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Nokia: Global mobile phone market will fall in 2009

Nokia: Global mobile phone market will fall in 2009Nokia 0, Qualcomm 1/2 + 1/2...except for Qualcomm, who is moving from the cell phone space into the personal computing space. Sure, each field will do poorly, but 1/2 + 1/2 should keep the giant tech company flush.RE: Nokia: Global mobile...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Global mobile phone market, Nokia Corp., Global Mobile, phone, phone market, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Apple's vise-like grip on the iPhone is over

Apple's vise-like grip on the iPhone is overThere is a sting in the tail here...Taken from [url=http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-11-21T124005Z_01_L21522140_RTRIDST_0_TMOBILE-APPLE-IPHONE-UPDATE-1.XML]Reuters UK[/url][i]"...T-Mobile said on Wednesday it will offer the iPhone without a T-Mobile contract for 999 euros ($1,478) at its shops.It will also allow those customers who bought an iPhone since Nov. 19 to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone market, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, phone, vise like grip, like grip

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

The iPhone and the British and German phone markets

The iPhone and the British and German phone marketsWhen I see someone here with oneI'll be thinking they have more money than sense.But, there never seems to be a shortage of such people.RE: The iPhone and the British and German phone marketsIt will be interesting to see how the iPhone...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, German phone market, Apple iPhone, phone market, phone

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

iPhone rumors kick up a gear

iPhone rumors kick up a gearCellular carriers have no power hereApple can just release their phone as an unlocked phone, not tied to any service. Buyers would just do the same as buying an unlocked phone, drop the SIM card from your current phone in and off you...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Digital music, Digital media, phone market, iPod etho, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., phone, SIM card, Cingular Wireless, carrier

Discussion threads 2006-11-15

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Samsung overtakes Motorola in U.S. mobile phone market

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Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

T-Mobile Tap photos

The T-Mobile Tap is Huawei's first major touch screen phone for the U.S. market. by CNET News.com

Tags: T-Mobile, Photograph, T-Mobile Tap, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-20

Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?

MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...

Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...

Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T loses bid to stop Verizon ads, responds with its own

AT&T could use Apple's patentApple has patented a technique where a user is forced to watch an ad and then answer a quiz about that ad before they are allowed to use their Apple device. AT&T could use this to force all iPhone users to watch AT&T ads.AT&T has no...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Time to let it goThe erosion has started, it cannot be stopped and the longer you try to hold on to something that fleecing away the more you lose.Game over.Android wins.:)Blown OpportunitiesThis reminds me of MS failing to see the internet coming and allowing Netscape to dominate the market. They...

Tags: Operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, phone, Windows Monopoly

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Apple's app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe

Once somebody matches the ease of the App store,Create a desktop application which makes it brain-dead simple to buy, install, arrange, and sync software and multimedia content with the Droid and it will take off like crazy. That's about the only thing the iPhone has over the Droid at this...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Five ways Android could get into trouble

the only danger lies with patents owned by Apple, M$ or other trolls.Without them, the sky is the limit!Good points! Apples success, and closed software, and AT&T exclusivity are what are giving Android a big push. Verizon ONLY accepted Android on their network to combat iPhone / AT&T for example....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Widespread BlackBerry data outage reported, is it time to move on?

umgotta say this sounds like a justification for an iffy iphone purchase or usage maybe? you make it sound like if BIS goes down you're dead in the water, but if BIS goes down all you lose is what you don't have with any other service anyway, you still get...

Tags: Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, BIS, outage, BlackBerry Data, RIM BlackBerry, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Is it a sound business decision for Nokia to buy Palm?

It could be a great way to gain some market share, and cover more bases.And, Nokia could market it in other markets.Just like breakfast cereal, saturating the market could be a good strategy.Nokia wouldn't put out a Palm phoneBut they'd be very happy to own Palm's IP - patents et...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Samsung launches Google Android-powered Galaxy Spica i5700

It's funny how many people snickeredwhen it was stated that there would be 19 Android devices on the market by year's end. I wonder how many we are at right now.Is this.....Apple iPhone vs MS Android all over again? It will be interesting to watch.MS Android ? WTF? ntntthat would...

Tags: Smart phones, Strategy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Google Android, Android Devices, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., gloves off, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16