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  • PR Secrets I Learned at the PlayBook Launch

    As analysts, we're regularly invited to launch events for the latest gadgets. I imagine that from the outside these events can look quite cool, and indeed sometimes they are. That's ...

  • Stop Press. Android Isn’t Truly Open. What’s New?

    I see the media's infatuation with Android shows no sign of abating, with a Businessweek article titled "Do Not Anger the Alpha Android" gaining particular attention recently. The article's a ...

  • Retail Reality

    As an industry analyst I spend a lot of my time providing commentary on the mobile market. Our research positions are drawn from a wide range of sources and detailed ...

  • Alcatel Makes a Royal Call

    So the royal wedding is almost here; just less than a month to go. And just in case you were still looking for a way to express your national pride ...

  • Baidu Plans Its Own Mobile Platform

    Last week Baidu, the Chinese internet search giant, announced that it plans to launch its own operating system for mobile devices over the next three to five years. Details are ...

  • Top Themes from European Operators’ Results in 4Q10

    CCS Insight's European Operator and Market Review for 4Q10 was published earlier this month. Here are my top four trends from the report. North–South Divide Economic and competitive pressures continue ...

  • Facebook Gains Another Approach to Mobile Users

      On 20 March, Snaptu announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Facebook. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Founded in 2007, Snaptu is a rapidly ...

  • NFC Chicken and Egg

      This week I was surprised to hear unconfirmed rumours that Apple would not be including near-field communication (NFC) technology in the next iteration of the iPhone, due later this ...

  • Taking Tablets to Barcelona

    One of the things that caught my eye at this year's Mobile World Congress was not the number of tablets on display but how many were being used by attendees. ...

  • What AOL Can Teach Nokia and Microsoft

    I have a theory that the mobile industry ceased to exist in about 2007. I know what you're thinking, and I'm happy to say this isn't an iPhone piece.   ...