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Market frenzy anticipated for “HP Pre 3″ device following HP Touchpad sell off
HP's shock announcement of withdrawal from the PC market and cessation of all tablet and smartphone development resulted in a massive retail price reduction by major stockists of its tablets in the UK in a hope to shift stock. The new pricing of £89 and £115 (previously £349.99 & £429.99) ...
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Nokia’s simple strategy to maintain mindshare and shelf space in the UK- “Price Cuts”
Mobile Magazine (MM) reported last week that Nokia had reduced its wholesale prices for its smartphone range (N8, C7, E6) by up to 15% in what appears to be an attempt to improve its market volume position. The article also indicated that Nokia was offeringsome discounts on its S40 ...
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Mobile Operator Retail Stores – time to reduce numbers and focus on value creation not foot fall
The mobile phone market is experiencing some major challenges with the Mobile Operators appearing to be poorly equipped to meet the new market dynamics. Few operators foresaw the growth in demand of data across their networks and none expected Apple more_link_text
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UK mobile phone market volume declines in 2011 but smartphone volumes are up
Over the last 2 years the UK market has seen a general decline in volume of of handset being sold (16% decline in prepay unit sales for 2011 vs 2010; source GFK), however, this has been off set by a rise in the sales (value not volume) of smartphones across ...
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The Manufacturer Challenge of Android Release Versions
Google continues the rapid development of the Android platform, which now in its 13th iteration since it was launched in October 2008, with the development and addition of new features and capabilities. The OS platform which was split to accommodate 2 device categories i.e. smartphones and tablets is to be ...
Amazon vs Apple in the hardware space “Yin and Yang”
Over the last few days we have seen that Amazon are entering the Tablet space with the aggressively priced Amazon Fire ($199 USD) which is about $300 cheaper then the IPAD and as a consequence we have seen many discussions and debates in the market making comparisons and analysis. Continue reading »
Google’s acquisiton of Motorola helps Samsung to embrace Tizen (formerly Meego/ Limo)
Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola has concerned some key manufacturers and mobile operators, especially those that have invested in Android to counter balance the Apple effect. HTC and Samsung in particular have bet heavily on Android by investing in new hardware technology areas (e.g. Graphics, NFC etc…) in an attempt to be first to market with new products. Continue reading »
US DOJ files lawsuit against AT&T’s Acqusition of T-Mobile Inc
The US DOJ has just released a press statement detailing specific concerns regarding the proposed acquisition. Continue reading »
Latest from HP – Several weeks before more HP Touchpad’s are made available
HP has just sent out an email to customers highlighting that the unprecedented demand has made it difficult to fulfill customer requests. They are currently unable to provide Continue reading »
Market frenzy anticipated for “HP Pre 3″ device following HP Touchpad sell off
HP’s shock announcement of withdrawal from the PC market and cessation of all tablet and smartphone development resulted in a massive retail price reduction by major stockists of its tablets in the UK in a hope to shift stock. The new pricing of £89 and £115 (previously £349.99 & £429.99) Continue reading »
Nokia’s simple strategy to maintain mindshare and shelf space in the UK- “Price Cuts”
Mobile Magazine (MM) reported last week that Nokia had reduced its wholesale prices for its smartphone range (N8, C7, E6) by up to 15% in what appears to be an attempt to improve its market volume position. The article also indicated that Nokia was offeringsome discounts on its S40 range of products (mid to low end). Continue reading »
Samsung’s aggressive market strategies for Galaxy SII may have backfired
Over the last few week various press articles reported that the Samsung Galaxy S II overtook the Iphone 4 (16GB) as the number one selling handset in the UK, this happened to coincide with Samsung releasing a PR statement that it had sold 3m Galaxy SII smartphones world wide since launch. Continue reading »
Mobile Operator Retail Stores – time to reduce numbers and focus on value creation not foot fall
The mobile phone market is experiencing some major challenges with the Mobile Operators appearing to be poorly equipped to meet the new market dynamics. Few operators foresaw the growth in demand of data across their networks and none expected Apple Continue reading »
Computex Taipei 2011 brought us more tablets from the East
COMPUTEX TAIPEI has become one of the the largest computer exhibition in Asia with many Asian manufacturers showcasing their newest products. As was seen at CES earlier in the year, manufacturers have switched their attention to the tablet market as a primary growth area in consumer electronics and the trend was continued at Computex. Continue reading »
Android Market attracting more Applications containing Malware
Lookout Mobile Security recently published a list of 26 applications (apps) that were found to be infected with “Droid Dream Light” a malware first identified in March that can compromise personal user data. Continue reading »
UK mobile phone market volume declines in 2011 but smartphone volumes are up
Over the last 2 years the UK market has seen a general decline in volume of of handset being sold (16% decline in prepay unit sales for 2011 vs 2010; source GFK), however, this has been off set by a rise in the sales (value not volume) of smartphones across both the prepay (Android/ RIM) and postpay (IPhone) market. Continue reading »
Nomura Pan-Asia Technology Forum
Nomura hosted a Pan -Asian technology forum in Hong Kong last week in which several leading Asset Management firms had the opportunity to meet and listen to various publicly traded technology firms Continue reading »
