Samsung has certainly become Apple’s primary competition in the smartphone race, with the two companies currently taking nearly all of the profits in the mobile phone industry. Consequently, it pays for Apple and its fans to take note of Samsung’s advances with its own hardware, and today’s launch of its new flagship Galaxy S III [...]
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Samsung’s New Galaxy S III Phone Offers 4.8-Inch Screen, Siri-Like ‘S Voice’ Feature
Posted by Gary on May 4, 2012
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Apple and Samsung Claim 99% of Profits Among Top Mobile Phone Vendors
Posted by Gary on May 4, 2012
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Asymco‘s Horace Dediu has released his data on operating profits among the eight top mobile phone vendors for the first quarter of 2012, finding that Apple and Samsung together now hold 99% of the profits with Apple representing the lion’s share at 73%. Apple’s share was down slightly from 75% in the previous quarter, but [...]
Apple Hits New High with 8.8% of Worldwide Mobile Phone Market in 1Q 2012
Posted by Gary on May 1, 2012
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Research firm IDC today released its estimates of global mobile phone and smartphone shipments for the first quarter 2012, revealing that Apple set a record high in taking 8.8% of the overall mobile phone market. The performance just barely topped Apple’s 8.7% share in the previous quarter, which was the launch quarter for the iPhone [...]
Wozniak: Windows Phone trumps Android, carries Apple spirit
Posted by Gary on April 29, 2012
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Steve Wozniak compliments WP7 and Lumia 900 Habitual smartphone experimenter Steve Wozniak in a podcast (embedded below) gave strong compliments to Windows Phone. Having picked up a Lumia 900 weeks earlier, the Apple co-founder still picked the iPhone as his favorite but argued to aNewDomain that Windows Phone was better than any Android phone. It [...]
PHONE APP OF DEATH
Posted by Gary on April 23, 2012
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Smoked By Windows Phone extends, sees caps due to demand
Posted by Gary on April 1, 2012
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Windows Phone promo triggers rare spike Microsoft has extended its in-store Smoked By Windows Phone contest several more days in what may be one of the first real signs of sustained demand for its mobile platform. Originally due to end March 29, it will now last until April 5. The daily free prizes for losing [...]
Windows Phone contest has known Android, iPhone ‘threats’
Posted by Gary on March 27, 2012
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Microsoft tells staff some WP7 rivals may win Microsoft has a guide for its store staff as to devices and software that can beat its Windows Phone challenges, insiders uncovered on Monday. Staff were told to be careful about the weather challenge at the heart of more the recent incident, of getting temperature for two [...]
Nokia may pay $25m to make Lumia 900 ‘official’ AT&T phone
Posted by Gary on March 24, 2012
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ATT staff may have option of Lumia 900 for free Nokia may try to overcome stigmas about buying Windows Phone by seeding AT&T’s retail staff with free phones. Apparent leaks to WPCentral have Nokia paying as much as $25 million to let staff take free Lumia 900 phones in a Company Use program. Workers wouldn’t [...]