Posts Tagged ‘smart phones’
Apple’s 4-Inch iPhone 5 vs. Android 4-Inch Plus Devices
Since June I have been using the Galaxy Nexus 4.65 inch screen smart phone. Upon switching to that device from the iPhone 4S, I was instantly taken by the screen size. It was clear that gaining just over an inch …
2012: The Year Google Fixes Android or Loses the War
The end of 2011 brought about some interesting market developments. Both Nielsen and NPD shared data that the once so dominant Android actually declined in market share over the holiday quarter of 2011. Both Nielsen and …
Android Hardware Is Too Saturated For Its Own Good
The plethora of Android devices on the market was added to in a variety of ways today with news from IFA.
My friend Evan Selleck asks a good question over at PhoneDog. Is the market being saturated with Android …
Make Competitive Smart Phones or Get Out of the Market
We all know the world is moving from feature phones to smart phones. This is happening in some regions like the US and Europe faster but it is happening at a global level.
The latest …
Android Is at A Critical Junction
I believe that the next six month’s will be the defining point in the future for Google’s Android platform. Whether this future is bright or gloomy will depend on the next six month’s.
It seems right now like …
The Post PC Era Will Happen in Two Stages
In much of my work providing industry analysis to many companies in the technology industry, I come across the question of what the post PC-era actually means quite often. As the technology industry shifts from one computing platform (the …
What is the future of the PC Industry?
As I perused the recent PC shipment numbers from last quarter and saw that they were rather anemic and with relatively slow growth forecast in the future, it became even more evident to me that we are at a major …
Should the Media be Proclaiming RIM’s Death?
Over the past few weeks i’ve been reading a number of articles from the big media outlets all proclaiming the death of RIM. Most of these articles are pretty grim and their headlines say it all. …
Microsoft’s “Can’t Lose” Mobile Strategy
Microsoft has been trying to recapture momentum in mobile after ceding the early market leadership it had 5-6 years ago due to its lack of adequate investment and resultant inability to stay competitive. And its renewed focus and execution over …
China’s Real Role in Tech
I have had the privilege of traveling to about 55 countries as part of my job over the last 30 years. And while I really enjoy Italy, France, Hong Kong, and Singapore, the one country that fascinates me the most …
Will Low Radiation Phones Be A Selling Point In the Future?
There has been mounting media over the past few years around whether there is a link to cell phone radiation and a possible cancer risk. The latest WHO (World Health Organization) report that was recently released issued yet …
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