BlackBerry Curve tops iPhone in Q4 smartphone sales
Research In Motion's BlackBerry Curve was the top-selling smartphone in the fourth quarter, according to research firm IDC, beating out Apple's iPhone 3GS. Although the Curve comes in multiple forms on numerous carriers, the result is still impressive considering that Apple's iPhone sales grew 100 percent in its most recent quarter, to 8.7 million, compared with the year-ago quarter. According to IDC, the Motorola Droid was the No. 3 smartphone The Two iPhone App Stores – An insightful post about the two app stores – the “simple shallow” store and the “deeper, more expensive” store. The press loves to cover the “simple, shallow” store but the “deeper” store encompasses most of the apps. Smartphones a Hot Seller, Up 39 Percent in Q4
Thanks to a combination of technical breakthroughs making mobile devices cheaper and Apple making them cool, no one wants just a 'cell phone' any more. How long will the solid growth continue? Flurry: Google sold 80,000 Nexus Ones in January
Google sold around 80,000 Nexus One units in January, according to mobile analytics firm Flurry, an indication that the online-only sales model for the phone is not generating intense demand--at least not yet. Flurry said its analysis showed a steady trend in Nexus One sales throughout the month. The company derived its sales estimate from Nexus One owners' mobile application usage. FCC: Heavy Traffic Ahead
The FCC is thinking about the iPad and doesn't necessarily like what it means for wireless networks. Analyst: AT&T to retain iPhone exclusivity in 2010
AT&T Mobility has a 75 percent chance of remaining the exclusive U.S. carrier for Apple's iPhone into 2011, according to Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin. Whether and when AT&T loses its hold on the iPhone has been one of the most hotly debated questions in the industry for much of the past year. Chaplin's new analysis cuts against industry consensus that AT&T's exclusive rights to the popular smartphone end in June. Report: Netbook market grew 79% last year
Netbook shipments jumped 79 percent last year to 30.2 million units, according to research firm Strategy Analytics--and the market is poised to continue growing this year. The research firm said North America and Western Europe propelled the market's growth. In the U.S., carriers including AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel have begun subsidizing netbooks ABI: iPhone market share dipped in Q4
Apple's position in the smartphone market has become enviable, with swollen margins and strong sales. However, according to ABI Research, Apple stumbled slightly in the fourth quarter. According to the research firm, Apple's global smartphone market share dipped to 16.6 percent, down from 18.1 percent in the third quarter. The company had record iPhone sales of 8.7 million, up 100 percent from the year-ago quarter Apple's Jobs dismisses Google's mobile advances
Apple CEO Steve Jobs discounted the progress Google had made with its Android mobile platform, and said Apple will outstrip the company with its own aggressive updates to the iPhone, according to reports from Wired.com and Macrumors.com. Both reports are based on accounts of an internal Apple company meeting Jobs held after the unveiling of the company's iPad tablet last week. iPad Jokes Fly on the Web
You have to wonder whether there were any women in the room when the marketing geniuses at Apple decided to call the company's new gadget the "iPad."
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