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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Developer Economics 2011 – Why app stores are a one-way street
[Which are the top app distribution channels for developers? Which platforms offer the highest revenue potential? In this part 2 of our...
[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...
[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...
[Report] The Netphone: behind the first WAC phone
[The Netphone is a bold attempt by Smart Communications – one of the top 20 MNOs globally – to bring telco services to the mass market...
Business model polarity: a win-win proposition for telcos and developers
[There’s 10s of telco programs targeting developers. But they all lack commercial traction. Isn’t it about time for telcos to question...
The Future of Voice
[Is telco voice innovation dead? Or will smartphones and LTE deliver a much wider breadth of voice applications? Guest author Dean Bubley...
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....
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...
[Infographic] Top 5 Handset OEMs 2001-2010
In the past 10 years, the handset OEMs landscape has changed dramatically. Companies that seemed unshakable have lost ground and are...
The Open Source trials: hanging in the legal balance of copyright and copyleft
[Open source has been in the limelight for the last few years, but its legal implications have been in the dark. Research Partner Ã…se...
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...
