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SlashData Team
Nov 2, 20115 min read
The elusive long-tail of mobile shipments
[The era of smartphones is upon us, as penetration increases from 11% in 2008 to over 25% in 2011. But what of the remaining three...


SlashData Team
Feb 11, 20115 min read
The Android Monopoly and how to harness it
[Behind Android’s stellar success is a love and hate relationship with handset vendors. Android is a critical launchpad for PC-borne OEMs...


SlashData Team
Oct 23, 20105 min read
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, 20105 min read
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
Oct 6, 20108 min read
30 Tablets in Q4 2010: packed train arriving at empty station
[There are 30 tablets coming by Q4 2010, but who is going to buy them? Guest author Jonathan Goldberg, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank...


SlashData Team
Jul 26, 20107 min read
Remapping the handset OEM landscape: squeezed in between a rock and a hard place
[In a race for profits, the mobile industry finds itself squeezed between vertically integrated players like Apple and horizontal players...


SlashData Team
Jun 3, 20104 min read
Lead, innovate or assemble: three choices for handset OEMs as mobile starts to look like the PC indu
[Android has triggered more changes to the mobile industry than anyone had imagined. Research Director, Andreas Constantinou looks at the...


SlashData Team
Apr 25, 20106 min read
Wholesale Applications Community: The Operator Love Affair with Developers
[The Wholesale Application Community has made big headlines in the last two months. But beyond the affectionate operator feelings and...


SlashData Team
Feb 26, 20104 min read
Demolition Derby in Devices: The roller-coaster ride is on
[The economic realities will lead to a roller-coaster ride that will shake up the mobile industry. Guest blogger Richard Kramer talks...


SlashData Team
Jan 24, 20108 min read
Behind the Smartphone Craze: redrawing the map of mobile platforms
[Thought Android and iPhone are taking over the world? Think again. The device platforms map is more fragmented than ever, while the...
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