February 7, 2013
comScore has released new numbers yesterday regarding smartphone market shares. From September through December 2012 the top smartphone OEMs were: Top Smartphone OEMs 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2012 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Sep. 2012 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Age 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers Sep-12 Dec-12 Point Change Total ...
November 14, 2012
Over the past several months there has been a great deal of uncertainty surrounding 3rd party Twitter clients and their viability going forward after Twitter announced changes to their API that would impose new limits on developers (you can read their changes here). The changes appear to have taken their first casualty. Tweetro, for Windows ...
November 6, 2012
It looks like the Lumia 920 and 820 will be launching on November 9th according to The Verge. Not only are the phones priced to sell but the 920 will come with a few Wireless Charging Plate. A great phone, with a great accessory, and only $99! The pricing structure for the new Windows Phone 8 ...
October 24, 2012
AT& T announced their third quarter results and showed that they are doing very well. AT&T reported $0.63 EPS (earnings per share), an increase year over year from $0.61 EPS in 3rd quarter 2011. Overall the numbers are good and in large part driven by their wireless business. “Strong Wireless Performance; Smartphones 81 percent of Postpaid ...
October 24, 2012
Today we got a leak showing the price and release date for the Nokia Lumia 822 on Verizon Wireless. Here is a small render of what that device might look like with the matching wireless charging pad in tow as was posted by Twitter user @evleaks. White Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon, with matching charging ...
October 23, 2012
“Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it aims to take advantage of favorable lending conditions and launch a bond offering to raise €750 million ($979.6 million)” After posting another quarterly loss and further decreases to its cash reserves Nokia is seeking to ensure that it has the working capital in order to be able to prevent any ...
October 19, 2012
Nokia is betting big on Windows Phone as they look to re-introduce themselves as a household name again in the states. During a Thursday earnings call, Stephen Elop sounded quite optimistic and stated that “This is an opportunity that we look at as quite positive for 2013 as a whole,” Elop said. “And it begins in ...
October 19, 2012
While AT&T and T-Mobile have already announced their plans for the availability of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices Verizon has been oddly quiet on the matter. Rumors are that they could be delayed or even canceled! Although the devices have already been cleared by the FCC Verizon and Microsoft appear to be at odds ...
October 18, 2012
The numbers are in, and they are not pretty. $754 million (€576) operating loss on $9.5 ((€7,239) billion in net sales. Their outlook for the fourth quarter which includes the holiday season is bleak, even light that it is usually a great time for phone manufacturers. The numbers are bad and they don’t expect them ...
October 15, 2012
The changes and consolidation across the mobile world continue. After rumors surfaced last week of a potential investment by Softbank in Sprint an announcement was made today in Tokyo. “Japanese mobile operator Softbank Corp said it will buy about 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest U.S. carrier, for $20.1 billion” Sprint has lost ...