Smartphone installed base: RIM 30% and fading, iPhone 28%, Android 19%
According to Nielsen's latest Mobile Report, issued Monday, Apple (AAPL) has nearly caught up to Research in Motion (RIMM) in the U.S. smartphone market, with 28% and 30% of installed base, respectively. Google's (GOOG) Android, with 19% is gaining fast. "Among those who chose a device in the last six months," Nielsen reports, "Android took...
iPhone: 4% of market, 50% of profit
When it comes to helping investors visualize the effect of Apple's (AAPL) entry on the mobile phone market, nobody does it better than Asymco's Horace Dediu. It's not just that every new phone that arrives looks like an iPhone and comes with an app store. Or that Apple has helped shift the industry from so-called...
Windows Phone 7 from an iPhone user’s perspective
Like many of the other staff at Ars, I've gone through a couple iterations of iOS, and watched it mature into a more functional, more usable product. In the last few months, I've also gotten the chance to...
AT&T trains retail staff on non-iPhone smartphones
When the iPhone burst upon the world three and a half years ago, the smartphone landscape was very different from the one we see today. Palm Treos, Blackberries and Windows Mobile were the dominant players; they were mainly selected by geeks and peop...
Apple Passes RIM in Global Smartphone Share
Despite Steve Job's obvious distaste for the company, RIM has long remained ahead of Apple in the global smartphone market. Not any longer, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, which yesterday reported the iPhone shipped more units than did BlackBerry during 2010's third quarter.
RIM’s Balsillie takes exception to Jobs’ earnings call trolling
Apple CEO Steve Jobs used the company's quarterly earnings call to troll the competition, espousing his gripes about platform fragmentation, 7" screen sizes, and leaving customers to do "systems integration." While Google VP of e...
Verizon, T-mobile to follow AT&T’s tiered data footsteps
New rumors suggest that both Verizon and T-mobile plan to introduce cheaper, limited data plans to its subscribers in the coming weeks. The new options are similar to capped data plan options that AT&T unveiled right before t...
AT&T increases upgrade fee to $200 for some smartphones
If you're still feeling the sting from AT&T jacking up its early termination fees earlier this year, then you aren't going to like this latest bit of news. AT&T will now charge $200 for anyone that upgrades to a...
Feature: From Geek to Chic: a decade of smartphone evolution
Over the past ten years, the smartphone has gone from a large, belt-holstered badge of geekiness to a mass-market mobile computing platform. In the mid-'90s, PDAs were being paired with mobile phones for the ultimate in mobil......
Fable 3 getting ‘smartphone’ tie-in game called ‘Kingmaker’
Just the other day, I was talking about larger gaming companies using iPhone games to promote their major titles, and here you go: Microsoft and Lionhead Studios' Peter Molyneaux are set to introduce a "smartphone" game next week (presumably that mean...
Verizon CEO throws wet blanket on iPhone rumors
Though rumors about the possibility of Apple launching a CDMA-compatible iPhone on Verizon have been picking up steam lately—our own sources have told us that an LTE-capable iPhone has been in testing in Boston for several ...
Samsung Craft first LTE handset, launches on MetroPCS
Samsung announced Tuesday that it has launched the first commercially available LTE handset in the world. Dubbed the Samsung Craft, the LTE/CDMA handset will be available on MetroPCS, which is simultaneously launching its L...
