08/08/2011
CNET.com
Welcome to Smartphones Unlocked, my new monthly column designed to explain the ins and outs of smartphones to help you better understand how they work. The world of smartphones is fast-paced and can sometimes be confusing and difficult to keep track of all the new technology in these devices, particularly if you’re new to them, [...]
04/26/2011
Giga Om
There’s a reason why search companies, advertisers, payment processors and local merchants are so interested in smartphones. It’s because they’re turning out to be a powerful and popular tools for people looking to search locally, act quickly and improve their shopping experience. That’s the conclusion of a new smartphone user study commissioned by Google [...]
04/26/2011
Dow Jones Newswires
Chinese vendor also said it aims to be among top three tablet makers this year.
Chinese telecommunications equipment and mobile device maker ZTE Corp. said Tuesday it aims this year to become one of the top five makers of smartphones powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system.
In a statement, ZTE also said it [...]
03/24/2011
ZDNet Asia
Region’s smartphone shipment to reach 200 million by 2016 with Android as leading platform, outpacing Apple iOS and Microsoft Windows Phone 7, reveals new report.
Asia’s smartphone market will double its size by 2016 to reach 200 million shipments, where Android will emerge as the dominant platform as it “dramatically” outperforms Apple’s iOS and [...]
22/2011
Dow Jones Newswires
Tweeting trees and a pink monkey robot that lets kids make video calls to mom’s or dad’s smartphone—these are the new citizens of the so-called connected society.
Amid the flurry of new smartphones and Internet-connected tablets, a wide range of more exotic devices was on show at the recent Mobile World Congress in [...]
01/26/2011
Wall Street Journal – Washington DC Bureau
WASHINGTON–The Federal Communications Commission approved a request Wednesday to allow a satellite broadband start-up funded by investment firm Harbinger Capital Partners to lease its airwaves for traditional mobile phones.
The agency approved a request by Harbinger-backed LightSquared to drop a requirement that airwaves set aside for satellite-phone use aren’t [...]
21/2011
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Growing demand for smartphones has fueled recent investor confidence in companies that make chips and handsets — as well as those who run the networks.
In particular, three key companies in this market that are reporting results next week have seen their shares bid up notably over the past few months. [...]
01/24/2011
DigiTimes – Online
With the Chinese government aiming to exceed 100 million in 3G users, the market should soon see smartphones under US$100, and generous subsidies from telecom carriers is important as well, according to James Shen, senior director of Qualcomm Venture China.
To lower smartphone cost, open platforms such as Android will be essential, and [...]
12/02/2010
Bits
Nielsen said smartphones now account for 29.7 percent of all mobile phones in the United States.
According to a report released Wednesday by the Nielsen Company, a market research firm, 30 percent of all mobile phones in the United States are now smartphones as customers move away from standard-issue mobile devices. The trend is expected to [...]
12/01/2010
DigiTimes – Online
As Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, MediaTek and China-based IC design houses have offered cheap Android-compatible IC solutions for China-based smartphone vendors, many entry-level Android smartphones will be available selling below US$100 in the China market in 2011, according to Taiwan-based makers.
The other IC designers offering such solutions include Taiwan-based Infomax Communication and China-based HiSilicon [...]
