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Articles published in July 2010
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28 published in july 2010

Smartphone Wars Pay Off in Q2


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
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 - Comments (6)
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 - Comment (1)
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 - Comments (3)
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 - Comments (8)
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 - Comments (5)
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 - Comments (2)
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 - Comments (8)
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 - Comments (3)
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 - Comments (6)
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 - Comment (1)
July 30, 2010 : 2:05 PM Thinking beyond smartphones key to OS success

Opera’s Not-So-Mini Success


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July 29, 2010 : 11:30 AM Opera’s alternative browser: 1 billion served per day

Apple's White Elephant


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July 23, 2010 : 1:05 PM Making a differently colored case is more difficult than you thought

Euronews: July 21


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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 - Comments (4)
July 20, 2010 : 4:00 PM Others try and get their hands around Apple's antenna issue

Euronews: July 16


EuroBlog - Paul Rainford - Comment (1)
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 - Comments (11)
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 - Comment (1)
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 - Comments (2)
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’


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July 13, 2010 : 1:30 PM It’s only a problem if developers say it is
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