Category: mobile
Business Strategy for App Economy – Standalone App Vs SuperApp
The technology companies in America & Europe have focused on expanding into allied businesses largely inorganically, while retaining the identity of the acquired businesses separate from their core offerings. Think of WhatsApp and Instagram by Facebook and YouTube for Google. There are obvious synergies with respect to quality of data…
Can the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 impact Indian SmartPhone Mobile Market ?
The overall Mobile smartphone handset market seems to be fairly distributed in terms of market shares with Android sweeping the non-Apple market, can the advent of Windows Phone 8 could impact market shares and is something worth watching out for in 2013. One of the reasons Windows Phone 8 is…
From Samsung Android to Samsung Tizen Mobiles – DoCoMo, Vodafone, Sprint back Tizen Mobile OS
Samsung Electronics Co which is churning Billions of Dollars in QoQ Profit from the Android Mobile OS is sensing increasing threat from Google owned Motorola and hence to mitigate the risk has thrown its weight behind Tizen Mobile OS [Derived from the Linux Kernel] consortium and is expected to launch…
Will 2013 be the Year of SmartPhone Land Grab in India led by Android Platform ?
As 2012 winds down, we see many indications that the era of Feature Phones dominated by Nokia and Symbian Platform is coming to an end and the “Land Grab” for SmartPhone is beginning. In the early days of 3G in India, Mobile carriers have focused at capturing high-ARPU smartphone customers…
Apple iPhone 4S / 5 Outperform other SmartPhone Cameras – Flickr Statistics
Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 are well-positioned to capture the most profitable pockets of the smartphone market in 2013. iPhone is actually becoming the digital camera of choice for consumers in developed markets given its ease of use and ability to quickly get photos online. This usability helps warrant…
Skype Updated – Optimized for Tablets, 100Mn Downloads on Android Challenging Tencent, Sina
Skype releasing version 3.0 into the Android market and 4.2.1 for the iOS has farther reaching significance and implications than most of the industry bloggers and media would believe. The longer-term strategic implications appear sound and are gathering momentum. We tested the new version of Skype for Android against older…
Microsoft Windows Phone 8, Surface Tablet Apps Developers Views on new Platform
Microsoft under Steven Sinfosky is attempting to build its ecosystem of apps for the recently launched Windows 8 ecosystem. We’ll review the views of Developers across Mobile, Surface, Desktop & Server and Cloud – the Azure. This article is specifically focused on the developments in Windows 8 Mobile and Microsoft…
SmartPhones / Handset eco-system Development for TD-LTE / 4G
It is not just Telecom Operators who are investing in developing the LTE Networks but Network Gear Manufacturers and SmartPhone Vendors as well. One major hurdle currently for the TD-LTE ecosystem is availability of SmartPhones / Handsets. At the end of July 2012, there were more than 417 LTE devices…