Category Archives: Mobile

Marketing Week Live goes all iPhone AR crazy

I’m pretty skeptical about augmented reality applications in general, but there are some occasions when I think they’re actually quite useful. Events, for example, are a particular case where AR makes sense. The location is relatively small, but there’s usually … Continue reading

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How big a problem is Android spyware?

A fifth of Android apps expose private data: “About 20 percent of the 48,000 apps in the Android marketplace allow a third-party application access to sensitive or private information, according to a report released on Tuesday. And some of the … Continue reading

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Symbian is dead! No, wait, Symbian is not dead!

Symbian is dead! All hail Meego! “Nokia’s premier range of devices, the N Series, will bid adieu to the Symbian operating environment and go MeeGo full time after the introduction of the N8. That’s what we’ve just heard directly from … Continue reading

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Who owns the platform? Adobe? Google?

Kevin Tofel on the announcement of Android support for Flash: The key word in Adobe’s press release today being “expected,” which appears three times. Platforms other than Android are expected to integrate and work with Flash Player. All of the … Continue reading

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Why you should take reports of an iPhone on Verizon with a pinch of salt

Remember this report about how the iPad was a cert for Verizon?: “The tablet will be supported by multiple [mobile] carriers,” said Brian Marshall of Broadpoint AmTech, citing unnamed sources he said were close to the situation. “Verizon and others,” … Continue reading

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Is the iPhone 4 micro SIM really “not compatible” with iPad?

According to T3, the iPhone 4 micro SIM is “not compatible” with iPad, dashing the hopes of those who want swap SIMs around: “The plan, had this not been the case, would have been to buy a 3G iPad but … Continue reading

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Analyst predicts iPad will be fastest product to $1 billion sales, ever

Carl Howe, for Yankee Group: “Apple announced on Monday that it has sold more than 1 million iPads since its announcement on January 27. I’m counting since January 27 only because pre-orders are included; the reality is the most of … Continue reading

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ARM’s experience shows why Steve Jobs is right on Flash

Image via CrunchBase Think that Steve Jobs is talking out of his behind when he says  that Apple needs full control over its platform? Perhaps ARM’s experience with Smartbooks will help you understand: ‘ARM dominates the mobile phone chip design … Continue reading

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Apple smartphone growth puts competition in the shade

Canalys has released its smartphone market share figures for Q1 2010, and the big winners are undoubtedly Apple, HTC and Motorola, all of which posted treble-digit growth in unit shipments compared to the equivalent quarter of 2009. To put that … Continue reading

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Why Nexus One being profitable for Google is no surprise

Leena Rao, for TechCrunch: “Additionally, Google revealed that Nexus One, Google’s recently launched Android phone, is a profitable business for the search giant. The fact that’s its already profitable is surprising, if you take into account this report from Flurry, … Continue reading

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