IDC argues mature market smartphone slowdown to hit Apple, high-end Android market
As China slows, Apple and high-end Android devices from the likes of Samsung could face challenges. The days of double-digit smartphone growth are over, says IDC.
As China slows, Apple and high-end Android devices from the likes of Samsung could face challenges. The days of double-digit smartphone growth are over, says IDC.
Deutsche Bank has been testing out corporate email on Apple's iPhone and one guinea pig reckons that it's going to be goodbye BlackBerry for many users.
Apple's update to its 4-inch version of the iPhone addresses a few key strategic holes in emerging markets, but the iPhone SE could serve as a handy secondary device too.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the launch of Verizon's iPhone may mean a "rocky" and "volatile" first half of 2011, but a bevy of Android devices can pick up the slack.
In short order, Lenovo becomes the No. 2 smartphone maker in China and passes Nokia and Huawei.
Android took over the mobile landscape. However, 2011 may tell a more interesting tale.
Apple's trade-in program could entice customers to swap out those iPhone 4 devices for a fresher model.
Palm blamed its second quarter shortfall on the delay of the Treo 750, but analysts reckon management is merely using the device as an excuse for poor execution. On the surface, the Treo 750 delay doesn't seem all that bad--after all it takes time to get devices certified with carriers.
Research in Motion's second quarter sounded alarm bells and may have signaled a smartphone price war, according to analysts. The company's contention that it would target a 'more mainstream' market was viewed as a sign that average selling prices would fall for multiple vendors.
The tag team of Apple and Android appear to be set to take more share from RIM, according to comScore data.