Tag Archives: mobile phone

N97: Too Little, Too Late?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Nokia has finally reacted and announces a device to compete with the iPhone. The N97 has a beautiful touchscreen and a sliding qwerty keyboard. From the video clip Nokia posted in YouTube you can notice that Nokia bets on widgets … Continue reading →

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Apple Vs. Nokia: Less is More

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

While Nokia posted a 30.5% drop in earnings in the quarter ending on 30 September, Steve Jobs proudly announced to analysts that 6.9 million 3G iPhone units were sold in the same quarter, outselling  even RIM’s Blackberry 6.1 million units. … Continue reading →

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Handsets Two Horse Race

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Al Ries and Jack Trout wrote it in many of their marketing best-sellers: “In the long run, every market becomes a  two horse race”. Jack Welch, legend ex-CEO of GE, made popular his rule of closing every business unit where … Continue reading →

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Two out of Three Still Choose Spouse over Blackberry

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

A few days ago, Sheraton announced the results of a survey they commissioned on the work habits of today’s professionals. Some of the findings: [...] the vast majority of people (84%) say they check their PDA’s just before going to bed … Continue reading →

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Who is the new Smartphone King?

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Gartner published a few days ago their assessment of the Smartphone market in Q2 2008. These are the highlights by handset maker: Smartphone market grew 15.7% compared to last year. Nokia remains the number one vendor, but it is losing … Continue reading →

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Nokia to Get Full Control of Symbian

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Nokia announced today a bid to acquire 100% of Symbian. Nokia already owns 48% of the shares, and would purchase the remaining shares for 264 million euro, from their current Symbian partners Sony Ericsson, Telefonaktiebolaget, LM Ericsson, Panasonic Mobile Communications, … Continue reading →

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Japan: Mobile Phones and Fashion

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Each season Mobile Operators in Japan present their new handsets, often developed in exclusive by Japanese vendors as Hitachi, Sanyo, Panasonic or Kyocera. See these articles with details on the latest models announced by KDDI and Softbank: KDDI spring’08 phones and … Continue reading →

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Will 2008 be the year of Mobile Advertisement?

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Mobile Phones are personal devices we always carry on with us. As their media capabilities increase, mobile handsets become ideal for brands to get across their message to consumers through personalized multimedia campaigns. So far, Operators have used their knowledge … Continue reading →

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iPhone applications for Starbucks. Where is the cake slice for Wireless Operators?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Forbes report that Apple is filing some patents that will enable innovative applications, such as ordering a Starbucks coffee from a mobile phone to bypass the customer line. Some months ago, Apple and Starbucks launched a Wifi Music Store, so that iPhone users could … Continue reading →

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