Tag Archive: Mobile
Will the tablet market really grow bigger than the PC market?
Oct. 19, ‘11: Apple CEO Tim Cook made an interesting prediction yesterday on the company’s earnings call: That the tablet market will eventually be larger than the PC market. Here’s what Tim said, via Seeking Alpha’s transcript: We thought… from the beginning of … Continue reading →
AT&T testing new “Echo” social music service
Oct. 18, ‘11: Interesting. Just got this email from AT&T, my wireless carrier, offering a peek at a new social music service called Echo. Here’s a website with a little more info. (As part of the service, you will also get a pre-paid, 12-month … Continue reading →
Google mobile ads now a $2.5 billion run rate business
Oct. 13, ‘11: Google CEO Larry Page just said on the company’s earnings call that Google’s mobile ad business is now on a $2.5 billion revenue run rate, up from $1 billion a year ago. In the context of Google’s overall business, that’s … Continue reading →
Watch as Apple’s Siri starts to remove Google from the mobile search equation
Oct. 5, ‘11: Perhaps the most interesting part of Apple’s iPhone 4S event yesterday was its demo of Siri, its new mobile assistant technology, which lets you ask your phone questions or give it instructions, which it magically responds to. The best way … Continue reading →
If you’re disappointed by the iPhone 4S, you’re nuts
Oct. 4, ‘11: Cue the whiners. Apple didn’t announce an iPhone 5 today, just an updated version of the iPhone 4, called the iPhone 4S. Apple stock is down a bit in a flat market. Many are claiming to be disappointed. But here’s the … Continue reading →
Why today’s iPhone event is so important for Apple
Oct. 4, ‘11: It’s not just a new iPhone: It’s a new product lineup for Apple’s most important business unit, going into its most important period of the year. Last quarter, Apple’s iPhone business generated almost half of its total revenue, and 60% … Continue reading →
Don’t be disappointed if Apple doesn’t announce an “iPhone 5”
Oct. 3, ‘11: Apple will unveil its new iPhone lineup Tuesday. While the buzz for months has been around an “iPhone 5,” there is a distinct possibility that Apple won’t actually announce one tomorrow — it may only reveal an upgraded version of … Continue reading →
“Tizen” is Intel and Samsung’s answer to Android
Sep. 28, ‘11: Tizen is apparently the combination of MeeGo and LiMo — neither of which have any serious adoption — that I wrote about earlier. It looks like an Intel- and Samsung-led rival to Android — which is selling well, but has … Continue reading →
If MeeGo and LiMo merge, will anyone care?
Sep. 27, ‘11: On one hand, it’s potentially “Japanese heavyweights NEC and Panasonic … joining forces with Samsung from South Korea,” according to a MeeGoExperts report, citing FT Germany. This could represent an alternative to Android that handset makers are supposedly looking for. On the … Continue reading →
Why RIM can’t ditch consumers and focus on the enterprise
Sep. 16, ‘11: RIM’s momentum has hit the wall. Yet again, yesterday, the company reported disappointing results. And its transition to a new BlackBerry platform called QNX looks increasingly like a Hail Mary attempt. Some observers wonder why RIM doesn’t stop trying to … Continue reading →