BlackBerry’s QNX is becoming the platform of choice for many car manufacturers, but to fully monetize it the company may need to develop customized hardware for specific industries and uses. Read more »
Xiaomi has suddenly emerged as one of the world’s largest smartphone producers, but those phones generate razor-thin margins. The company’s ever-increasing footprint may give it a chance to build lucrative app… Read more »
Samsung this week indefinitely delayed the release of the Samsung Z, which is expected to be the first smartphone running its Tizen OS to hit the market. The news spells trouble… Read more »
Nokia’s handset sales are flagging as Microsoft closes its acquisition of the manufacturer, and Windows Phone has recently lost market share in major markets such as the U.S. and China. But… Read more »
Amazon will reportedly is preparing to introduce a smartphone that presumably will run a forked version of Android, just as its tablets do. But the online retailer would face a huge… Read more »
Google reportedly has begun requiring new handsets running its mobile OS to display “Powered by Android” when they’re turned on. It’s Google’s latest move to take control of its Android ecosystem… Read more »
Asustek Computer has shelved plans to offer a dual-OS PC after getting push-back from both Google and Microsoft. Google is likely to flex those same muscles to try to kill an… Read more »
Now that Google has put the kibosh on Samsung’s efforts to co-opt Android, the Korean company risks becoming just another manufacturer of mobile devices that generate low margins. The big question… Read more »
Firefox OS is unlikely to ever challenge Android or iOS on a global level, but it has a chance to become a major platform in some big emerging markets. Which is… Read more »
Handset manufacturers and OS providers are taking aim at the low end of the smartphone market, as the opening day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona demonstrated. That ultra-competitive market won’t… Read more »