Dr. Stephen Leeb submits:Earnings season is well underway with about a quarter of S&P 500 companies having already reported. The results, helped by favorable year-on-year comparisons, have been largely    

Every month, dozens of handset manufacturers release hundreds of handsets onto the world's stage. Some--namely, smartphones--get plenty of attention, while others--think low-end, prepaid phones--receive a    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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&    

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.    

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