We’ve seen how the iPhone has wreaked havoc on AT&T’s unprepared network, and now, the new iPhone 3G S is doing the same thing across the Atlantic over in the UK with O2. However, unlike AT&T, O2 isn’t beating around the bush and facing this problem head on. Ronan Dunne, O2 CEO, has apologized publicly for [...]
Continue reading...26. December 2009
Despite the introduction of the seemingly better Barnes & Noble Nook e-book reader, the Kindle is still bringing in the money for Amazon. In fact, the Kindle is now recognized as the most gifted item in Amazon’s history, and for the first time, they’ve also managed to sell more Kindle books than physical ones on [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2009
One of the most advanced mobile countries in the world, Japan wasn’t impressed with the iPhone when it first came out 2 years ago. Though AdMob’s data are based on trends in mobile advertising, it gives us an idea how much the iPhone has grown into the Japanese consciousness. The 350% growth for iPhone and [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2009
The online version of CNN Money call the Android phones, among other iPhone competitors like BlackBerry Storm and Palm Pre, iPhone copycats. David Goldman seems to think every smartphone with a touchscreen is an iPhone clone, and he may have a point. The problem is that he also exaggerates. These are iPhone clones:
Continue reading...17. December 2009
October seems to have been a pretty good month for handset makers, but it was especially sweet for Apple and their iPhone as it’s the groundbreaking month when they’ve finally been able to overtake Microsoft and Windows Mobile in the mobile OS battle in the US. Yup, that’s right folks. Apparently, despite the impressive sales of [...]
Continue reading...11. December 2009
Selling about 24 million units so far, the iPod Touch is the less popular sibling of the belle of the ball, the iPhone. But as we are keenly aware here at PMP Today, the iPod Touch has its own following, and we’re not merely talking about the iPod Touch clones. Many people, apparently still keep [...]
Continue reading...11. December 2009
Being a leader in the mobile phone industry, it must take a lot of guts for Nokia to admit that their product isn’t exactly working to perfection especially when a newbie like Apple managed to get it right on their very first try. No, it’s not the iPhone we’re talking about, but rather, their App [...]
Continue reading...7. December 2009
The Apple iPhone is front page news on the New York Times, but the story isn’t centered on the phone itself but on the iTunes App Store and how the iPhone has made downloading applications to your mobile one of the connected world’s most favorite past time.
Continue reading...4. December 2009
The Finnish giant is throwing in the towel; iPhone and Android has won the mobile war. Instead of taking on the pretenders by coming out with better smartphones, Nokia will cut back on its smartphone portfolio by 50%. That means less Nseries or XpressMusic phones in 2010. Nokia announced 20 smartphones in 2090, which means we [...]
Continue reading...2. December 2009
Nokia has taken some serious hits with regards to their aging Symbian platform. So it’s not surprising that the main topic at the recently concluded Nokia Capital Market Day was the future of the Symbian operating system. They didn’t go into specifics as to what it’ll be like, but they did promise to “deliver a major [...]
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29. December 2009
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