BlackBerry Top Smartphone, Moto Top Maker, Says comScore
comScore MobiLens released their finding for October
2009 and January 2010. Motorola was the top handset maker (22.9
percent market share), while RIM led among smartphone platforms with
43.0
percent market share. The two most popular uses for phones was texting and web browsing.
42.7 million people in
the U.S. owned smartphones in an average month during the November to
January period, up 18 percent from the August through October period.
RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 43.0
percent share of U.S. smartphone subscribers, rising 1.7 percentage
points versus three months earlier.
Apple ranked second with 25.1
percent share (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by Microsoft at 15.7
percent, Google at 7.1 percent (up 4.3 percentage points), and Palm at
5.7 percent. Google's Android platform continues to see rapid gains in
market share. Google's Android jumped to 7% in January.
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MWC 2010: Interview with Scott Papenfuss of Aplix
At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Scott Papenfuss, Director of Business Development at Aplix, a Tokyo-based company that deploys Java technology in mobile phones and other consumer electronics devices.
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Sony Ericsson Launch Vivaz Pro With QWERTY Keyboard
Hot on the heels of the Vivaz, Sony Ericsson have now launched the Vivaz Pro handset which features a brand new slide out QWERTY keyboard in a bid to improve the messaging and entertainment interface and keep up with the other leading mobile phones available on the market.
The introduction of the QWERTY keyboard has come as a result of consumer demand since its introduction on a number of other leading phone models and every step has been taken to ensure that it has not been introduced at the expense of the slim line profile and excellent entertainment features but in a way that will complement and enhance these
The phone will be…
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Samsung Sunburst, Strive Coming to AT&T
Two new Samsung phones are coming to AT&T this month - the Sunburst, a full touch screen phone with customizable widgets and Strive, a vertical slider with a full QWERTY keyboard.
The Samsung Sunburst is a 3.0" full touchscreen device with access to apps and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. It has a virtual full keyboard, full browser with single zoom, 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder, SMS and MMS messaging, mobile E-mail, AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Navigator and more.
The Samsung Sunburst will be available from AT&T for $39.99 on March 21, 2010 after a two-year agreement and mail-in-rebate. (Pay $89.99 and receive $50 AT&T Promotion Card with a two year service agreement.)
The Samsung Strive is a vertical slider with a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It is the first device from AT&T to offer three new mobile services the company just announced: a new group messaging service, AT&T Mobile Share and AT&T Address Book.
The Strive also includes mobile email, SMS, MMS, video messaging and instant messaging, a 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder, AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Address Book, AT&T Navigator and more. It will come in two color options – black/silver and purple/charcoal.
The Samsung Strive will be available from AT&T for $19.99 on March 21, 2010 for a limited time, as part of AT&T's current 50%-off quick messaging phones promotion. (Pay $69.99 and receive a $50 AT&T Promotion Card with a two-year service agreement.)
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