The number of smartphones sold in Latin America will grow more than a four-fold from 2011 to 2017 when sales are expected to surpass 145 million. According to a Pyramid Research survey, three countries—Brazil, Mexico and Argentina—together are expected to account for 68% of...
It is very difficult for companies to protect mobile devices for reasons such as technical issues (some devices will not install all the desired software); low battery capacity (when performing a lot of processes, the battery goes out) and because in many cases, the...
The last-minute invitation from Microsoft ended with this tantalizing line: "This will be a major Microsoft announcement -- you will not want to miss it."
Nokia recently launched three new devices – the Asha Touch 311, 306, and 305 – as it continues to execute on its “connecting the next billion” strategy. With larger three-inch displays and a new design, the major selling point of the devices is the...
Smartphone and feature phone buyers outside the iOS world are ready and willing to switch manufacturers when upgrading, according to a survey of more than 50,000 people who bought new phones within the last six months. Mobile Posse's on-screen survey covers more than 100...
Nokia Siemens Networks announced enhancements to its CDMA portfolio with the launch of EV-DO Advanced capabilities today. The company positions the new release as providing up to 40% more data capacity in heavily loaded cells.
The company pointed out that the new solution enhances spectral...
AMD announced an expansion to its collaboration with ARM whereby the Sunnyvale, CA-based chip maker will be integrating ARM's TrustZone technology into its future Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) in support of more robust security features on mobile devices, especially related to mobile payments.
While the...
Relevvant, a mobile ads firm targeting the enterprise retail segment, today announced a software tool that uses social, location, and purchasing data to target ads on mobile devices that the firm believes achieves a greater level of granularity than existing mobile advertising platforms.
In its...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
There is an intimate connection between people and their mobile device. It has been coined the "consumerization of IT" and...
As expected, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference was light on direct impacts to the wireless space, with the biggest spotlight shinning on the company’s laptop computers. Those devices include higher-performance specifications, reconfigured auxiliary ports and in some cases crisper screen resolutions, but will not include...
Typically a June announcement from Apple would have a significant impact on the wireless industry, but following last year’s announcement adjustment of an updated iPhone to the fall the wireless industry could be breathing a sigh of relief.
Apple is kicking off its annual Worldwide...
LAS VEGAS - Like most large multi-nationals, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) can be challenged to orchestrate its different verticals, which ranges from business-focused products to end user-user focused personal devices. Distilling the range of objectives can even be complicated to digest, even for HP's employees –...
China's Huawei is continuing its push into the consumer device market with the introduction of its first LTE handset in the United States, the Huawei Activa. MetroPCS will sell the Activa for $149 (with a mail-in rebate) and will not require a contract.
The Activa...
Samsung Electronics has named Kwon Oh-hyun as its new CEO, replacing 61-year-old Choi Gee-sung. Kwon has been running the Korean conglomerate's components business, where he helped the company expand into logic chips.
As CEO, Kwon will now assume control of Samsung's blockbuster mobile device...
Brazilian Datora Telecom is seeking to get a big share of the machine-to-machine market. The company has just announced a mobile unit dubbed Datora Mobile. At the same time, the company also said it aims to get 15% of the country’s M2M market over...
AUSTIN, Texas – Amidst reports of layoffs and lawsuits, BlackBerry-maker Research-In-Motion is reaching out the people who could represent its best hope for survival: software developers. Today the company kicked off the U.S. leg of its BlackBerry 10 Jam tour in Austin, Texas. From...
Google Maps is one of the most popular smartphone apps and one of the most lucrative, as advertisers are quick to see the value in location-based mobile ads. Now Apple is reportedly working to move into Google's territory with its own maps application to...
Two big IT events happened in Las Vegas last month: Interop and Symantec Vision. Both events made a very good impression on me when I downloaded the apps and found out I could do my check-in,
Editor's Note: This analysis was taken from an article that Ovum will be publishing in its subscriber newsletter in June, 2012.
Summary
Ovum recently attended a Nokia-hosted analyst event in Dubai, where the vendor explained its current business and future prospects in the Middle...
Summer is here and with it a hot new smartphone - but this June it's not an iPhone that will have consumers lining up outside retail stores. While Apple is widely expected to delay its new iPhone launch until fall as it did last...
For 4 straight years, Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference was the launchpad for the company's newest iPhone, and this year the company may again try to change the mobile landscape with a June announcement. Last June Apple disappointed some of its loyalists by not...
Intel (INTC) and China's Lenovo have launched an Android 2.3 smartphone powered by Intel's Atom Z2460 processor, and next week a similar Intel-powered smartphone will go on sale in the UK.
Lenovo's LePhone K800 will retail for about $524 on Lenovo's 360buy.com website. With...
Following days of reports predicting job cuts, Research In Motion said it expects to report an operating loss for its first fiscal quarter ending June 2 due to continued slow sales of its core BlackBerry products. The news follows a $125 million loss posted...
