Tag: Charles Golvin

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Apple iOS update poses challenges to existing apps in App Store

Published: October 5, 2011

While the anticipated iPhone 5 launch was missing from Apple’s announcements yesterday, the company did introduce a significant update to its mobile operating system as well as important pricing changes.

Entry-level prices to drive holiday mobile sales

Published: August 31, 2011

While a new round of economic uncertainty could dampen holiday sales this year, mobile devices are expected to be at the top of consumers’ wish lists driven in part by lower-priced smartphones, tablets and ereaders.

Is Microsoft trying to boost Windows 7 by going after Android licenses?

Published: July 12, 2011

Microsoft has signed a handful of licensing agreements with Android manufacturers, but is the move intended to drive revenue in mobile or get Windows Phone 7 more voice at the table?

Will Apple iCloud mean cloudy days for Google and Amazon?

Published: June 6, 2011

After months of speculation, Apple’s plans to unveil its cloud-based storage service iCloud could affect not only the digital music industry but digital content as a whole.

BlackBerry 6 OS puts RIM back in the game: analyst

Published: August 4, 2010

Research In Motion is heating up the smartphone wars with the BlackBerry Torch for AT&T, the first smartphone to feature the BlackBerry 6 operating system.

How Motorola is making its way back from the brink

Published: July 26, 2010

Will Motorola stay on the road to victory in the smartphone market, or will the company be forever stuck in its “peaks and valleys” pattern of success?

Would Verizon getting the iPhone be bad news for Google’s Android?

Published: July 12, 2010

If Apple were to bring the iPhone to Verizon Wireless after AT&T’s exclusivity agreement expires, it could send shockwaves throughout the mobile ecosystem.

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

Published: 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.

AT&T decision to end unlimited data plans threatens mobile content consumption

Published: June 3, 2010

If competing carriers follow AT&T’s lead and phase out unlimited data plans, the consumption of paid and ad-supported mobile content may be affected.

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

Published: 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?