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• Apple stuns market with iAd news: $60M in advertiser commitments

  June 8, 2010

  For all his whining about mobile advertising, CEO Steve Jobs confirmed yesterday that Apple’s iAd mobile ad network had commitments for 2010 totaling more than $60 million.

• Microsoft CEO: Mobile devices are PCs too

  June 7, 2010

  At last week’s D8 conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that mobile devices such as tablets are under the same umbrella as PCs—all are computing devices, just with different form factors.

• Will the iPhone 4G be an ideal canvas for mobile advertising?

  May 26, 2010

  Rumors are swirling that Apple will take advantage of the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7 to announce the iPhone 4G.

• Competition in smartphone market is heating up: Juniper Research

  May 18, 2010

  With Dell, Acer and Microsoft debuting new smartphones in the wake of HP’s planned acquisition of Palm, the cutthroat smartphone market is getting even more competitive.

• Nexus won? Google fails to decouple handset from carrier

  May 17, 2010

  While its Android OS is an undisputed success, direct sales of Google’s Nexus One have not met expectations—a sign that round one of the handset distribution battle has gone to the carriers.

• Will HP’s acquisition of Palm shake up the smartphone market?

  April 30, 2010

  Hewlett-Packard believes the $1.2 billion it is paying to acquire Palm will accelerate its growth within the $100 billion-plus connected mobile device market. Will the gamble work?

• Yahoo expands partnership with Samsung to increase reach

  April 28, 2010

  The manufacturer Samsung will distribute Yahoo services on more of its mobile devices, further extending Yahoo’s reach.

• Will Microsoft’s Kin lead to Windows Phone comeback?

  April 14, 2010

  Microsoft unveiled Kin for young consumers who are heavy social networkers, and analysts are debating whether this will provide a much-needed boost to the beleaguered operating system.

• Nokia acquires MetaCarta Inc., completes Novarra purchase

  April 13, 2010

  Nokia has acquired MetaCarta Inc. and completed the purchase of Novarra Inc., initially announced on March 26, to improve its local search and mobile Internet offerings.

• New iPhone OS still lacks Flash, but improves ad capabilities

  April 9, 2010

  After much speculation, Apple has officially unveiled plans for iAd and the iPhone OS 4, releasing a beta version of the software to its Developer Program members.

• Wireless shoppers are heavy searchers: Google

  March 19, 2010

  Wireless carriers, retailers and manufacturers need to have a strong voice in the marketplace and promote phone features in order to increase their online campaign clicks, per Google Inc.

• Has RIM's BlackBerry app strategy failed?

  March 12, 2010

  Although BlackBerry is the most widely used smartphone system in the United States, with 43 percent of the market, its application strategy seems to have failed.

• Apple iPad is middle ground between laptop and iPhone: Steve Jobs

  January 28, 2010

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed yesterday at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco that the iPad, the company’s new tablet, is the middle ground between a laptop and an iPhone.

• Dell challenges US smartphone market with AT&T deal

  January 7, 2010

  Computer manufacturer Dell Inc. has signed a deal with AT&T, which will become the first carrier in the U.S. to offer a smartphone from Dell’s Mini 3 Android-based lineup.

• Will Google Nexus One dominate the smartphone battle?

  January 6, 2010

  Google has shaken the foundations of the smartphone industry with the official announcement of the Nexus One. What impact will it have in 2010?

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