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Smartphone Wars Pay Off in Q2
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
July 30, 2010 : Smartphone competition is driving higher volumes for handset vendors, but it's also putting pressure on their bottom lines
Motorola Posts $162M Q2 Profit
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 29, 2010 : Handset sales are still down, but the vendor is predicting that smartphones will help spur sales for the rest of the year
Sprint Sticks With Unlimited Data Plans
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 28, 2010 : CEO Hesse says on Q2 call that Sprint could move to tiered pricing for smartphones in the future but is sticking with unlimited for now
Mediocrity Rules Mobile Video
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
July 28, 2010 : Bytemobile’s latest data shows that mobile video is on the upswing, but the user experience leaves much to be desired
WiFi Hotzones: AT&T’s Half-Baked Network Savior
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
July 26, 2010 : AT&T is expanding its WiFi hotzones to additional US cities in hopes that data offload will save its 3G network, but will it be enough?
Verizon Likes Its Droids
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
July 23, 2010 : Verizon’s smartphone portfolio struggled before Droid came along, but now data growth is so good that it isn’t sweating tiered pricing
AT&T's Q2 iBoost
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 22, 2010 : AT&T's pay-as-you-go subscriber base grew fast in Q2 thanks to the Apple iPad, but monthly subscriber numbers could be worrisome
Android’s 5 Flavors of Fragmentation
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
July 21, 2010 : Fragmentation on Android is a multi-faceted reality, but it won’t stop developers from flocking to the platform
Apple Sells Over 3M iPads, Nets 78% Profit Jump
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
July 21, 2010 : Despite intense interest in antenna issues, Q3 was excellent for Apple, with more than 3 million iPads and 8 million iPhones sold
Handset Makers Object to Apple Antenna Claims
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
July 20, 2010 : Apple's competitors criticize Jobs for dragging them into his antenna mess, while Apple strikes back with more 'proof'
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Gartner Forecasts Handset Sales in India
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July 30, 2010 : Gartner says Indian mobile handset sales to reach 138.6M in 2010
SingTel Offers iPhone 4
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July 30, 2010 : ...and the potential purchasers are mad for it!
HTC Reports Q2, New Management
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July 29, 2010 : HTC strengthens management team in preparation for future growth
Fujitsu, Toshiba Conclude Handset Deal
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July 29, 2010 : Under the terms of the deal, Toshiba will transfer its mobile phone business to a new company that will be managed by Fujitsu
iPhone 4 Sales Top 1.7M
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July 29, 2010 : Apple today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24
Juniper Buys SMobile
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July 27, 2010 : Juniper Networks announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Columbus, Ohio-based SMobile Systems
Vodafone Launches Solar-Powered Phone
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July 27, 2010 : Vodafone Essar announces the launch of its latest-generation, eco-friendly, solar charging handset in India
iPhone 4 Goes to Australia
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July 27, 2010 : Apple's latest will run on Next G network
DoCoMo Licenses LTE from MediaTek
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July 27, 2010 : Agreement is first for LTE-PF chipset platform
StarHub Gets iPhone 4
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July 27, 2010 : Apple's latest 'must-have' reaches Singapore
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The OS Outlook
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 30, 2010 : 2:05 PM Thinking beyond smartphones key to OS success
Opera’s Not-So-Mini Success
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 29, 2010 : 11:30 AM Opera’s alternative browser: 1 billion served per day
Apple's White Elephant
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 23, 2010 : 1:05 PM Making a differently colored case is more difficult than you thought
Euronews: July 21
EuroBlog - Paul Rainford -
July 21, 2010 : 8:55 AM Telefónica, Vodafone Germany, and Ericsson are among the treats in today's all-you-can-eat banquet of European telecom news
iFail: Mixed Signals
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 20, 2010 : 4:00 PM Others try and get their hands around Apple's antenna issue
Euronews: July 16
EuroBlog - Paul Rainford -
July 16, 2010 : 8:50 AM Today's news smörgåsbord from Europe, featuring Huawei, Sony Ericsson, and Tele2
Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
July 15, 2010 : 1:00 PM What do you think Apple's options are?
App Focus: Premium Shazam Comes to Android
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 15, 2010 : 11:10 AM Android wants users to pay for mobile apps, but Microsoft will pay developers to make them
A Smart Phone Shopper
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
July 14, 2010 : 3:50 PM What do we really want from a smartphone? It's easier to tell when you look at a few top models side-by-side
Android’s Fragmentation ‘Problem’
Light Reedy - Sarah Reedy -
July 13, 2010 : 1:30 PM It’s only a problem if developers say it is
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