Apples are not the only fruit
Although sales of Apple’s iPhone did not exceed 5.5 million units until 1Q08, its launch clearly changed the dynamics of the smartphone market, raising the bar for user experience by delivering a range...
View ArticleNokia to change the nature of open source with Symbian
Nokia’s announcement that it intends to acquire Symbian comes as little surprise to the industry, though the OEM’s plan to take Symbian and the S60 platform into the open-source world was a striking...
View ArticleFemtocells can increase revenues and deliver cost benefits, but only if...
While seeking new business opportunities in today’s converging telecommunications market, operators are also looking to make best use of their capital investments and to minimise operational costs....
View ArticleThe new revenue opportunities are in the ecosystems that link devices to...
As 2008 draws to a close, handset vendors find themselves with a choice to make: Get more involved with the services market and thrive, or stay hardware-focused and wither on the vine. The popularity...
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Head in the clouds
Computing resources are shifting to the cloud Despite the proliferation of smartphones and efforts of promoting native development and runtime platforms, web-based services are emerging as...
View ArticleWP7 user experience: what about product differentiation?
By the end of October, key operators around the world will be launching various smartphones powered by the WP7 OS supplied by the likes of Samsung, LG, and HTC. Compared to previous versions, it is...
View ArticleShould Nokia adopt Microsoft Windows Phone and/or Android sooner rather than...
Will Nokia’s new CEO push the company to adopt a multiple OS strategy? The answer to this question could be revealed on February 11th during Nokia’s Strategy and Financial Briefing. After several...
View ArticleThe strategic rationale behind Google’s acquisition of Motorola
The acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google could be seen as the first time ever that an Internet company acquires an established hardware business. We are likely to see more acquisitions of this...
View ArticleBlackBerry outage, what went wrong and what lessons RIM should learn from...
It looks like the BlackBerry service outage is now behind us. This incident couldn’t have come at a worse time for RIM, following some harsh criticism in recent months as a result of its recent...
View ArticleMWC: Orange is first to deliver exclusive new smartphone powered by Intel...
After several attempts to get into the mobile market, Intel has finally revealed the first commercial phone powered by its Atom chipset. The phone is co-designed, co-branded by Intel and the French...
View ArticleMWC: HTC announces new series of devices branded as One Family
HTC has announced a new series of devices branded as One Family. The first devices in this category will be launched worldwide in Q2 2012, these include One X, One S, and One V. All these phones are...
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MWC: Nokia launches new range of devices
Malik Saadi, Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 range. Nokia has announced today two new smartphones powered by Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7), the...
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Samsung Galaxy S III is taking innovation to another league but how big is...
Yesterday, Samsung introduced the third generation of its flagship smartphone brand, the Galaxy S III. The phone will be branded as the official 2012 Olympics phone. This device belongs to the...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 is a good news but not for everybody
The hotly-anticipated Windows Phone 8 (WP8) is finally here and features shown at the Microsoft Phone Developer Summit have exceeded the industry expectations. This fresh platform is now equipped with...
View ArticleRIM, it is time to make some painful decisions
Canadian vendor RIM has released its first-quarter results for the 2013 financial year. The company’s revenues have declined for the fourth consecutive quarter to reach US$ 2.8 billion, or a 33 per...
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Samsung ATIV S, the world’s first Windows Phone 8 – so what?
The Samsung ATIV S Samsung has revealed the world’s first Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphone, the Samsung ATIV S. The device has an elegant industrial design, is powered by the highest hardware...
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Windows 8: goodbye personal computers, welcome personalised computing
Windows 8 supports touchscreen, as well as keyboard and mouse input methods Informa’s early estimates predict that, by the end of 2014, more than 70 per cent of users will be on Microsoft Windows 8...
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BlackBerry Z10 is innovative but will users connect?
The BBz10 Sales above three million units of BlackBerry Z10 in the first three months on sale will send BlackBerry shares sky high, but anything below one million will not be well received by...
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Asha 310 takes Nokia S40 one step closer to a smartphone with an unbeatable...
The Asha 310 The introduction of Nokia Asha 310 is clear evidence that the gap in the user experience between entry-level smartphones and feature phones is blurring. This phone mimics to perfection key...
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S4 to confirm Galaxy as the most desirable smartphone brand
The Galaxy S4 Informa Telecoms & Media believes that the soon-to-be-released Galaxy S4 will be an evolution rather than a revolution in the smartphone world – but it will still be enough for...
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