smartphone activations hit record highs this Christmas, with combined Android and iOS activations topping the 6.8 million mark on Dec. 25 alone, according to mobile research firm Flurry Analytics. That’s an uptick of more than four times the average number …
Monthly Archive: December 2011
Dec
30
Apple is the top smartphone device manufacturer, Android the top OS
Market intelligence firm Nielsen has named Apple the top smartphone manufacturer in the US in its end-of-year recap.
Dec
29
RIM share of US smartphone market slips
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion’s share of the US smartphone market declined during the three months ending in November, while Apple and Google’s Android platform both made gains, industry tracker comScore said Thursday.
Dec
29
Five important rules about your new smartphone
Did Santa bring you your first smartphone? Awesome! Now for the bad news: it probably didn’t come with much in the way of an instruction manual. You can figure out a lot of the features just by fiddling, but there …
Dec
29
Smartphone offer may be too good to last
Unlimited cellphone service for $19 a month? Really? That’s the plan from Republic Wireless, a North Carolina company that’s trying to set a new standard in dirt-cheap communications. I’m skeptical that they can stay in business at this price. Indeed, …
Dec
28
Upcoming LG Fantasy smartphone pictures leaked
Leaked photos have been circulating of an upcoming Windows Phone smartphone from LG called the LG Fantasy. The phone may see a release sometime in Q1 of 2012.
Dec
27
Consumer MVNOs Report 2011-2016: Designing Successful Strategies for Monetising Smartphone & LTE Growth
NEW YORK , Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Consumer MVNOs Report 2011-2016: Designing Successful Strategies for …
Dec
26
Tomorrow’s richest smartphone markets
Using data from 140,000 smartphone apps running on devices all over the world, Flurry Analytics has created a fascinating series of graphs showing …
Dec
23
OnLive Android app now supports Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone
Owners of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone can now really use what the phone is designed for on the Onlive Game System. (Credit: Onlive) If you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone, you’re more than likely a gamer, …
Dec
23
Intel’s smartphone guru angles for smooth landing
Mike Bell likens his new job at Intel Corp to piloting a glider. The engineer Intel is counting on to spearhead a belated drive into the smartphone arena has refocused its development arm, brought in new …