Health and fitness emerged as the newest major platforms in the mobile industry during the second quarter of 2014. The flurry of activity illustrates how quickly the mobile-health industry is maturing… Read more »
Consumers are increasingly concerned about how their smartphones might be jeopardizing their privacy. But there’s precious little evidence that they’d be willing to pay a premium to alleviate those fears. Read more »
Three proposed acquisitions led the news in the third quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. released two new iPhones and, just as importantly, gave the iOS 7 a major makeover. Read more »
This summer Verizon saw its share of the smartphone market grow to 37 percent, while AT&T and T-Mobile saw their shares shrink year-over-year. A big factor was the iPhone’s increasing popularity… Read more »
The mobile industry saw some important consolidation unfold in the second quarter as the lesser tier-one carriers made some strong alliances: Sprint agreed to be acquired by Japan’s SoftBank and began… Read more »
Verizon is now reviewing iPhone and Android apps, but not based on how fun or useful they are. It’s concerned about the resources they consume, which means Facebook and many popular… Read more »
Research In Motion’s market share continues to dwindle and the company will almost surely post another quarterly loss in December. But there are reasons to believe the onetime king of the… Read more »
The lack of NFC in the iPhone 5 will be a speed bump for the technology, which is just beginning to trickle into the U.S. market. And that will cause big… Read more »
The modern smartphone is a wonder of efficiency, usefulness, and portability. It enables us not only to communicate with one another but also to access an overwhelming amount of online information. Of course,… Read more »
Carriers have consistently failed to monetize tablets even as the popularity of the devices has gone through the roof. Shared data plans are a good start, but there are other ways… Read more »