Ericsson predicts LTE usage will explode over the next few years in North America, supporting a whopping 85 percent of all mobile subscriptions by 2019. But near-term growth in most other… Read more »
The low end of the smartphone market is blowing up, and Nokia and Samsung are reaping the rewards. Here’s what that increasing trend means for handset vendors, OS providers and app… Read more »
Rumors are flying that Apple will introduce an inexpensive iPhone during a media event expected to be held next month. Such a handset would certainly increase the market share of iOS,… Read more »
Deutsche Telekom will bring Alcatel’s One Touch Fire device to Germany in a few months’ time. This is the most mature market yet to be confirmed for a Firefox OS device… Read more »
It’s not often a feature phone will have some surprises left in it, but Nokia’s 105 has one: a smartphone-like 29 percent profit after the materials and manufacturing costs. Connecting the… Read more »
Apple’s newest iPhone model will be a mid-tier gadget rather than a cheap one, according to the CEO of one of the firms that will build it. That might seem counter-intuitive… Read more »
Just because it’s not a smartphone doesn’t mean it’s dumb. Norway’s Opera is bringing increasingly advanced functionality to its most low-end Mini browser, with version 4.5 boasting a privacy mode and… Read more »
Mobile data network speeds in mature markets are drastically faster in some mature markets than they are in emerging markets like India and Russia, according to a new report from Cisco… Read more »
Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged during today’s earnings call that the company is looking to older versions of the iPhone to tap emerging markets like China. But Apple could better leverage… Read more »
Nokia’s quarterly earnings indicate the company is losing ground in the emerging markets that have become crucial during its transition from Symbian to Windows Phone. If the trend continues, Nokia will… Read more »