Blog » October 2009

Everybody Loves Apple

Chris Krasowski submits: By now the news media has digested the rock-solid quarter from the Steve Jobs-led-innovative bunch in Cupertino, so now its time for the experts to weigh in. First, here's a simple    

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Mary Meeker: Economy Is Recovering, Mobile Is Exploding

TechCrunch submits: By MG Siegler Tuesday at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Morgan Stanley (MS) Managing Director, Mary Meeker, gave her usual quick presentation with a ton of information. Rather than try    

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LG's handset shipments surge in Q3

LG Electronics posted strong company-wide results in the third quarter, partially driven by increased handset shipments. However,  the company's profit margins suffered. Further, LG reported a dec    

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How Apple Sets Smartphone Industry Pricing

The below is from our principal analyst and partner, David EllerConclusion We believe Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sets the bar for smartphone pricing. This presents a significant challenge for competitors a    

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Apple: iPhone Competitors Still Catching Up to First iPhone

TechCrunch submits: By MG SieglerDuring Apple’s Q4 earnings call today, a question was asked about how Apple (AAPL) viewed its increased competition for the iPhone in the coming holiday season. In par    

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When Will Nokia Wake Up?

Kris Tuttle submits: Back in December of 2008, we posted our conclusions on why Nokia (NOK) would yet again fail to gain any traction in the smartphone market. (See Five Reasons why the new Nokia N97 doesn&    

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Acer aims to ship 400,000-500,000 handsets in 2009, 1.5-2 million in 2010

Acer has set a goal of shipping 400,000-500,000 own-brand handsets in 2009 and 1.5-2 million units in 2010, industry sources quoted an internal estimate of Acer as indicating.    

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How businesses can embrace individual-liable smartphones

With the smartphone market expected to outshine the overall mobile phone market for the foreseeable future, the growing influence of new devices and platforms, including Apple, RIM, Android, Palm, etc. and the    

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Taiwan government to release two mobile TV licenses in 2010, says paper

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has completed a draft proposal for the release of two national mobile TV operating licenses in Taiwan in 2010, according to a Chinese-language    

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Mobile Social Networking Grows

Andy Beal submits: Forrester continues to examine the intersection of mobile phones and social networking. One startling–or maybe not–statistic: 10% of us access social networks from our cel    

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