Despite increases in both the overall mobile market and more importantly, the smart phone contingent’s penetration of said market:

1. Apple’s smart phone shipments are showing a negative growth trend
2. and more importantly, Apple’s smart phone market share is experiencing a very sharp downward trend as shown by both direct observation and that of the 2 period moving average.

By trailing the actual growth of the smart phone market, it is far from a foregone conclusion that Apple, nor any other company for that matter, can necessarily tread water by relying on the expansion of the smart phone market. It is quite possible for the winner in this space to capture enough market share to put a material hurting (in terms of valuation multiples) on the loser, primarily if that winner becomes a de facto standard (ex. Android OS, MSFT OS, iOS or even Nokia’s Symbian OS) that can lock out the users of the competing devices for much of the smart phone functionality.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/empirical-evidence-android-eating-apple-literally

probably about 20 minutes. but it will have very  nifty graphical battery is low warning. lol

Maybe  Nokia isn't so stupid afteral.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo

MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project^[1] which was announced at World Congress" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_World_Congress">Mobile World Congress in February 2010 by Intel and Nokia in a joint press conference. Its aim is to merge the efforts of Intel on Moblin and of Nokia on Maemo into one project. It is hosted by the Foundation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation">Linux Foundation.^[2] According to Intel, MeeGo was developed because Microsoft did not offer comprehensive Windows 7 support for the Atom processor.^[3]

Harmattan, originally slated to become Maemo 6, is now considered to be a MeeGo instance (though not a MeeGo product), and Nokia is giving up the Maemo branding for Harmattan and beyond (Maemo 5, aka Fremantle, and previous versions will still be referred to as Maemo).^[4]

Yeah, that copyright, patent infringement stuff is just another sunny day in Silicon Valley.  Adroid OS is a huge target for sure.  Motorola is the king of patents and patent infringement though.  Last I checked they had a patent on the correct way to wipe your ass while talking on a mobile phone.  HP's ex CEO Hurd was all over that one but instead he decided to walk away from his employer with $14 Million change in his pocket.  Wonder how much Jodie Fisher got?  :D

Finns hung onto Symbian for too long, I think.  But the Symbian OS Wiki claims that Symbian devices lead the market?  Don't get that?  This MeeGoo sounds good but isn't it too late?  Nok is big and mighty, their competitors are thriving right now and they are struggling severely.  It's a shame, always liked their stuff.  Looks like they may have to go back to their origin and start making paper and automobile tires again.

Stewart Addresses Google and Net Neutrality

On tonight's Daily Show, here to read more posts tagged #jonstewart" href="http://tv.gawker.com/tag/jonstewart/">Jon Stewart addressed the Google-Verizon deal that may end here to read more posts tagged #netneutrality" href="http://tv.gawker.com/tag/netneutrality/">net neutrality. After addressing the details, including a Google slam or two, Stewart got to the real heart of things: how will this affect surfing for porn?

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Dell doing android. Snapdragon 1Ghz.



http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/exclusive-dell-thunder-prototype-preview-video/

Jobs is still mad that he had to give away $175 Million in bumpers especially in light of the $3 Billion profit he made in Q2 2010.

Jobs is still mad that he decided to go with form over function on the iPhone 4.  He should have listened to Papermaster.  Papermaster not trust Jobs, Jobs not trust Papermaster.  Papermaster sent to unemployment line.  Jobs still filthy rich.

 

Selling about 5.9 million units, HTC came in at No. 8 on Gartner's chart. This is more than double its second-quarter 2009 figures and gives the company a market share of 1.8 percent for the second quarter of 2010. The research firm attributes this to the popularity of the Android platform and HTC's aggressive branding strategy.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20013433-94.html



HTC will double and ahead of apple next year.

After throwing out Apple's stats, Jobs said, "we think we're ahead of everyone else," because, "we think some our friends are counting upgrades in their numbers."

In other words, Steve Jobs is saying, "I can't believe that Android is growing so fast!"

Google says it has 200,000 Android devices activated daily. Google has since responded saying, “The Android activation numbers do not include upgrades and are, in fact, only a portion of the Android devices in the market since we only include devices that have Google services.”

When you consider that Jobs iOS stat includes iPads and iPods, it's safe to assume Google is activating more phones each day than Apple.

http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-android-2010-9

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Dude, get ready for 5% market share deja vu already. There are 3 android processors in the market with 3 more coming, including a low end. All handset makers will have android models soon. Even Nokia. Apple has only one. Android evolution rate is 1000 times faster with the chinese hardware makers hacking away gleefully.

 

Either Apple can convincingly tell the world  iPhone is the "cheapest" best looking fun on the net or it's toast. All the smartphones looks a like. a rectangular slab with screen on it. So it's all about internet service/fun thing to do in the next year.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2009/jul/06/nokia-mobile-internet-phones

Nokia is understood to be developing a mobile phone that runs on Google's Android software platform in a strategic U-turn for the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer.

The new touchscreen device will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September, say industry insiders, as the Finnish handset giant tries to revive its fortunes in the smartphone market.

Nokia, which makes roughly four out of every 10 mobile phones sold, has been losing out in the market for phones that can access the internet, send emails and download third-party applications, to products such as the Apple iPhone and BlackBerry Storm. The Android software platform, meanwhile, has been gaining ground with over half a dozen handsets expected to be available by the end of the year.

Analysts at HSBC reckon Nokia had 47% of the global smartphone market in 2007; that was down to 35% last summer and 31% at the end of the year.

Sony still thinks it is relevant. Give it up already. Unless you sack your dumb TV exec CEO and go back to building cool gadget that people wants to buy, yer keep bleeding money.



dump sony music and most non engineers people in it, all non electronic asset should be thrashed. All dead weight and fat should be cut pronto. then start making the most advance all in one electronic tablet and service.  Better hurry before HTC and samsung eat that company alive.



http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/01/sony_apple_itunes/

Sony is set to announce a streaming service to rival Apple's iTunes at a trade show in Germany.

The consumer giant wants to sell content to its own range of devices from MP3 players to TVs and PlayStation 3 consoles. Sony also has a toehold in the mobile phone market through its joint venture with Ericsson.

I just bought a Samsung Vibrant and I absolutely love it. Best freaking phone I've ever used.

The music app is really a lot like an iPod. When you rotate it goes into what basically amounts to coverflow (though they probably can't call it that), except the covers are CDs instead of square art. I have noticed that v0 files can sometimes playback at odd speeds (it's happened twice since I bought it), but I know that's been an issue for a while on other players.

The sync I'm still working out. You can use Samsung's sync program called Kies, or you can use Windows Media Player. Since I hate WMP I've kind of avoided trying it. Kies I'm still working the bugs out on, but I think it's mostly because I was just so used to iTunes and it's a completely different format.

The screen is fabulous and easy to read in almost any lighting. And the touchscreen keypad is probably the best I've ever used. The Swype typing system is really cool.

Mostly I've been getting used to being able to have multiple programs open at once, I forget and leave myself signed into something and then get a new notification and wonder where it's coming from. The notifications system they have on this is absolutely great, though. It's just a little drag down menu at the top of the phone that organizes everything. I'm really digging it! Oh and there are none of the issues mentioned on the Verizon version above.

Sounds awesome.

Tech-wise, those Samsungs are unrivalled but it's great to hear the user experience has gone a long way to matching that.

Have you thought about doubleTwist as the media sync? It looks really promising, but obviously I've not tried it as I'm still with an iPhone. And being as O2 have just said they're upgrading me to a 3GS with no contract for free, I think I'll be on an iPhone for a while...

Google CEO Confirms Social Integration





"As we get closer to — and hear more about — the launch of Google's upcoming social product, Google Me, the less and less it seems like a stand-alone social network and more like an interweaving of social connections into its existing offerings. It sounds eerily similar to those 'social' search results that have lingered at the bottom of the results page and third-party extras like Rapportive, the Gmail add-on that gives you the social networking lowdown on your email contacts."

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I for one think, google is not ready to handle that much consumer privacy stored in one company. 



My little red flag and alarm are whirling like crazy inside my head.

Android will top apple by this holiday season.





http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/16/iphone_drops_to_23_8_smartphone_market_share_android_jumps_to_17.html



Of the top 5 platforms, only Google Android grew in market share, from 12 percent to 17 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. Microsoft, Research in Motion, and Apple all lost share, while Palm hovered at 4.9 percent.



The study also found that two out of three subscribers send text messages and one out of three subscribers use a browser on their mobile devices. 31.4 percent of users download applications for their devices, and 21.8 percent access social networks and blogs.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/skyhook-sues-google-for-business-interference-and-patent-infring/



You might not know the company by name but you've almost certainly taken advantage of Skyhook's WiFi location-based services if you're a smartphone nerd. And let's face it, as an Engadget reader, you are. Now the company is suing Google for anti-competitive practices and patent infringement claiming that the ad giant used its control over Android to "force device manufacturers" to not only integrate Google's location technology instead of Skyhook's "superior end user experience," but also terminate contract obligations with Skyhook where they existed. Specifically, Skyhook says that Google wielded its power against handset manufacturers by "threatening directly or indirectly to deny timely and equal access to evolving versions of the Android operating system and other Google mobile applications." Boston-based Skyhook filed two lawsuits after negotiations with Google broke down, a business interference lawsuit filed in the Massachusetts Superior Court and a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. According to Skyhook CEO Ted Morgan, "The message that Android is open is certainly not entirely true. Devices makers can license technology from other companies and then not be able to deploy it." Meow.



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I might start freaking out once google start buying tomtom or the like. google map is the only app that google is potentially monopolizing. (all thhe rest are replaceabble once cheaper hardware is in.) But google earth exists because they got c. ia  imager. It's competitive advantage. That's why not even microsoft can create easy to use whole earth map.

So my.mp3.com just 10 years later and backed by a company that dwarves the major labels bubble IPO'd startup.
I liked the idea then and I still do now - I just can't believe it's been a decades. Oh the strife the music industry could have saved everyone if they had allowed this back during the days of Napster. Oops.

Tim Wu on Net Neutrality/Google-Verizon betrayal

 

In this deep, engrossing Engadget interview, law professor Tim Wu talks about Net Neutrality and why it matters, and why Google has been willing to abandon its commitment to an open network in a deal with Verizon. Tim coined the term Net Neutrality and has a new book coming out in November, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires, which I just read for review; not surprisingly, it's one of the best analyses of network policy and the history of telecommunications and media I've ever read.

Uh oh, St. Steve starts crying mommy. This can't be good for Apple's reality distortion field.



http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/187242/Steve-Jobs-Lashes-Out-At-Android



"Steve Jobs doesn't usually make a guest appearance on Apple's post-earnings conference calls with analysts, but this time he made an exception, attacking Google for marketing its operating system as 'open' versus Apple's 'closed' iOS. 'Google loves to characterize Android as "open" and iOS and iPhone as "closed." We find this a bit disingenuous, and clouding the real difference between our two approaches,' said Jobs. 'Android is very fragmented. Many Android [manufacturers], including the two largest, HTC and Motorola, install proprietary user interfaces to differentiate themselves from the commodity Android experience. The user's left to figure it out. Compare this to iPhone, where every handset works the same.' Jobs stated that the real debate is between 'fragmented versus integrated' and which is better for the consumer. 'When selling to users who want their devices to just work, we believe integrated will trump fragmented every time. And we also think our developers can be more innovative if they can target a singular platform rather than a hundred variants.' Jobs also criticized the Android Marketplace, pointing out that there are at least three other app stores being launched by vendors, causing confusion for users and work for developers. 'This is gonna be a mess for both users and developers,' Jobs said. 'Contrast this with Apple's integrated App Store, which offers users the easiest-to-use, largest app store in the world, preloaded on every iPhone.'"

Ouch. For such an expensive piece of hardware I would have imagined Apple would at least use the latest Intel chips i5/i7 or something - Macbook Pros are expensive but at least do have the best kit inside.
This is a serious chunk of change for style over substance

Yes, this is final for sale version. Ignore the press release image, obviously that didn't make any sense.

windows phone 7 looks pretty fucking sweet.... gorgeous OS, wonder how well it will do.

Microsoft phone is DOA. They are suing everybody left and right, so as a revenge everybody just play dumb and make sure that phone die a boring death.  I think microsoft tablet will be DOA too.



http://blogs.computerworld.com/17329/windows_phone_7_launch_dwarfed_by_android_and_iphone_looks_to_be_a_dud

Microsoft is said to be spending $100 million on the Windows Phone 7 ad campaign, and pulled out all the stops for a glitzy product launch yesterday. But a market research source says that only 40,000 phones were sold the first day, dwarfed by the 200,000 Android devices Google activates each day, and by the 600,000 first-day pre-ordres of the iPhone 4. At this rate, Microsoft will never catch up.

TheStreet.com reports that:

Microsoft, which spent a reported $100 million on the phone's advertising campaign, sold a mere 40,000 Windows 7 phones Monday, according to a market research source who tracks phone sales. The anemic sales number does not include the 89,000 Microsoft employees that will be given free Windows 7 phones.

Wondering when or if it will reach a point where these phones are too smart for the networks? Or another way said is will the networks be able to handle the capacity and data usage as these phones get even smarter? AT&T is struggling right now to keep up....

I actually hope that the phone is a success... not that I want one, but I think the OS is quite beautiful and I'd like to see it incorporated in a lightweight Windows 8 or something..