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    The Nokia and Microsoft Hookup - Winners and Losers 

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    Published on 02-20-2011 03:39 PM
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    1. Windows Phone
    2. Symbian
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    Last week Nokia and Microsoft finally took the wraps off the much rumored cooperation on a common PDAPhone / Smartphone strategy. Both found themselves as an "also ran" when the dust settled at the end of 2010. Microsoft had barely hung on to a position in market share comparisons, and Nokia still ...
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    Sprint Announces Innovative Dual Screen Kyocera Echo 

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    Published on 02-08-2011 10:56 PM
    Categories:
    1. Android
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    Sprint just held a huge media event at a nice NY City venue, complete with a magician, to announce its new Kyocera Echo. This is one of several new Android based PDAPhone / Smartphone devices that are trying innovative new features to get consumers' attention in what is becoming a crowded market. ...
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    What are Nokia and Microsoft to Do? Lots of Ideas in the Media 

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    Published on 02-03-2011 04:07 PM
    Categories:
    1. Windows Phone
    2. Symbian
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    Yesterday, analyst Adnaan Ahmad published an Open Letter to Nokia and Microsoft CEOs proposing a strategy for how each will save their companies. This seems a bit over dramatic to me, as I don't see either Nokia or Microsoft on the verge of obsolescence any time soon. They do share a common situation ...
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    Google Knocks Nokia Off the Top Spot, but Apple Gets the Cash 

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    Published on 02-01-2011 05:47 AM
    Categories:
    1. Android
    2. iOS - iPhone
    3. Symbian
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    If you are from the US, you probably don't think of Nokia as being a dominant player in the PDAPhone / Smartphone market. Nokia, however, has been at the forefront of the PDAPhone space for the entire decade long life of the market. Unfortunately, most of their PDAPhone handsets, based on Symbian, ...
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    Data Stealing Vulnerability Found in Android 2.3 

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    Published on 01-30-2011 07:43 AM
    Categories:
    1. Android
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    A researcher at NC State University has come across a new data stealing vulnerability in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), while working on Android-related research. This is a similar vulerability to the one reported by Thomas Cannon during last November on Android 2.2 (Froyo). This particular security ...
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    Sony's Next Play: Playstation Suite and Xperia Play Join the Mobile Gaming Race 

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    Convergent
    Published on 01-27-2011 03:36 AM
    Categories:
    1. Android
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    For several months there have been rumors of Sony bringing their PlayStation franchise to the mobile PDAPhone / Smartphone space. Sony has not set any great records with its latest PDAPhone devices, so this is thought to be a way for them to shake things up and leverage their gaming expertise to become ...
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    Let the Games Begin: More Details Emerge on Verizon's iPhone Plans 

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    Published on 01-26-2011 05:59 PM
    Categories:
    1. iOS - iPhone
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    Verizon has big plans for PDAPhones / Smartphones and the iPhone is a big part of that plan. In a Q&A at Verizon's earnings call on Monday, analysts learned that Verizon intends to take their penetration rate of PDAPhones to 50% this year. That is a lofty goal given that the 2010 share of these devices ...
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    Blackberry Balance: Finally Someone is Getting Work - Life Balance in a PDAPhone 

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    Convergent
    Published on 01-25-2011 01:23 AM
    Categories:
    1. Windows Phone
    2. Android
    3. iOS - iPhone
    4. Blackberry
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    One thing that Steve Jobs is known for is directly replying to customers' emails with very short responses that leave everyone wanting more. Well I sent him an email once... but sadly I never got a reply so I can't say whether he ever saw it. The subject of my email was recommending for the iOS something ...
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    A Tale of Two OS Upgrades - iOS vs. Android 

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    Published on 01-20-2011 05:15 AM
    Categories:
    1. Android
    2. iOS - iPhone
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    Lets face facts here for a minute - the thing that makes your smartphone "smart" or your PDAPhone a "PDA" is the software that is running on it. More and more the best PDAPhones are built on a candy bar design with minimal buttons, a large touchscreen that fills the face, and a thinner and thinner ...
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    Will Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Establish Itself in 2011? 

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    Published on 01-19-2011 03:46 AM
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    1. Windows Phone
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    Remember a time back around 2002 or 2003 when Microsoft and Palm were battling over the US PDAPhone market, with players like Symbian, RIM, and others on the fringe? It was a time when Microsoft had a clear advantage in the market if they chose to run with it. Palm had experienced early success, but ...
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    Android Hurting Blackberry More Than iPhone 

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    Published on 01-18-2011 07:15 AM
    Categories:
    1. Android
    2. iOS - iPhone
    3. Blackberry
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    The Business Insider has put together a great chart showing the affect Android's growth on the iPhone and Blackberry. Android runs on many hardware platforms, so its sometimes tough to figure out just exactly what's going on with share and who is gaining and who is losing. This new chart makes it ...
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