Smartphone Industry

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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iPhone, Android Still Rule While BlackBerry Falters

April 29, 2011

Just a heads up! I have a new article up at Minyanville discussing yesterday’s vital smartphone-industry news. Here’s an excerpt: On February 7th, IDC reported that smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments for the fourth quarter of 2011, marking an important first for the mobile-computing industry. Then in late March, IDC said it expected the smartphone market to [...]

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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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Did iPad Sales Disappoint?

October 18, 2010

Apple (AAPL) just reported monster fourth-quarter results that smashed Wall Street’s expectations, highlighted by a stunning performance by the iPhone. Apple sold a whopping 14.1 million iPhones during the September quarter, about 3 million more than expected, equal to a 91% year-over-year gain. That’s enough to make me ask, does Apple actually need to sell [...]

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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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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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Apple iPhone a Smash Hit in China

September 27, 2010

Good news for us Apple (AAPL) shareholders: iPhone 4 is a smash hit in China. China Unicom (CHU) said that it received more than 200,000 pre-orders for iPhone 4, processing over 40,000 activations on launch day. Now, China Unicom is facing a shortage of iPhones – which is even better news. As I said in [...]

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ARM Holdings Soars on Oracle Takeover Rumors

September 24, 2010

ARM Holdings (ARMH), which I called The Momentum Play of the Year on Minyanville backon September 10th, is surging nearly 8% to $19.85 today on takeover rumors. According to Bloomberg, Oracle (ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison told analysts yesterday that “You’re going to see us buying chip companies.” Here’s the key excerpt from Bloomberg: “Ellison said [...]

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JD Power Says What We Already Knew: People Love Apple

September 24, 2010

(look at all the happy people!) We already knew a few things about Apple’s (AAPL) customer satisfaction ratings. In February, Admob said the iPhone ranked #1 for customer satisfaction among smartphone users, with a full 91% of people saying they would recommend an iPhone to friends and colleagues. On the Mac side of the business, [...]

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