Analysts slash 2009 mobile phone market growth predictions

A slowing global economy has analysts predicting significantly less growth in the mobile phone market next year, piling on problems for Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 4

BlackBerry Storm debuts with app store, Mac suite on the way

Research in Motion has launched its very first touchscreen smartphone — and promises to shadow Apple's iTunes App Store while also providing an official utility to sync its phones with Macs.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 63

iPhone owners wrestle with missing e-mail downloads

As much as the iPhone 2.1 firmware appears to have resolved many outstanding glitches with Apple's device, an increasing number of users say the update has broken background e-mail checks.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 87

HSBC bank may ditch BlackBerry for 200,000 iPhones - report

In what would surely be a blow Research in Motion, HSBC is considering a move that would strip its employees of their BlackBerry handsets and equip them with some 200,000 Apple iPhones instead.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 77

Inside MobileMe: Apple's Push vs Exchange, BlackBerry, Google

Apple's MobileMe provides mobile device push and an innovative Wide-Area Bonjour push sync mechanism for securely updating desktop clients over the Internet. There's currently nothing identical to the service on other platforms, but there is some feature overlap with Microsoft's Exchange Server in corporate settings, RIM's BlackBerry mobile push messaging, and web-based service offerings from Google and others. Here's a look at how MobileMe compares in price and features.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 54

Apple, Palm among the targets in GSM smartphone lawsuit

A small patent licensing firm hopes to skim profits from Apple and other top smartphone makers by suing them for allegedly violating no less than ten patents relating to GSM phone technology and voice encoding.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 11

Microsoft 10K warns of iPhone, Mac threats as iPhone nears 1.1% share

A Microsoft filing with the US government reveals a newfound worry that the Windows developer's traditional stance of selling software alone won't work against an increasingly profitable Apple — a concern that may magnify as iPhone 3G pushes Apple's cellular market share past one percent worldwide.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 115

RIM's iPhone rival rumored for October with Rhapsody tie-in

Blackberry maker Research In Motion is reported to be readying Thunder, its answer to Apple's iPhone, for an October release alongside a partnership with Real's Rhapsody music service.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 75

BlackBerry maker downgraded in light of blistering iPhone sales

Although it believes Research In Motion's dominance of the enterprise market remains secure for the time being, Needham & Co. downgraded shares of the BlackBerry maker this week, explaining that the same cannot be said for its primary growth driver of the past two years — the consumer market.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 51

Apple tackles iPhone background app limits with push service

Addressing one of the most outstanding complaints regarding feature limitations in third-party iPhone applications, Apple on Monday said it has developed a push notification service that will feed programs with data even when technically shut down.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 56

Apple now the world's No. 3 smartphone vendor

Apple during the first quarter of 2008 rode the booming smartphone market to sales of more than 1.7 million iPhones, good enough to make it the No. 3 manufacturer of multi-function handsets worldwide, according to a report released Friday by market research firm Gartner.

Sam Oliver 18 years ago 66

WSJ on touch BlackBerry; Intel 4-core; T-Mobile at 100K iPhones

A report by the Wall Street Journal further kindles rumors of a touchscreen BlackBerry going toe-to-toe with the iPhone this year. Meanwhile, T-Mobile Germany reports selling more than 100,000 iPhones since launch, Singapore Airlines offers passengers iPhone- and iPod-friendly in-seat entertainment, and Intel's first quad-core notebook chip may fit systems like the MacBook Pro.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 25

Swiss iPhone rumor; BlackBerry Thunder; Apple gay-friendly

Switzerland will be yet another carrier offering the 3G iPhone, claims a local newspaper. Meanwhile, rumors have surfaced of a "true" iPhone-slaying touchscreen BlackBerry; Google has launched a new iPhone reader beta; a study finds the iPhone still a small player on the web; and Apple has been deemed of the friendliest brands for gays and lesbians.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 425

BlackBerry Bold stands as 3G iPhone's chief rival

With the announcement of the first 3G BlackBerry compatible with the same high-speed networks as the upcoming 3G iPhone, Research in Motion has set itself up for what will likely be the defining smartphone battle of 2008.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 79

10.5.3 Server details; Apple updates; iPhone exclusivity in question

Apple is reportedly winding down updates to its 10.5.3 Server update, AppleInsider has learned. Officially, Apple has released updates for iMac graphics and its Java engine in Leopard, and Microsoft has finally updated Messenger for Macs. Unofficial reports have Apple changing its mind on exclusive carrier deals, and say that iPhone users have very different tastes than BlackBerry owners.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 39

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