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Google Nexus One Sales Pale Next to Apple iPhone and Even the Motorola Flurry

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on March 17, 2010

 Some 74 days after launch Google's Nexus One Android device seems to have sold only 135,000 units, which pales compared to the 1 million achieved by the iPhone and the 1.05 million over the same period achieved by the Motorola Flurry, Nomura global technology specialist Richard Windsor wrote in a March 17 research note. Read more

Mobile Industry Strikes Back At Google And Apple

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on February 15, 2010

 Google chief executive Eric Schmidt managed to snag a cherished slot as a keynote speaker at this year's Mobile World Congress,  the industry's biggest annual bash.   But announcements made at the show's opening February 15 illustrate how the mobile sector is struggling to grab the spotlight back from  Apple and Google.Read more

Is Europe Losing Its Mobile Mojo?

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on July 16, 2009

Gate-crashing U.S. tech giants Apple and Google are grabbing market and mindshare away from Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker and Symbian, the leading maker of operating system software for advanced mobile phones. With such a sizeable lead in the market how could things go so horribly wrong for Europe’s mobile stars?
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Palm's Woes

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on February 25, 2009

 Palm has released a make-or-break product, the Pre, which has received good reviews, but Apple is claiming  Palm may have infringed some of the 200 patents tit says it has filed with regards to the user experience on the iPhone.  If true,  Apple is likely to file a law suit seeking to prevent the sale of the Palm Pre in the US, says Nomura's Richard Windsor.  "The worst part of it is that the merit, relevance and infringement of the patent is probably going to be irrelevant," Windsor says in a research note.  But Palm simply cannot afford to fight a protractedRead more

The Mobile Internet Takes Center Stage At Barcelona Conference

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on February 13, 2009

As many as 50,000 people –including the most important movers and shakers of the wireless business -are once again converging for the Mobile World Congress, the annual industry gathering which opens Feb. 16 in Barcelona. Attendance this year is expected to dip, along with sales of mobile handsets, giving  the sector less reason to celebrate in 2009.  The hope is that  mass take-up of the mobile Internet will nonetheless drive revenues.Read more

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