SlashData Team
From MeeGo to Tizen: the making of another software bubble
[Just a short 1.5 years from MeeGo’s birth, Intel dumps it to shift focus to a new platform, Tizen, in partnership with Samsung. Guest...
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SlashData Team
- Sep 29, 2011
- 4 min
Discovery kills distribution: why the web needs a new leader
[Apple and Google have locked app discovery and distribution within their app stores. VisionMobile’s Andreas Constantinou explains how...
SlashData Team
- Sep 28, 2011
- 4 min
The flywheel effect of Android and iOS (and why their rivals are grinding to a halt)
[Many analysts have speculated on the strength of mobile ecosystems based on the size and download traffic of app stores. But is this...
SlashData Team
- Sep 13, 2011
- 4 min
A game of ecosystems: Crashing the Android party
[In a game of ecosystems, it it possible to bend the rules? Research Director Andreas Constantinou examines the few technologies that can...
SlashData Team
- Jul 25, 2011
- 6 min
Platforms 101: Not all mobile platforms are created equal
[The term ‘platform’ is used for describing things as diverse as social networks, web browsers, on-line retailers and open source...
SlashData Team
- Jun 26, 2011
- 7 min
Platform X: How cross-platform tools can end the OS wars
[Are cross-platform tools a better solution than HTML5 to the challenges of platform fragmentation? Guest author Jonas Lind reviews the...
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SlashData Team
- Jun 6, 2011
- 6 min
[Report] HTML5 and what it means for the mobile industry
[HTML5 has been tipped to be a game-changer, with some predictiving it will take over most mobile platforms. But what is its real impact...
SlashData Team
- Apr 18, 2011
- 4 min
The mobile services landscape: Can OEMs compete with platform vendors?
[Growing competition and price pressures push handset makers to seek new ways to differentiate. This increasingly means services....
SlashData Team
- Apr 3, 2011
- 6 min
100 Million Club: Winners and losers in the OS Arena
[2010 was a year of upsets in the mobile industry, as the league of top 5 handset manufacturers saw the inclusion of pure smartphone...
SlashData Team
- Feb 15, 2011
- 8 min
One cuckoo, two turkeys and three horses; how the mobile race has changed
[How do Nokia’s options look in a post-Microsoft and Google world? Why does Google’s strategy with Android resemble a cuckoo’s routine...
SlashData Team
- Jan 9, 2011
- 6 min
RIM: a leap ahead in user experience, but can it execute?
[RIM’s acquisition of UI firm TAT marked the largest mobile software M&A of 2010. Research Director Andreas Constantinou explains why the...
SlashData Team
- Nov 15, 2010
- 5 min
BlackBerry: A Dual Personality Disorder?
[RIM is torn between two very different market segments: Enterprise mobile messaging and text-addicted consumers. Amidst troubling signs...
SlashData Team
- Nov 7, 2010
- 8 min
The MeeGo Progress Report: A+ or D-?
[Eight months after the announcement of the MeeGo project by Intel and Nokia, guest author Dave Neary analyses the progress made to date...
SlashData Team
- Oct 31, 2010
- 5 min
The Android UI Dilemma: Unify or Differentiate?
[The UI of Android mobile devices is at the epicenter of a conflict between Google and the OEM struggle for differentiation. Guest author...
SlashData Team
- Oct 24, 2010
- 5 min
The Tortoise and the Hare: The tale of Android evolution
[Android is moving too fast with software releases – too fast for the smartphone ecosystem to follow. At the same time, Android is moving...
SlashData Team
- Oct 23, 2010
- 5 min
Symbian is dead. Long live Symbian
[Is Symbian coming to the end of its shelf life? Research Director Andreas Constantinou dissects the motivations behind Nokia’s strategy...
SlashData Team
- Oct 18, 2010
- 5 min
Smart < feature phones = the unbalanced equation (100 Million Club series)
[Smartphones get all the media attention, but it’s feature phones that are still driving the mobile industry. Marketing Manager Matos...
SlashData Team
- Sep 27, 2010
- 7 min
Windows Phone 7: Tipping the Scales of the Smartphone Market
[Windows Phone 7 has the potential to redraw the smartphone competitive landscape and accelerate the evolution of the mobile value-chain....
SlashData Team
- Sep 22, 2010
- 13 min
The Flash vs. HTML5 Endgame
[In the debate of Flash vs HTML5, has the death of Flash been over exaggerated? Guest author Guilhem Ensuque peeks through thick layers...
SlashData Team
- Sep 12, 2010
- 8 min
Waking the Dragon: The Rise of Android in China
[Android is leading the smartphone revolution in Western Markets. But what about China, the country with the biggest mobile user base?...
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