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20. April 2024

Research In Motion is dead

I saw from the inside and outside how RIM transformed the mobile landscape, and how the company even battled its own inner demons throughout the years. Here are my thoughts on the companys worst quarter in five years:
RIM grew incredibly fast. It grew faster than the company knew how to manage, and RIM slowly — and then quickly — slipped as a result. This is the company that used to make users choose between a device with Quelle: BGR… [weiterlesen]

UPDATE 2-China Telecom to sell iPhones; China Mobile still months away

21.02.2012 05:37, Reuter-News – Sectors >>Telecommunications
HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Apple Inc has signed
with China Telecom to sell its iPhone in China from
next month as it looks to boost its flagging share of the
worlds biggest mobile phone market. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

A HUGE Hint That The iPad 3 Will Launch In Early March (AAPL)

08.02.2012 23:03, businessinsider

Based on some code found in the latest developer release of Apples iOS, it looks like the next update will be available on or around March 9.
The new version of iOS also times up nicely with the rumored due date for the iPad 3, leaving us wondering if Apple will time it so the update and tablet launch at the same time. The update will be iOS version 5.1, which has been in the works for months Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Study: iPhone Resale Value 63% After One Year, Android 46%

08.02.2012 21:50, TechCrunch
All smartphones do not depreciate equally. 18 months after purchase, iPhones can be sold for 53% of their original price, while Androids can only be sold for 42% and BlackBerries for 41% on average according to a study by Y Combinator second-hand  price guide startup Priceonomics. That frown on Android fanboy faces gets even larger the quicker they try to resell. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Halliburton Dumps RIM, Chooses iPhones For 4,500 Employees

06.02.2012 23:26, TechCrunch
To say that RIM has had a tough time these past few months is an understatement, and todays news probably wont help raise the morale around Waterloo. According to AppleInsider, oilfield services giant Halliburton will soon be migrating their BlackBerry-toting workforce to run exclusively on a new fleet of iPhones. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Google tightens security in Android app store

03.02.2012 01:50, Reuter-News – News >>Media
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malwares growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software. mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Hackers Jailbreak iPad 2, iPhone 4S

23.01.2012 18:07, InformationWeek News
It took 10 months for hackers to crack iOS 5.0.1. Workplaces that allow bring your own device need to act immediately to avoid potential security risks.

mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get Proper, Untethered Jailbreaks

20.01.2012 20:25, TechCrunch
While the once long list of legitimate reasons to jailbreak your iPhone has taken a hit with each new iOS release, that burning desire to Free your device and/or Fight the power and/or Just do crazy stuff that other people cant do never really goes away.

3 months after the release of the iPhone 4S and 10 months after the release of the iPad 2, the ridiculously talented iOS hacking community Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Google Continues Its Winning Streak Over Bing In December (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO)

11.01.2012 00:21, businessinsider

For the third time in the last four months, Google has gained search market share in the U.S. at the expense of Bing.
Thats according to ComScores numbers for December, which put Google at 65.9%, up a half point. Bing was down a half point to 14.5%, and Yahoo was  unchanged at 15.1%.
While the month to month numbers dont mean much, the trend is clear: Google has been steadily notching Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Apple iPhone 4S Still Seeing Huge Demand

09.01.2012 17:25, TheStreet.com
By Darrell Etherington, GigaOMA new survey of 4,000 North American consumers finds that even

after the iPhone 4S has been out for a couple of months, consumers

still have a strong appetite for the Apple smartphone. It is the

device of choice among those who say they will be buying a

smartphone sometime within the next 90 days.

The

survey

from ChangeWave, which gathered Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

How Google And Apple Won The Smartphone Wars

02.01.2012 18:16, SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
By Erick Schonfeld: What a difference just one year can make. In our Year in Tech post, I pointed out that 2011 was the year that Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) won the smartphone wars. I put together the chart above from comScore U.S. mobile subscriber estimates to illustrate the dramatic shift in market share in the smartphone market. In less than 18 months, AppleࢠQuelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Rumor: Apple Will Debut *Two* iPads Next Month, Retina Displays In Tow

29.12.2011 15:09, TechCrunch
The Apple rumor mill never takes a break, even during the holidays.

In the past months weve heard two very specific allegations concerning the iPad — both out of Digitimes — focused on a smaller sized Apple tab at 8.75 inches and a release date of early 2012. As Devin explained so well, the notion of a smaller iPad out of Cupertino is a bit hard to believe. It would mean that Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

Trades of iPod ®, iPhone ® and iPad ® Prove Successful for GameStop

28.12.2011 15:07, Nachrichten Ticker – www.finanzen.net
In the months since Gamestop (NYSE: GME) began accepting trades on the
iPod ®, iPhone ® and iPad ®, the company has seen … mehr » Quelle: DAF… [weiterlesen]

TRADES OF IPOD ® IPHONE ® AND IPAD ® PROVE SUCCESSFUL FOR GAMESTOP

28.12.11 | 15:01 Uhr

In the months since GameStop (NYSE: GME) began accepting trades on the iPod ®, iPhone ® and iPad ®, the company has seen strong consumer enthusiasm for the program. GameStop customers are taking advantage of this new option to put money in their pockets or use store credit to pay for video games, consoles and pre-owned gaming tablets and mobile devices by scoring trade credit. Customers can receive Quelle: ad-hoc… [weiterlesen]

MARITZ HOLIDAY TABLET POLL FINDS FOUR KEY BUYER SEGMENTS IN THE TABLET MARKET GRAPHIC BUSINESS WIRE GRAPHIC BUSINESS WIRE GRAPHIC BUSINESS WIRE GRAPHIC BUSINESS WIRE

21.12.11 | 18:10 Uhr

Today, Maritz Research announces the results of its Maritz Holiday Tablet Poll, designed and analyzed using Maritz? DecisionVue 360? research methodology. The poll projects tablet purchases over the next three months (Dec. 2011 through Feb. 2012) will be approximately 10 percent higher than the past three months. And, while a majority of tablet consumers have purchased an iPad in the last Quelle: ad-hoc… [weiterlesen]