Money, messaging, microphones and M2M
Mark Bridge writes:
This week there was only one set of financial results that attracted the mainstream tech media. Apple reported the first drop in quarterly profit for several years as figures fell by 18% to around £6.1 billion. On the positive side, it made around £6.1 billion profit. It also announced dates for its developer conference in June and promised a new version of iOS.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Networks and operators, Operating systems, Applications, Opinion
Tags: opinion, apple, ios, samsung, zte, lg, research. nokia, legal, htc, microsoft, ofcom, m2m, white space
Spring in the air
Mark Bridge writes:
The past few days have seen the arrival of two familiar seasons. Not only has the sun peeked its head from behind the clouds in an approximation of Spring but the mobile industry has been releasing its quarterly results.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Networks and operators, Applications, Opinion
Tags: opinion, microsoft, google, visa, payments, banking, vodafone, india, uk, t-mobile, legal, twitter, music, htc, lg, samsung
Figuring out the figures
Mark Bridge writes:
I didn’t study economics at college, which is probably one of the reasons I have a very simple perspective on quarterly results. As far as I’m concerned, they fall into one of three categories: much as expected, better than expected or worse than expected. Anyway, it’s the time of year when some of the biggest names in the mobile telecoms industry publish their financial results – so here we go.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Retailing, Networks and operators, Operating systems, Applications, Opinion
Tags: microsoft, google, motorola, samsung, apple, nokia, huawei, zte, research, phones 4u, twitter, firefox, rim, blackberry, smartphone
Mark Bridge writes:
I’ve recently been talking to Theo Neumann from Wolverhampton City Radio about the top ten gadgets that are likely to hit the headlines in 2013. The most desirable, most likely to be talked about, most exciting… that kind of thing. Although my top 10 list isn’t entirely mobile-related, I thought it was worth sharing here.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Applications, Opinion
Tags: opinion, display, television, gaming, accessories, google, android, apple, ipad, 4g, car, printing, tablet, smartphone, microsoft, wearable
Let the tills ring out...
Mark Bridge writes:
We’re moving into that time of year where product announcements are replaced by promotional campaigns and sales figures. Apple revealed it had sold three million assorted iPad tablets in just three days, while Samsung said its Galaxy SIII smartphone had sold more than 30 million units since its launch in May.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Retailing, Networks and operators, Applications, Opinion
Tags: apple, ipad, samsung, iphone, research, age uk, uk, blackberry, japan, payments, izettle, ee, mastercard, ing, microsoft, messaging, skype
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