Android grows in top US smartphone spot, with iPhone second

Release Date ‎Jun 6, 2011‎ in Computerworld

 
   

Combined Android Models Advancing on IPhone

Barron's - Morgan Keegan - 9 Jun, 2011
We spoke with about 50 Verizon Wireless and AT&T retail stores across the country over the past week to judge relative sell-through of recent smartphone launches as well as older models. The [ Apple (ticker: AAPL)] iPhone continues to be the ...

iOS Is The Most Secure Mobile OS

InformationWeek (blog) - Ed Hansberry - 9 Jun, 2011
That hasn't stopped Apple from bringing security to the forefront in its iOS platform used on the iPhone and iPad. Apple has done such a good job that not only has it bested the smartphone competition, it may have also bested desktop platforms like ...

With Smartphone Games, Downtime Becomes a Pastime

New York Times - Seth Schiesel - 9 Jun, 2011
All right, fess up, people. Have you never played a game on your cellphone? Really? I'm here to let you know you can come out of the closet now. It's OK if you're, say, a middle-aged woman who harbors a secret obsession with mastering ...

Mobile Future: Want Apple Way Or Google Wild Ride?

InformationWeek - Fritz Nelson - 9 Jun, 2011
Google and Apple developer conferences have unveiled the latest grand visions from these two mobile behemoths. What we've learned extends far beyond products, and speaks volumes about each company's culture of innovation. ...

RIM: Downgrade, decline, repeat

Globe and Mail (blog) - David Berman - 9 Jun, 2011
Apple Inc. AAPL-Q shares have been retreating a little since the company unveiled its last software and products at a developers conference this week â€" but its impact on competitors has been far more severe. Take Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM-Q: The ...

Phones as Gifts: How to Navigate a Maze of Choices

New York Times - Roy Furchgott - 9 Jun, 2011
WITH the iPhone now available through two networks, a profusion of Android phones hitting the market and an abundance of apps for every phone, you might think it would be easier than ever to find the right phone to give as a gift. ...

iPhone Users: Say Hello to FREE Text-Messaging

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
I love text-messaging. I know, I know…it's SO anti-social. What happened to the days of actually TALKING to each other, right? Well, for starters, I'm always crunched for time, so the idea of sending off a quick message, without danger of getting ...

Ten best new apps for smartphones

Montreal Gazette - Marc Saltzman - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
With hundreds of thousands of downloadable apps (applications) available, consumers can truly customize their smartphones to meet their needs. Smartphones are only as good as the software that runs on ...

Did Apple launch an enterprise Trojan Horse?

ZDNet (blog) - Dennis Howlett - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
iMessage could be a Microsoft and BlackBerry killer. But is this a pie in the sky idea? Dennis Howlett has been providing comment and analysis on enterprise software since 1991 in a variety of European trade ...

Apple iPhone Leads, But Android Gaining, Says Morgan Keegan

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt this morning writes that he's talked with 50 retailers in the US about smartphones recently, and concludes that while Apple's (AAPL) iPhone is still the best-selling device, phones based on Google's ...

Keep phone lines open

The Age - Adam Turner - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
APPLE'S iPhone gets all the attention but a challenger has arisen in the form of Google's Android platform. The latest-generation touchscreen smartphones running Android stand toe-to-toe with Apple's wundergadget in terms of looks, features, ...

Research in Motion Is Apple's Moving Target

Barron's - Morgan Keegan - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
[We are downgrading Research in Motion to Market Perform from Outperform and cutting the target price to $49 from $71.] Apple (ticker: AAPL) announced Tuesday that as part of its iPhone operating system (iOS5) ...

RIM's BlackBerry Messenger under fire: How important is BBM?

ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Research in Motion's multi-front war continues and now BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)â€"one of the company's most defensible positions in mobileâ€"is under fire from the likes of Apple. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief ...

Q&A: Choosing a Backup Option for an Android Phone

New York Times (blog) - J.D. Biersdorfer - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
How do you back up everything on an Android phone? There doesn't seem to be any desktop software like there is for the BlackBerry. Phones running the Android operating system are made by several hardware manufacturers and are ...

Apple iMessage seen as threat to RIM

Victoria Times Colonist - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Morgan Keegan & Co. has downgraded Research In Motion Ltd. stocks, citing a new threat from Apple Inc. to RIM's instant-messaging service. Morgan Keegan's Tavis McCourt, who had had an "outperform" rating on the BlackBerry maker since September 2008, ...

Investors dump BlackBerry as iMessage seen big threat

Economic Times - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
TORONTO: Apple's iMessage took its toll on the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday when its stock sank below $37 - the lowest level since 2007. iMessage announced by Apple on Monday will challenge RIM's highly popular BlackBerry ...

RIM Declines as Analysts See Apple's IMessage as New Threat

Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, fell to a 26-month low on the Nasdaq after Morgan Keegan & Co. downgraded the stock, citing a new threat from Apple Inc. (AAPL) to RIM's ...

Google widens smartphone lead over iPhone, BlackBerry

National Business Review - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Click to zoom (Palm is now owned by HP; Symbian is Nokia's smartphone OS ... or at least it is until a new partnership with Microsoft produces new Nokia models based on the Windows Phone OS). The rising adoption of smartphones in the US has created a ...

Hey, Steve Jobs, where's my iPhone 5?

The Guardian (blog) - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
For the past two years, Apple has launched a new iPhone at WWDC. So why didn't it do that this time? And what does the wait until September for iOS 5 indicate? A whole new mobile strategy from Apple, that's what The fun days of WWDC 2008, when getting ...

WWDC 2011: iMessage sticks it to mobile carriers

ZDNet (blog) - Jason D. O'Grady - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
By Jason D. O'Grady | June 7, 2011, 9:42am PDT iMessage is completely carrier agnostic and since Apple controls the server â€" not AT&T, Verizon or any other carrier â€" it's completely free. Let's hope that Apple rolls it our for Lion as well. ...

Android Could Capture Half of Smartphone Market in 2011

infoSync World - Sindre Lia - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Android adoption is steadily growing and the OS could capture almost half of the US smartphone market in 2011. The choices for those who are considering a cheap, yet powerful, smartphone have never been better. ...

Apple unveils iMessage: Which cell phone would you buy?

CBC.ca - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
By Community Team One of Research in Motion's most differentiating services for the BlackBerry smart phone was BlackBerry Messenger. Yesterday, Apple announced it is launching iMessage, a similar feature. It's an instant chat application that allows ...

How the Carriers Can Fight iMessage

PC Magazine - Sascha Segan - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple works with AT&T and Verizon, but it isn't their friend. Case in point: iMessage in iOS 5, which isn't just a way to lock people into making their friends buy iPhones, it's a shot over the bow of the carriers' juicy SMS ...

RIM Looks Like An Also-Ran But Stock Still Has Good Value

Forbes (blog) - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Research in Motion has consistently lost market share in the US smartphone market for the last few months. According to a recent report from Comscore, RIM's US market share declined from around 30% in January 2011 to 26% in April 2011. ...

Wall Street sees Cult of Mac growing stronger, RIM reeling

National Post - Matt Hartley - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Steve Jobs has given his legions of Mac faithful one less reason to think about turning in their iPhones for BlackBerrys, but don't expect fans of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Messenger to ditch their favourite messaging service overnight. ...

RIMM: Morgan Keegan Cuts Rating; Sees iMessage Threat

Forbes (blog) - Eric Savitz - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Seeing a threat from Apple's iMessage instant messaging service, Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt this morning cut his rating on Research in Motion shares to Market Perform from Outperform, while chopping his price target on the stock ...

Apple bypasses carriers, trumps BlackBerry Messenger with free texting service

The Independent - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple has unveiled a new messaging service that lets iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users send text messages, contact information, photos and videos to other iOS users for free, bypassing carriers' expensive texting plans and hitting rival smartphone ...

Is it time to switch your mobile OS?

CNET (blog) - Nicole Lee - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
If you were waiting for today's iOS 5 announcement to decide on whether you should make the jump to the iPhone, you might still be waiting. While the improvements are welcome--we're keen on the Camera app shortcuts, for example--many of ...

SURPRISE! Carriers Didn't Know iMessage Was Coming Until Today's Keynote (AAPL)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
Apparently Apple didn't tell its carrier partners about iMessage, the new messaging system that could make SMS irrelevant. They found out at the same time as the rest of us: during today's WWDC keynote. That's according Jon Gruber, who dropped that ...

Apple Attacked Mobile Carriers Today, But Also Gave Them A Gift (AAPL, T, VZ, S)

San Francisco Chronicle - Dan Frommer - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
Apple announced a bunch of new iPhone features today during its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. How will they affect wireless carriers? Apple's new iMessage service is generally bad news for carriers, as it aims to replace overpriced, ...

 

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