Taiwan's HTC, currently number five in worldwide smartphone shipments, wants to differentiate itself by working with the companies who deliver the content users want most on their smart devices. After investing in Beats Audio last year, HTC yesterday said it would take a 20%...
Calling 2012 a "breakout year for 4G LTE technology," Strategy Analytics today released a report predicting tenfold growth this year in shipments of LTE phones. The firm's Neil Shah projects that 67 million LTE phones will ship this year, primarily manufactured by Apple, Samsung,...
As the company that revolutionized the mobile industry and continues to set the bar, Apple has no problem getting an audience with local and state governments when it announces plans for expansion. So the Austin City Council was all ears last summer when Apple...
Six weeks, $200 million. That's the story for Draw Something, the run-away hit mobile game that has been dominating downloads on both Apple and Android devices. OMGPOP, the New York-based creator of Draw Something, says its game has been downloaded 35 million times since...
Chinese wireless operators showed robust year-over-year growth in net customer additions, with all three of the country’s largest carriers showing increased demand for mobile, and more specifically 3G, services. The results also showed increasing impact from Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone device that recently expanded to...
Apple’s recent introduction of its newest iPad, simply named the “new iPad,” came with the usual fanfare associated with any new Apple product – a dose of excitement, a frenzy of buyers and a horde of analysis regarding why Apple included or didn’t include certain features and technologies.
Sprint Nextel’s (S) stock received a hit of bad news this morning as an analyst warned of a potential bankruptcy in the carrier’s future. The analyst, Craig Moffett from Sanford Bernstein, expressed concern over Sprint Nextel’s ongoing need to spend billions of dollars to...
While thousands of consumers were busy enjoying their new iPads this weekend, analysts were busy ripping the device apart (literally) in an effort to figure out which firms supplied the component parts. Apple never discloses this information ahead of time, and insists that its...
Three days after its newest iPad finally made it to the hands of eager customers, another group of Apple affiliates is also getting what they've wanted. Apple (AAPL) shareholders will start receiving a regular quarterly dividend of $2.65/share during Apple's fourth quarter, which starts...
While thousands of people around the world were lined up to buy the new iPad, and Apple's stock price (AAPL) was soaring to new highs, a small group of lawyers was busy poking a small hole in Apple's balloon. Claiming that " a number...
This week Verizon Wireless, often viewed as that carrier that is doing so well that it does not need to dirty its hands by acknowledging its competitors, unleashed a “4G Throw-Down” video punkin' all those that claim to provide a superior 4G network experience.
Avaya announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Radvision, a provider of videoconferencing and telepresence technologies over IP and wireless networks for approximately $230 million.
The proposed deal calls for Radvision shareholders to receive $11.85 per share, with the acquisition expected to close within...
The recent consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device phenomenon, which clearly has been boosted by Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad, have been big drivers for (CIOs) to start looking at Apple devices as part of their corporate strategy.
From Apple’s perspective the enterprise...
For those just coming out from their caves, Apple (AAPL) sent out a friendly reminder that its latest iPad is set to hit stores this Friday at 8 a.m. local time across the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Australia,...
With talk that supplies could be limited at launch, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have begun ramping up marketing efforts for Apple’s latest iPad model, which is set to hit stores March 16.
Both carriers, which are the two domestic carriers tapped to offer...
Leading up to the launch of the new tablet, rumors were circulating that the new device would have a screen with resolution more lifelike than the human eye; enhanced capabilities that would make the need for real friends obsolete; and come in various sizes to meet the needs of every living soul on the planet.
Apple’s decision to include LTE in its latest iPad device was the first serious move by the consumer electronics giant into the world of mobile broadband and could have a significant impact on the uptake of services that have so far been more a...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Apple's decision to invest in the new iPad's graphics capability is a smart decision. "Images will be fantastic," says semiconductor analyst Linley Gwennap. "Apple really did invest in the graphics side so the quad-core graphics will...
Apple (AAPL) finally set the record straight on its latest iPad device, with a majority of pre-launch predictions falling flat as usual. The new model, dubbed the “New iPad,” will begin shipping on March 16.
Apple’s new tablet device will look very similar on the...
Almost one in three Americans now uses a smartphone, and 3 out of 4 have at least one mobile device. According to ComScore's quarterly report on the mobile phone industry, Samsung remains the top handset manufacturer with 25.4% of the market, followed by LG...
Update: The new iPad is available for pre-order and will ship March 16. LTE is confirmed, as well as a host of other new features.
March 7, 2012 - This is not the morning to order a new product from Apple - the online store...
Apple is about to launch its iPad 3. Will the new tablet have a greater impact in the corporate market, contributing even more to the consumerization and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) phenomenon? A recent Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) survey with 120 IT decision-makers says yes, noting that...
With the iPad 3 already generating a huge media buzz, this is would not be a good time for Apple to see customers reconsider their purchase plans due to concerns about data privacy on mobile devices. So the smartphone and tablet pioneer wasted no...
