Apple and Android Joint Winners in Smartphone War

Wall Street Journal (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
The battle for smartphone control is generally now portrayed as Apple's iOS against Google's Android with each trying to dominate the other. But perhaps there will be no clear winner, leaving Windows and BlackBerry fighting for third ...

Smartphone Viruses: Real Danger or Just Hot Air?

NewsFactor Network - 29 Nov, 2011
There is plenty of talk out there about dangerous mobile software, a lack of awareness about the need to secure mobile devices and a heightened danger for mobile devices and their users. Experts say the relative threat is not the same ...

Global Smartphone Usage Highlights Challenges, Opportunities For Small Businesses

Small Business News from Gaebler.com - 29 Nov, 2011
As the global smartphone adoption rate approaches 30%, small businesses are being forced to adapt their strategies to accommodate the mobile marketplace. According to Wired.com, a recent study performed by VisionMobile indicates that global smartphone ...

Global Smartphone Adoption Approaches 30 Percent

Wired (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
A breakdown of how the smartphone and feature phone landscape looks across the globe. Image: Vision Mobile Feature phones still dominate the world's wireless landscape, but in the United States and parts of Europe, ...

Smartphones still at only 27% of global market share

SlashGear - 29 Nov, 2011
Market research firm VisionMobile has released a report, revealing that the worldwide mobile phone market is still dominated by feature phones. Despite all the craze around the latest iPhone or Android device and the spike in smartphone shipments, ...

The Application Island: Gaining Mobile Developer Mindshare

ReadWriteWeb - 29 Nov, 2011
This post is part of our ReadWriteMobile channel, which is dedicated to helping its community understand the strategic business and technical implications of developing mobile applications. ...

Casual Game Developers Must Take iOSâ€"and Apple's Approval Policiesâ€"Into Account

Marketing Vox News - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
In an example of the growing clout iOS has in the gaming space, Glu Mobile just launched a free-to-play iOS title called Toy Village. The game prompts players to build a town made of plastic toy buildings and farm plots. The farming operations turn out ...

It's Still A Feature Phone World: Global Smartphone Penetration At 27%

TechCrunch - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎
Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to becoming a professional blogger, Sarah worked in IT across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. ...

 

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