Apple iPhone Shipments Surge 142% Year over Year

From a smartphone marketshare standpoint, we all know by now that Android OS has the dominant position over Apple. The strategy from Android is simple, build an OS (operating system), and then let multiple smartphone manufacturers adopt. Apple, on the other hand, takes a more centric approach to design and integration by releasing and focusing on just ...

iPhone 5 Release Date Coming Late June?

According to ETNews.com, a Korean news site, the iPhone 5 is scheduled to be released by Apple sometime during the last week of June.  This speculation comes from ETnews' confirmation that Korean telecom providers SK Telecom and KT will be one of the first carriers to offer the new iPhone 5. I've wrote previously about 3 ...

Thrill 4G, Android 3D Smartphone Coming To AT&T (No Glasses Needed)

AT&T is on a tear! Just yesterday, AT&T announced the purchase of T-Mobile for around $39 billion.  And now today, right on the heels of the big acquisition news, AT&T issues a press release announcing the LG Thrill 4G smartphone.  The Thrill 4G will be the first smartphone in the US market with a 4.3 inch ...

Blackberry (RIM) Shows Declining Numbers At Verizon

With Blackberry still holding the number one slot for mobile phone market share in the United States, it's almost hard to imagine that RIM, the maker of Blackberry, is actually starting to see declining growth at major U.S. carriers. I have a friend at a major law firm in Houston who for ever, all of the ...

Vizio Hints At A Possible Tablet During Rose Bowl Commercial (Video)

So did you catch it?  Did you see the Vizio commercial during Rose Bowl on Saturday? Vizio made a very direct hint at an upcoming tablet device. Vizio is expected to announce a new line up of smartphones and yes, even a tablet device, at the upcoming CES in Las Vegas (which starts on Thursday). According to CNET, ...

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Source Code Released

Consider Android's Gingerbread release "game on" for the developing community. The Google Android development team has released the source code for programmers and developers to come in and start customizing to fit their needs. Currently, the only Android smartphone on the market running the Android 2.3 release is Google's own Nexus S smartphone. Here's the detail post ...

3 Signs That The Mobile Web Will Dominate The Future

In my opinion, and the opinion of top CEO's like Google's Eric Schmidt, the future of the web is mobile. The number of people accessing the web through mobile devices is exploding, and not just here in the United States. Countries like China, Japan, and India an seeing explosive growth in mobile web consumption. Here are ...