Why Mountain Lion could blunt Android's momentum
21/02/2012 |
As we learned last week, Apple’s next version of OS X software for laptops and desktops is called Mountain Lion. I have been running it on my MacBook Air for the past two days, and it has already impacted my mobile device usage. How could a desktop platform impact usage of Google Android mobile devices? Don’t those mobile devices compete with iOS and not OS X? They do, but with Mountain Lion, Apple is bringing more of the iOS experience into OS X. And that’s bad for Android,...
IDC: Android surges, opens gaping lead over Apple's iOS in global smartphone unit share
Smartphones powered by the Android and iOS mobile operating systems accounted for more than eight out of ten smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the mobile operating systems held s...
Woz loves Android, but iPhone is still good for most
My primary phone is the iPhone. I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do.Speaking to Dan Lyons in an article comparing the iPhone to Android devices, Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak points out the relative limitations of Apple’s iPhone. Woz make...
Study: Apple's iPhone, iPad account for 90 percent of mobile purchases
If people are buying through mobile online retail site, they’re most likely doing so on Apple devices, according to a new report this week from retail analysis firm RichRelevance. iPads and iPhones accounted for over 92 percent of online retail sales not originating from a desktop device oc...
Why Eric Schmidt's prediction about Android vs. iOS development is dead wrong
Smart developers know that Apple iOS users spend significantly more money on mobile apps than those who settle for Google Android...
Smartphones and Tablets Are Eating Other Gadgets Alive, Says CES Organizers [CES 2012]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2102 — The Consumer Electronics Showis kicking off with some sobering news. Smartphones and tablets are eating all other electronics alive, says the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the organizer of the show. “Smartphones and tablets are really sucking up most c...
Apple requests U.S. preliminary injunction against Android flagship device Samsung Galaxy Nexus based on four high-power patents
Apple has brought a motion in the United States for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus...
HTC sues Apple using patents obtained last week from Google
HTC Corp. filed infringement claims against Apple Inc. today...
Verizon charging 4G prices but selling a lot of 3G phones
Verizon Wireless has no plans to lower prices on its smartphone data plans. In fact, Verizon plans to milk as much revenue from its 3G and LTE networks as possible, saying on its fourth quarter financial results call Tuesday it would establish itself as the "premium" carrier in the data...
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Isn't Coming 'til Next Month [Galaxy Nexus]
Business Insider got word from Samsung that the Galaxy Nexus won't be hitting US store shelves until December, but offered little explanation as to why, or when the phone might come out. Price is till unknown as well. [Business Insider via ZDnet]More »
Apple goes thermonuclear on Google and Motorola over Android 4.0
One measure of how quickly events are unfolding in the smartphone patent wars...
