Statistics tell us that there are already more than two million iPhones in China, and the number is expected to rise (at least a little) following the recent official launch of Apple’s iPhone 3G in the country through local telecom carrier China Unicom.
The smart-phone wars are heating up. Handset makers are releasing a wave of new devices backed by a flood of advertisements, as some fight for survival in the fast-growing but increasingly crowded market.
Companies such as Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and HTC Corp. are hoping new phones will help them reclaim market share from the reigning iPhone and BlackBerry.
Nokia Corp. unveiled its first cell phone developed with China’s homegrown third-generation mobile technology Tuesday, saying it would aim to “democratize” the smart phone market by aiming to sell lower-priced handsets at higher volumes.
Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to market the auto maker’s redesigned Taurus sedan.
Ford and Microsoft first teamed up a few years ago to launch the Sync telematics system, which enables drivers to hook Bluetooth entertainment and communications devices into the car.
So here’s the thing about the smartphone market: there are way too many of them.
The year 2010, JMP Securities analyst Samuel Wilson asserted in a report this morning, “should be the year of the shakeout in smartphones.” He believes most of the market share and carrier focus will consolidate around three vendors.
Two Australian girls, lost in a storm drain, recently used their cellphones to update Facebook to alert people about their predicament rather than calling emergency services.
A 12-year-old was expelled from school after having his cell phone confiscated and searched by authorities.
This weekend the New York Times published a piece called Using ‘Free’ to Turn a Profit.
Has Nokia finally come up with a smart phone that can take on the Apple iPhone?
This morning, the company launched a new model called the N900 which is based on the company’s Linux-based Maemo 5 operating system.
For two Canadian guys who’ve spent the past 17 years together building one of the world’s most important tech companies, Research in Motion co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have surprisingly little in common.
Recently, Palm came under fire when programmer Joey Hess discovered the Pre’s smartphone OS was sending users’ GPS locations back to Palm on a daily basis.
Since Palm to date has refused to give any hard data on sales of the much-ballyhooed Pre smartphone, the Street has resorted to some alternative methods to get a read on how sales are going. While the company still has plenty of fans, the sharp run-up in the stock combined with the lack of information has created a large pool of skeptics.
On June 6, Palm (PALM) will release the Pre, a smartphone many hope will fuel a resurgence of a company long since fallen from grace.
Collins Stewart analyst Ashok Kumar this morning upped his rating on Apple to Buy from Hold, setting a $170 price target.
Kumar contends that Apple will gain share in the smart phone segment from both Research In Motion and Microsof Windows Mobile. He also writes that Google Android is “positioned to be a winner” in the sector.
To say Palm has a lot riding on the Pre smartphone is an understatement.
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