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Tag: mobile phones

Beleaguered Samsung’s profits plummeted after Apple’s iPhone 6/Plus launch

Saturday, May 2, 2015 11:00 amMonday, May 11, 201544 Comments

Samsung’s first quarter profits fell by 39% as mobile customers switched…

Why are U.S. mobile phone bills so high? Lack of competition

Monday, August 25, 2014 8:56 amMonday, August 25, 201441 Comments

Both plans include a new iPhone 5s…

With 15.5% of smartphone market share in Q1, Apple took 65% of all handset profits

Friday, May 9, 2014 11:40 amFriday, May 9, 20146 Comments

According to IDC, Apple’s share of worldwide smartphone shipments was…

Apple and Samsung combine to take 106% of mobile phone profits

Thursday, May 8, 2014 2:01 pmThursday, May 8, 201411 Comments

Apple remained by far the most profitable mobile phone maker in the world…

Why Apple’s iPhone keeps raking in the majority of mobile phone profits

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:00 pmWednesday, March 19, 201418 Comments

Apple continues to collect the lion’s share of the smartphone’s industry’s profit…

Apple dominates with 60% share of mobile phone profits

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:18 amTuesday, March 18, 20144 Comments

Since the launch of the iPhone the net profits earned…

U.S. FCC moves one step closer to lifting ban on use of cellphones on airplanes

Friday, December 13, 2013 4:27 pmFriday, December 13, 20139 Comments

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 today to initiate…

EU antitrust regulators seek info from telecom firms, handset makers over Google’s Android

Monday, June 17, 2013 5:25 pm5 Comments

European Union antitrust regulators are asking mobile telecoms…

Japan’s NEC in talks to sell mobile phone unit to Lenovo, says source

Friday, March 29, 2013 8:38 amNo Comments

Japan’s NEC Corp is in talks to sell its struggling mobile phone unit…

T-Mobile USA takeover of MetroPCS in doubt

Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:03 pmThursday, March 28, 20131 Comment

T-Mobile USA’s takeover of MetroPCS Communications Inc. is in doubt…

White House petition on cellphone unlocking receives over 100,000 signatures

Monday, February 25, 2013 4:32 pmMonday, February 25, 201323 Comments

At 7:37 AM EST on February 21, 2013, a White House petition on cellphone unlocking…

White House petition lobbies to make cellphone unlocking legal

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:32 pmWednesday, February 20, 201340 Comments

As of January 26, it is illegal for U.S. mobile phone users to unlock…

Apple now the #1 mobile phone maker in Japan

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:16 pmWednesday, February 13, 20138 Comments

Apple’s iPhone shipments have taken over the market share lead in Japan…

Gartner: 2012 mobile phone sales declined 1.7% worldwide; Apple iPhone sales up 22.6% YOY

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:58 am7 Comments

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 1.75 billion units in 2012…

Beleaguered Dell quits smartphone business globally, dumps Android

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:02 pm29 Comments

Beleaguered Dell is definitely pulling the plug on the smartphone business…

Gartner: Worldwide mobile phone sales shrank 3% in Q312; smartphone sales surged 47%

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 11:32 am6 Comments

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached almost 428 million units…

Beleaguered RIM’s BlackBerrys hemorrhage shelf space, mindshare among carriers

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:02 pmTuesday, September 11, 201214 Comments

Research In Motion’s forthcoming BlackBerry 10 devices are no longer top of mind…

Analyst: iPhone 5 will alter mobile industry landscape

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:47 am43 Comments

The iPhone 5 will leave a trail of winners and losers across the mobile technology landscape…

Nielsen: Apple iPhone grabs 34% of U.S. smartphone market; growth driven primarily by young adults and teens

Monday, September 10, 2012 3:26 pmMonday, September 10, 201214 Comments

As mobile manufacturers announce new phones in advance of the holidays…

Full 2-hour video: Microsoft details Windows Phone 8

Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:22 amThursday, June 21, 201228 Comments

The full 2-hour video of Microsoft introducing Windows Phone 8…

Apple: The world’s fastest-growing cellphone-maker

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:02 pmWednesday, May 16, 20125 Comments

Apple (AAPL) is the fastest-gorwing mobile-phone maker in the world…

Apple remains #1 global smartphone leader; Samsung overtakes beleaguered Nokia for cellphone lead

Friday, April 27, 2012 9:26 am12 Comments

Apple remained in the #1 position in smartphones…

Headroom: Apple takes 75% of mobile phone profits with just 9% of units sold

Thursday, March 22, 2012 2:03 pmThursday, March 22, 201211 Comments

UBS Investment Research published a note on Thursday in which it estimated…

Brutal truth about Lumia: Windows Phone strategy doomed for beleaguered Nokia

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:50 pmWednesday, March 21, 201237 Comments

The facts get ever worse about the Microsoft Windows Phone strategy for Nokia and its Lumia line of smartphones…

Apple iPhone becomes #1 selling cellphone – of any kind – in Japan

Friday, March 9, 2012 9:22 am29 Comments

Apple now has the top-selling cellphone of any kind in Japan…

With 8.7% market share, Apple reaps 75% of mobile phone profits

Friday, February 3, 2012 8:36 amFriday, February 3, 201225 Comments

Apple retained its top rank in profitability and regained the top spot…

Microsoft patents ‘avoid ghetto’ feature for GPS devices

Saturday, January 7, 2012 2:00 pmSaturday, January 7, 201291 Comments

Microsoft has been granted a patent for its ‘avoid ghetto’ feature for GPS devices…

The top two best-selling U.S. mobile phones in Q311: Apple iPhone 4 and Apple iPhone 3GS

Monday, November 14, 2011 11:47 am11 Comments

Led by continued steady sales for Apple’s iPhones, the top five best-selling mobile phone handsets in Q3 were…

Apple could buy the entire mobile industry

Thursday, September 8, 2011 3:45 pmThursday, September 8, 201112 Comments

Did you know that Apple has enough capital to buy out the entire mobile phone industry?

Gartner: Apple’s share of mobile market grew 91% in Q211

Thursday, August 11, 2011 12:22 pm9 Comments

Worldwide sales of mobile devices to end users totaled 428.7 million units…

Apple took two-thirds of available mobile phone profits in Q211

Friday, July 29, 2011 10:26 amFriday, July 29, 201126 Comments

The major publicly traded phone vendors have all reported results for the second quarter…

New research doubts link between cellphones and cancer

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 8:38 am40 Comments

Contradicting a WHO study from May…

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