won’t Outsell the DS

September 29, 2010

Nintendo (NTDOY.PK) just dropped some very important details regarding its upcoming 3DS handheld gaming device: The 3DS will not be out in time for Christmas The 3DS release date will be February 26, 2011 in Japan, and will hit the U.S. in March 2011. Initial pricing will be 25000 yen, or $300. My instant reaction [...]

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