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Google good, Apple bad on "open" phones?

A pretty stark contrast between the iPhone and the Android has been drawn uncompromisingly by Brad Stone and Muguel Helft - clearly drawing up what NYT writers seem to think is a pivotal battle between Google and Apple. Here's the nub of their analysis:[more...]

by Guy J Kewney | posted on 15 March 2010

Skype - finally available for Symbian (Nokia) store bowsers

No great excitement - just Skype for Nokia - through the Ovi Store. Not even Jessica Dolcourt seems to have been able to work up more than the basic mention: in her blog:

Skype lands in Nokia's Ovi Store Yesterday, the only good way to get Skype for Symbian on a Nokia Series 60 smartphone was to download it from Skype's Web site or a site like CNET Download.com. On Wednesday, Skype announced that its VoIP calling app is now available through Nokia's Ovi storefront.

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by Staff Writer | posted on 07 March 2010

Surprising faith in mobile broadband - "will replace voice revenue" - ABI

Eyebrows may well rise in some expert circles, following a surprise prediction by ABI Research dismissing the idea of voice revenue collapse.[more...]

by Guy J Kewney | posted on 04 March 2010

It's not the iPhone or the Blackberry; it's the network

Smartphone owners are a vocal lot, willing to vent spleen to all and sundry when their handsets don't work as well as they expect them to.[more...]

by Tony Smith | posted on 04 March 2010

More "mobile" broadband? India's WiMAX approach

This is mobile, they say: not just home wireless. It's called 4G by BSNL in India: BSNL "plans to have up to 900 base stations across the state by the end of this rollout." And it's for cities, not rural.[more...]

by Guy J Kewney | posted on 04 March 2010