Windows Phone continues to gain traction in some key European markets, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Microsoft has yet to see similar traction in the U.S., but that… 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 »
Apple may be losing some momentum in the mobile industry it revolutionized just a few years ago. So as the competition heats up this year, there are a few key areas… Read more »
Roughly half a dozen new mobile operating systems will come to market over the next 6 to 12 months. Many of these look to be more sophisticated than the older ones… Read more »
New data from Yankee Group indicates the iPhone enjoys much more brand loyalty than Android handsets do. That is sure to benefit Apple, but it also provides an opportunity for providers… Read more »
The mobile platform wars escalated once again in the first quarter of 2012 as BlackBerry finally took the wraps off its much-anticipated new operating system. Meanwhile Android continued to build on… Read more »
Gartner posted its worldwide mobile device report for the first quarter of 2012 this morning, and there are a couple of surprises in the data. Samsung and Apple claimed about half… Read more »
Android’s long-term prospects are increasingly threatened by fragmentation problems and developers’ struggles to monetize the platform. So Google should take a page from Apple and build an entirely new ecosystem it… Read more »
Last week Samsung said it will integrate the open-source operating system Tizen with its homegrown bada, which continues to quietly gain traction. Here’s why that strategy could help Samsung compete with… Read more »
I’m saying goodbye to Android, and it appears I’m not alone. Here is why the platform’s fragmentation and lack of interoperability have driven me away — and why Google should do… Read more »