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Is RIM CEO, Mike Lazaridis, Aware That Smartphones Other Than BlackBerry Devices Do Quite Well?

by Robb Dunewood on April 20, 2010 · 8 comments

Netflix on iPad

I was reading an interview of Research in Motion CEO, Mike Lazaridis, and one of the things he said that I found very interesting was “ it is far from certain that video will become the “killer app” that defines smartphones”. I’ve go to ask the question.. Is Big Mike aware that smartphones other than Read more...

BlackBerry Still #1, But, Android Is Coming On Strong

by Robb Dunewood on April 6, 2010 · 6 comments

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When it comes to smartphone market share in the United States, the BlackBerry is still king of the hill according to a recent report by comScore, however, Android is coming on strong. For the three month period ending Feb. 10, RIM’s percentage of market share was 42.1%, up 1.3% from the same period a year Read more...

Apple Holding iPhone OS 4 “Sneak Peek” Event Thursday, April 8th

by Robb Dunewood on April 5, 2010 · 2 comments

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So, if you haven’t gotten your fill of Apple news with all of the buzz surrounding the launch of the iPad this past weekend, Apple is offering Sneak Peak of the next version of the iPhone operating system Thursday, April 8th at 10:00 a.m. PST. [Via Engadget] Read more...

Android Aims To Knock Apple From The Top Spot In U.S. Based Mobile Web Traffic… The BlackBerry’s Decline Is Telling

by Robb Dunewood on March 29, 2010 · 23 comments

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When it comes to U.S. based mobile web traffic there are really only two players in the game.  The iPhone  sits atop the hill with over 40% total share and Adroid is right on the iPhone’s heels just a few percentage points behind.  The other dogs in the race, Palm and Microsoft, simply don’t hunt Read more...

PayPal Plans To Add “Bump” To Android And BlackBerry Applications

by Robb Dunewood on March 27, 2010 · 0 comments

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PayPal 2.0 for the iPhone debuted this past week at CTIA 2010 with a cool new feature, “bump“, which allows users to virtually exchange money by bumping their iPhones together.  Users of other smartphones, however,  won’t be left out in the cold for too long because PayPal with “bump” mobile applications are coming to Android Read more...

40% Of BlackBerry Users Want Their Next Smartphone To Be An iPhone

by Robb Dunewood on March 16, 2010 · 26 comments

iPhone vs. BlackBerry

According to a the second semi-annual smartphone brand loyalty survey by Crowd Science, 40% of BlackBerry users want their next smartphone to be an iPhone.  The BlackBerry may be on top when it comes smartphone market share, but, when 2 of 5 BlackBerry users want to switch to Research in Motion’s primary competition’s device, the Read more...

Video: What If Old Spice Did Apple Commercials?

by Robb Dunewood on March 5, 2010 · 0 comments

Android And BlackBerry Web Share Up In February… iPhone, Not So Much

by Robb Dunewood on March 2, 2010 · 5 comments

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According to data just released by analytics firm Quantcast, Android and BlackBerry mobile web consumption in the month of February was up while that of the iPhone was down slightly. Android’s share of North American mobile web consumption was up 8.3% from January 2010, to 15.2% of total mobile web consumption for the month of Read more...

Android Catching Up To iPhone On Number Of Monthly App Downloads

by Robb Dunewood on March 1, 2010 · 4 comments

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When it comes to the mobile app downloads Android users are catching up to iPhone users. In recent report from AdMob, downloads from over 900 smartphone users were tracked and it turns out that Android users download 8.7 applications per month trailing iPhone users by just 0.1 downloads per month. The iPod Touch has the Read more...