comScore Reports October 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share
comScore Reports October 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share 1 in 10 Mobile Subscribers Now Using iPhone RESTON, Va., Dec.2, 2011 PRNewswire/ –comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, this day released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S.
Tjskl.org.cn: Android System Beats Symbian and iOS in Q2
From the Wires Tjskl.org.cn: Android System Beats Symbian and iOS in Q2 Aug. 14, 2011 10:19 PM Beijing, Aug 12, 2011 – (ACN Newswire) – The latest research of Tjskl.org.cn shows that in just one year Android system surges and becomes the leader of the smart phone operating system market.
Nokia and Microsoft Plan to Conquer North America Market
Chris Weber, who is leading the North American sales group for Nokia, recently shared the company’s strategy on conquering the smartphone market. According to Business Insider, Chris Weber revealed several major plans that are in the pipeline which will take the company to the top of the market and be “one of the greatest turnaround stories in history.” He also shared the same thinking with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop that the smartphone war is a battle of ecosystems (hardware, ...
iPhone 5 is not the first target of Nokia, it's Google Android
Nokia USA’s strategy is to sell “more” Windows Phone with cheaper than Android tag prices.
Blackberry Playbook goes international next month
Unfazed by its recent Playbook recall in the US, Research in Motion has firmed up plans to release the device in the UK. The company’s flagship tablet will hop across the pond to its first international market, where it will go on sale beginning June 16. The news comes very recently after RIM had to put egg on its face by recalling several hundred Playbooks stateside over what it called a faulty software issue.
Nokia Top Handset Maker For Q1 2011
ABI Research has released a report that outlines how the top 10 wireless phone manufacturers performed in the first quarter of 2011. This is for any phone, not just smartphones. However, the data is interesting and we can still learn something about the companies that make phones that run on the huge smartphone platforms.
AT&T to allow third-party apps
The Samsung Infuse 4G is a remarkable smartphone, but not for the reasons you might be thinking. Yes, the big 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, thin 8.9mm design, and 1.2GHz processor are impressive, but none of these features has Android fanboys buzzing with excitement. Rather, the hot topic this day is that the Infuse 4G is the first Android phone from AT&T to grant app installation from outside of the Android Market.
comScore Reports March US Mobile Subscriber Market Share
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) this day released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending March 2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.5 percent market share.
Nokia phone/tablet strategy leak alleges Windows 8 slates and Vanjoki “backup”
Details on Nokia‘s alleged phone and tablet strategy for 2012 and 2013 have emerged, suggesting that the company is indeed looking to Windows 8 for its slates and that Maemo 6 will be rolled out for one final hurrah before being effectively dropped. Arch insider Eldar Murtazin has spilt the beans, claiming that Nokia is looking to release 5-7 mid-to-high end Symbian^3 handsets in 2012, along with a single tablet.
RIM, Microsoft Hook Up in Search
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Research In Motion(RIMM) struck a partnership with Microsoft(MSFT) to include its Bing engine as the default search technology on future BlackBerry devices, as the two companies try to grab smartphone market share from Google(GOOG) and Apple(AAPL) . Bing will be “deeply integrated into the BlackBerry experience,” stated Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who made the announcement Tuesday at BlackBerry World, RIM’s industry conference in Orlando, Fla.
