Archive for July, 2009
Global mobile market bottoms, grows anew: iSuppli
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Global handset shipments grew nearly 5 percent in the second quarter, the first quarter- on-quarter growth in 9 months, marking a reversal of course for the struggling market, researchers at iSuppli said on Friday. Worldwide …
Read More..>>Nokia’s New ‘Surge’ Needs To Get Cheaper
Nokia (NOK) is still by far the world’s biggest cellphone maker, but it hasn’t been a serious player in the U.S. for a long time. Will the new Nokia Surge, on sale at AT&T, help rejuvenate Nokia here? The phone looks nice — it’s smart to focus on …
Read More..>>Get the most out of your BlackBerry
Although the BlackBerry is not nearly as intuitive a device as the iPhone , it does have a lot of useful and powerful features, if you know how to use them. Here are five tips for new BlackBerry owners. These instructions are based on using a …
Read More..>>Palm (PALM) Bullish Technical Alert
Jul 31, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) —-Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) is trading 1.6% higher (up $0.24 to $15.69) today on volume of 390,337 shares. The stock is trading near its 52-week high of $16.80. We are watching for a close above that level …
Read More..>>Motorola preparing to blast its way back into handset business in 2010
Having gone from being one of the top handset makers in the world with leading devices like the RAZR to being non-existent in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys, it seems Motorola is preparing a range of smart phone devices in time for …
Read More..>>Missing iPhone in the hands of counterfeiters?
HONG KONG: One week after the apparent suicide of a Chinese factory worker accused of stealing a carefully guarded Apple iPhone prototype, one question remains unanswered: what happened to the missing phone? Sun Danyong, the 25-year-old suicide …
Read More..>>Microsoft Acknowledges Mobile Mishaps
Microsoft had a tough year gaining traction in the mobile space, but the software giant is hoping that a new strategy centered on the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 will help it gain up to 60 percent market share, executives said Thursday. “It was a …
Read More..>>T-Mobile Google Phone On Sale In August
The new myTouch 3G phone is to be on sale via T-Mobile USA from August and is expected to rival the Palm Pre and the latest iPhone. The smartphone uses Google’s Android operating software and is a ’slimmer and more advanced version of the G1 …
Read More..>>Microsoft: Windows Mobile Will Expand in Consumer Market, Over 3-5 …
Microsoft recently held its annual Financial Analyst meeting at which Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices division, laid out the company’s strategy in the smartphone space. His presentation acknowledged that Windows Mobile is …
Read More..>>Motorola posts profit, shares rise 9 percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Inc shipped more cell phones than expected in the second quarter and raised its target for cost cuts for the year, sending its shares up 9 percent. Motorola, which trails rivals Nokia and Samsung Electronics, also …
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