Tag Archives: Smartphone

Is the App Store heading for legal trouble?

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Fraser Speirs thinks yes, and I think he might be right. Last year I posed a simple question: “But what happens if Apple’s market share grows to the point where it has a monopoly – 70-, 80- or even 90% … Continue reading →

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Come, gentle readers: Help me buy a new phone (Part 2)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Having vented about my frustration with the iPhone, it’s time to look at the other two contenders: Android, and Palm Pre. Android Ahh, the gentle, warm embrace of the Googleverse. Who could resist? Well, me for a start. While I … Continue reading →

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Scoble is right about iPhone users. But the game isn’t over yet

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Robert Scoble has a post up about why Apple’s key advantage is the breadth of the app store. And he’s right – but the game isn’t over yet. 85,000 is the headline figure, and what it allows Apple to leverage … Continue reading →

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3′s Spotify/Android deal could be a game-changer

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Image via CrunchBase Quick heads up on this, and I’ll probably write more later, but 3 is apparently going to do a bundle of the HTC Hero Android phone (widely-regarded as the best of the current crop) with a premium … Continue reading →

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“Please don’t call this an iPhone killer”

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

The phrase “touch screen phone” is synonymous with “iPhone” in some people’s minds. That’s tough on the other phone manufacturers, but indicates the extent to which Apple has managed to dominate the market – if not in sales, at least … Continue reading →

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Apple owns the touchscreen phone conversation

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I went along to a blogger’s briefing on the new LG Arena a couple of evenings ago, and – of course – the iPhone came up as a topic of questions and conversation. What … Continue reading →

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