The Droid vs. the iPhone: Let's count the apps
Apple has 93,000 to Android's 11,300. But how many applications do you really need?
In the flurry of quickie reviews that appeared overnight after Wednesday's unveiling of Motorola's (MOT) Droid — Google (GOOG) and Verizon's (VZ) latest answer to Apple's (AAPL) iPhone — little has been said about how the two platforms stack up in terms...
AT&T Mobility is nipping at Verizon's heels
Verizon Wireless' subscriber rolls are growing, but not as fast as AT&T's
In the quarterly report that Verizon (VZ) issued Monday, the number that's getting the most attention is 1.2 million.
That's how many new wireless subscribers Verizon added over the past three months. And it's being compared unfavorably with the 2 million that AT&T Mobility (T)...
The Droid: Serious iPhone competition
Just in time to rain on Apple's (AAPL) 2009 earnings report, a prime-time TV ad and a series of well-timed leaks have put the spotlight on Motorola's (MOT) Droid — a yet-unreleased smartphone that is being described by sources who have played with a prototype as the iPhone's first serious competitor.
The ad, which premiered Saturday...
Verizon and Google go after Apple
The Verizon (VZ) and Google (GOOG) joint webcast Tuesday announcing the two companies' plans to challenge Apple's (AAPL) iPhone was long on enthusiasm but short on detail.
"This partnership is a big big deal for us," said Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who shared the virtual stage with Lowell McAdam, CEO of Verizon Mobile, to formally announce...
How Bell Canada got the iPhone
A Bell Canada (BCE) press statement Tuesday made official what the Canadian press has been reporting since Monday: that the company will start carrying Apple's (AAPL) iPhone in November.
The deal puts an end to the exclusivity that Rogers Communications (RCI) has enjoyed — to the dismay of many Canadian iPhone owners — for more than...
Verizon vs. AT&T: There's a map for that
Borrowing a line from Apple's (AAPL) "There's an app for that" TV ad campaign, Verizon (VZ) launched a high-profile attack on rival AT&T (T) last night in the middle of Monday Night Football's Viking-Packer game.
"If you want to know why some people have spotty 3G coverage," goes the voice over, as a scruffy-looking character frowns...
Verizon iPhone: What will it take?
What would it take to make Verizon's (VZ) cellphone network compatible with Apple's (AAPL) iPhone?
About $1.78 billion, according to a report issued Wednesday by Aircom International, a U.K.-based network consulting group.
And that's just for the first year.
The report estimates the capital expenditures required to deploy so-called 4G networks — also known as LTE, for Long...
Fresh Apple tablet rumors: February launch. $800-$1,000. AT&T, not Verizon
The iPod event is behind us. Apple TV did its thing on Monday. No new MacBooks loom on the horizon. So it's time for Apple (AAPL) watchers to talk once again about the tablet computer that is said to be the focus of Steve Jobs' laser-like attention.
Stepping into the fray is Taiwan Economic News' Steve...
iSuppli: Why Apple is sticking with AT&T
Despite dropped calls, service interruptions, sluggish downloads and thousands of would-be customers who say they'd buy an iPhone in a New York minute if only Verizon (VZ) carried it, Apple (AAPL) is not likely to drop its exclusive service deal with AT&T (T) when the current contract expires in 2010.
That's the conclusion of a report...
Munster on $10 iPhones, $30 TV subscriptions, moving beyond AT&T
No cheap, mass-market iPhone — ever. A deal with Verizon or T-Mobile next summer. And a $30 – $40 subscription TV service on iTunes that could compete with cable TV within the next year.
Those are some of the predictions offered by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster in a note to clients Monday that addressed 14...
Apple's $1.2 billion tablet computer
Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster took another crack at the Apple (AAPL) tablet computer he's been writing about for months, issuing a report to clients Friday that included some back-of-the-envelope sales estimates and a computer-generated rendering of what he thinks it will look like.
"Last week we spoke with an Asian component supplier that has...
The FCC is asking Apple and AT&T all the right questions
Sometimes you’ve just got to love the government.
Case in point: the inquiry that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission launched Friday into why exactly Apple (AAPL) decided to reject Google’s (GOOG) powerful Google Voice call-management system for the iPhone, and what role AT&T (T) played in the decision.
Hundreds of reporters — from the tiniest blogs to...
