Tag: Kevin Burden

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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.

Will Google, Motorola deal disrupt the OEM landscape?

Published: August 16, 2011

While Google executives said this week that Android handset manufacturers will be treated equally even though the company is acquiring Motorola, the possibility remains that OEMs will take a closer look at other operating systems.

Hewlett-Packard races to build webOS ecosystem through licensing strategy

Published: July 1, 2011

By licensing out its webOS mobile operating system, Hewlett-Packard could be looking to quickly build an ecosystem that can hold its own against Android’s growth.

BlackBerry joins tablet Gold Rush, chasing nuggets, not shovels and pans

Published: September 29, 2010

Message to wannabe iPads: It is not the tablet, it is the content. As in the Gold Rush, those who got rich were not the diggers, but the suppliers of shovels and pans.

Will RIM's BlackBerry Storm2 be an iPhone killer?

Published: October 28, 2009

Research In Motion is trying again to come up with a consumer-friendly touchscreen smartphone that is an iPhone killer after a swing and a miss with the original BlackBerry Storm.

Apple's iPhone gave birth to current mobile ad landscape: Industry execs

Published: September 14, 2009

Saying that Apple's iPhone has had a tremendous impact on the mobile marketing and advertising industry is an understatement, according to industry executives.

Research in Motion to launch touch-screen BlackBerry

Published: September 25, 2008

Research in Motion is preparing to launch the long-anticipated touch-screen version of its BlackBerry smartphone, according to an official promotion email from Verizon Wireless.

Mobile handset market holds firm in economic downturn

Published: August 1, 2008

A new report claims that tier one handset vendors reported between 15 percent and 22 percent year-over-year increase in shipments in the second quarter.

What does Nokia's purchase of Symbian mean?

Published: June 25, 2008

Nokia Corp.'s decision to buy the 52 percent of Symbian it didn't already own may threaten Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating systems.