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SlashData Team
Jun 13, 20121 min read
The Clash of Ecosystems & The life and death of mobile platforms
Presenting our new infographic – the Clash of Ecosystems. Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, bada and others are locked in a...

SlashData Team
Feb 23, 20125 min read
100 Million Club – Top smartphone facts and figures in 2011
The mobile market is evolving, as increasing smartphone penetration is quickly shifting the balance of power between the major players....
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SlashData Team
Dec 12, 20111 min read
[Infographic] The Open Governance Index – A new way of measuring openness
We are proud to present our latest infographic – the Open Governance Index, measuring the relative openness of 8 major open source...

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SlashData Team
Nov 7, 20115 min read
[Report] Mobile Platforms: The Clash of Ecosystems
[We at VisionMobile have been researching and helping to educate the industry about mobile platforms for the last five years. In this...

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
Sep 28, 20114 min read
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...
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SlashData Team
Jul 29, 20118 min read
[Report] A new way of measuring Openness, from Android to WebKit: The Open Governance Index [Updated
[Much has been said about open source projects – and open source platforms are now powering an ever-increasing share of the mobile...


SlashData Team
Jul 25, 20116 min read
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...

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SlashData Team
Jul 19, 20111 min read
[Infographic] The Mobile Platform Race – How do mobile platforms stack up?
We’re proud to present our latest infographic, The Mobile Platform Race, showcasing some of the most important findings and insights from...

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SlashData Team
Jun 8, 20114 min read
[Report] Developer Economics 2011 – Winners and losers in the platform race
[Who is leading in the platform race – and who’s lagging behind? Marketing Manager Matos Kapetanakis examines the flow of developer...


SlashData Team
Apr 3, 20116 min read
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 24, 20118 min read
Is Microsoft buying Nokia? An analysis of the acquisition endgame
In a surprising move, Nokia and Microsoft decided to enter a strategic relationship for the OEM’s smartphone business. While the marriage...

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SlashData Team
Jan 24, 20114 min read
[Survey] Developer Economics 2011: The evolution of app development
[Developer Economics 2011 is here! As we launch our new survey on all things developer-related, Marketing Manager Matos Kapetanakis looks...
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SlashData Team
Nov 3, 20101 min read
[Infographic] The Mobile Developer Journey
The Mobile Developer Journey A few months ago, VisionMobile published Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond, a research report that tracked...


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
Sep 27, 20107 min read
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 12, 20108 min read
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?...


SlashData Team
Jul 20, 20106 min read
Developer Economics 2010: The Role of Networks in a Developer World
[In the final part of our series on our latest research – Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond – Telefonica’s James Parton...


SlashData Team
Jul 16, 20104 min read
Mobile Developer Economics: The Building Blocks of Mobile Applications
[In part 3 of the 4-part series on our latest research – Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond – guest author Tor Björn Minde takes...
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