The smartphone market is increasing and will continue to do so at a feverish pace. Most estimates say by at least 2013 over half of the US mobile handset population will be smartphone classified. In fact, one projected estimate has this happening as soon as 2011. In accordance with those numbers, the IDC has recently released their forecast for mobile device operating system market shares for 2014, and their numbers are a bit surprising.
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Archive for verizon
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The Competitive Growth of the Smartphone: What’s Next?
Kyle O'Boyle
09Sep
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The AT&T and Verizon Rat Race
LeAnn Hoksch
In the ever-changing land of mobile, there are new apps, features and devices released daily, and this seems to have put Verizon and AT&T in a bit of a “rat race”. Although the iPhone is still the talk of the town, Verizon’s Droid and Apps have given AT&T a short jog for their money. Then, January brought us the first-to-market portable tablet by Apple, coined the iPad, and basically the offspring of an iPhone and MacBook marriage.
Read the full article…17May
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This Morning, I Texted “HAITI” to 90999
LeAnn Hoksch
As I sat at my desk this morning enjoying my coffee, I received an e-mail from a co-worker asking that I text “HAITI” to 90999. As she so eloquently put it, “If I can spend $5 on my morning Starbucks, I can certainly afford to donate $10 to Haiti relief.” Yesterday, Jane Wamsley blogged about the devastation in Haiti and how this has become a popular topic on social sites and search engines. The Yele Haiti Foundation had already put into effect a text donation of $5 by texting “Yele” to 501501.
14Jan
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Majority of Cell Phones Will Be Smartphones by 2011
Jacob Ciha
With the recent excitement over emerging mobile media, including the release of Verizon’s Droid phone based on Google’s Android mobile operating system, it seems like everyone will soon own a smartphone. According to the Nielsen Company, a research firm, that might actually come true. A recent report predicts that about half of cell phone users, or 150 million people, will own a smartphone by 2011. Read the full article…
13Nov
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Verizon Releases New Droid Smartphone for Mobile Search
Cory Grassell
Beginning November 6, consumers can purchase the new Droid smartphone ($200) from Verizon Wireless. Verizon officials hope that this new release will directly compete with the Apple iPhone, giving consumers yet another option for mobile search. Today, more consumers are searching via mobile browsers, and Web-based mobile devices are flying off store shelves. That’s why Verizon’s latest phone features Android 2.0, Google’s recent mobile operating system. Read the full article…
28Oct
