How Will Facebook's Buffy Phone Look? There's An App For That
Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named “Buff… Read more at paidContent »
Update: HTC's S3 Graphics Buy In Question As HTC Revises Down Forecasts
Call this one the converse of “all’s well that ends well”: HTC is now reconsidering its purchase of S3 Graphics after the latter company los… Read more at paidContent »
HTC’s star continues to fall; outlook slashed again
Just three weeks after lowering sales and revenue expectations, HTC has reduced guidance again, and not by just a little. The holiday season in a growing market should bring about increased sales, not lower figures. So what’s the problem with HTC, and what can it do? Read more »
One Reason Why Apple's App Payments In Yuan Are So Important
It’s no secret that the mobile market in China is big business: the country’s own officials reported last month that China is now approachin… Read more at paidContent »
Report: HTC may build a Chromebook. Should they?
Smartphone and tablet maker HTC may dip a toe in the Chromebook pool. But based on reportedly low Chromebook sales, it may be a puddle, not a pool. HTC has shown product innovation before, but does it make sense to build a Chromebook now? Read more »
More smartphones now sold in China than in U.S.
Smartphone adoption may be high in the U.S. but overall smartphone sales are highest in China, with Nokia and Samsung leading the pack. Combine subsidies and numerous Android devices with an expected billion mobile connections and I’d say you’ve got the recipe for another smartphone revolution. Read more »
Mobile Ad Figures Show Android Has Secured Its OS Lead, Apple A Device Lead
Monthly figures out from Millennial Media once again show that Android is the most dominant OS on its mobile ad network — the mobile platfo… Read more at paidContent »
IPhone stays on top as mobile OS share stabilizes
The mobile OS mix hasn’t changed much in October compared with the previous three months, which could mean we’re seeing smartphone market share volatility settle a bit. If that’s true, Apple is in a good place, with a big share of mobile ad hits and spending. Read more »
Nomura: Amazon's Kindle Fire 'Devastating' For Other Tablet Makers
photo: Amazon
The Kindle Fire, retailing for only $199, could be the Android tablet that sells in volumes and provides real competition against the iPad f… Read more at paidContent »
Orange Will Bring Three New, Cheap 'Facebook Phones' To Europe And Africa
Remember the “Facebook phones” launched by HTC and INQ earlier this year that gave users a hotlink to the social network and integrated the… Read more at paidContent »
How Low Will They Go? Average Smartphone Price Falls Again In U.S.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. smartphone buyers paid less than $200 for their devices during the third quarter, according to a recent study publ… Read more at paidContent »
HTC Titan hits Nov. 20 as AT&T’s largest smartphone
The HTC Titan arrives on Nov. 20 as AT&T’s largest phone yet, thanks to a 4.7-inch display. Priced at $199 with two-year contract, the Titan runs on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 platform and offers the same mobile broadband capabilities as Apple’s iPhone 4S on AT&T’s network. Read more »
Google To 'Support' Android OEMs Facing Lawsuits As LG Makes A Deal With IV
Some heartening news for Android device makers today from the mouth of Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will continue to… Read more at paidContent »
HP Keeps Us (And Meg Whitman) Guessing: Still Undecided On WebOS Fate
HP (NYSE: HPQ) may have a strategy in mind for what to do next with webOS, its operating-system-in-search-of-a-device, but today was not the… Read more at paidContent »
Microsoft: Talking To Huawei For Android Patent License; Inks Openwave Deal
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) could be adding one more OEM to its list of Android licensees, and this one is a biggie: Huawei, the ambitious Chines… Read more at paidContent »
WebOS Sale Rumors Return; Oracle Named As Potential Buyer From HP
Another turn in the plot for HP (NYSE: HPQ) and its mobile assets: today a report emerged indicating that HP is looking sell off its mobile… Read more at paidContent »
MobileTechRoundup podcast episode 251
On this week’s mobile podcast, Matt and Kevin discuss HTC’s new Radar 4G and Resound handsets as well as Motorola’s Xoom 2 tablet. The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet may be smarter tablet strategies. Matt decides to buy a new Jawbone Up for health monitoring. Read more »
Android this week: HTC Rezound is HD; Android tablet secrets; Xoom 2 arrives
The HTC Rezound comes with a large 720p display, LTE radio and Beats Audio, but the $299 price doesn’t include Android 4.0 until 2012. Amazon and Barnes & Noble have created a second tablet market that looks successful while Motorola’s Xoom 2 appears marginally improved. Read more »
HTC deploys Beats-enabled Rezound for holiday push
With the high-end smartphone market filling up with a glut of choices from Apple, Motorola and Samsung, HTC introduced the Rezound on Thursday, a new media-focused LTE Android smartphone on Verizon that will be the first HTC phone to feature Beats Audio technology in the U.S. Read more »
Nielsen: Android Grew Its Smartphone Marketshare; iPhone Stayed Flat
Some stats out today from Nielsen for Q3 show that Android is continuing on its growth trajectory in the U.S. but in the last quarter Apple’… Read more at paidContent »
HTC Led Q3 U.S. Smartphone Sales, Nokia To Wait Until 2012 To Challenge It
Figures out from Canalys tracking smartphone shipments worldwide in Q3 have once again demonstrated that the flood of Android handsets on th… Read more at paidContent »
Why 1 in 2 smartphones in the U.K. run Android
When visiting the U.K. and looking at the locals, odds are that every other one is using an Android device. BlackBerry is now the second most carried, followed by Apple’s iPhone; the old no. 2. How did this happen, and is it likely to continue? Read more »
Kantar: Android Was The Only OS Whose Sales Grew In All Markets It Surveys
We have seen time and again how the growing number of Android-based handsets from a plethora of OEMs — and the popularity of some specific… Read more at paidContent »
Weather: Cloudy With A Chance Of Stalking
It’s like being followed by the weatherman. A new class action suit against HTC makes some unsettling allegations about how the phone maker… Read more at paidContent »
HTC’s meteoric rise is starting to fizzle
Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC again posted record sales, revenues and profits, but the company expressed a flat forecast for the rest of this year. HTC continues to build excellent handsets but is just another Android phone maker in a growing sea of other Android phone makers. Read more »
Nokia Spreads The Lumia Love: 85k Free Devices To Developers, Bloggers
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has pushed hard to get its first two Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows-based phones out before the holiday season. The indust… Read more at paidContent »
ITC staff: HTC Android ban not against public interest
The legal battle Apple is waging against Android could become one of Steve Jobs’ most influential legacies, and a new statement from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) supporting Apple’s stance might prove a key victory for the company in that ongoing fight. Read more »
Plant shutdown may disrupt Apple, HTC products
Charter, a China-based manufacturer is partially closing production due to nearby communities reporting bad odors. What’s impacted? Laptops and smartphones that use metal casings: Apple’s MacBook Air and handsets from HTC. Other laptops and new ultrabooks may be impacted too; just before the profitable holiday season. Read more »
NPD: Already, More Than One In Five Smartphones Sold Is 4G-Ready
Some interesting stats out today from the NPD Group underscore just how fast-moving the evolution is in devices today. Although fast mobile… Read more at paidContent »
NPD: Already, More Than One In Five Smartphones Sold Is 4G-Ready
Some interesting stats out today from the NPD Group underscore just how fast-moving the evolution is in devices today. Although fast mobile… Read more at paidContent »
Microsoft Looks To Partners For Next WP7 Marketing Push. Dell Hangs Back?
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has been working hard at promoting its new and improved mobile effort, the Windows Phone 7 platform, in the past year… Read more at paidContent »
How Will Apple’s iPhone 4S Stand Up To Competition? Depends On The Market
Quite a few commentators expressed a sense of deflation when Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) finally announced its newest device yesterday, the iPhone 4S… Read more at paidContent »
Even iPad 1 Will Beat Android Tablets Until Prices Fall To Kindle Levels
New research underscores how Android tablet makers are struggling to replicate their smartphone success – but suggests Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) c… Read more at paidContent »
Mobile media stores: Apple vs. Amazon vs. Samsung
Blogger John Gruber noted that Apple and Amazon are the the mobile content kings as all others have no “razor blades” to sell. Actually that’s not true, as Samsung and HTC are building up their media offerings. Here’s a comparison between Apple, Amazon and Samsung. Read more »
Sony Ericsson Demonstrates How Clinging To Android Is Not A Silver Bullet
Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), the joint venture combining the wireless expertise of Sweden’s Ericsson with the branding and media… Read more at paidContent »
More Detail (Or Guesswork) On Microsoft’s Patent Payout: $444 Million/Year
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and the device makers that have entered into patent licensing agreements with it over the Android platform have so fa… Read more at paidContent »
Nokia To Chop 1,300 People From Its Navteq Mapping/Commerce Division
No one ever said turnarounds were easy, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) — currently the world’s largest handset maker — is one big ship. Today the c… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Microsoft Lands Big Android Licensee In Samsung, Google Cries Foul
We may not know how much revenue Google (NSDQ: GOOG) makes from Android, but we can say that at least one other company — a competitor — i… Read more at paidContent »
Major Android Vendors Line Up Behind Isis Mobile Payments Venture
Major names in the mobile industry continue to line up behind mobile-payments strategies, but Google (NSDQ: GOOG) may be perturbed to see a… Read more at paidContent »
Nokia Ships Its Lone MeeGo Sailor, The N9
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be hard at work right now trying to ensure that its first Windows Phone devices are beautiful and perfect when the go… Read more at paidContent »
