Android and the threat of fragmentation
[2009 might be the year of Android.. Google claims around 20 devices will be in the market by the end of this year. It would give a...
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The 100 million club: some surprising facts about mobile software
[Research Director Andreas Constantinou, discusses the latest update to VisionMobile’s 100 million club, and some surprising facts about...
Hardware is the future of mobile software, and vice versa. What Intel’s acquisition of WindRiver r
[Intel buys embedded software company Wind River with a 40% premium. What is the hidden asset that silicon vendors value beyond standard...
The Amazon Kindle: More revolutionary for the mobile telecoms industry than the iPhone ever was
[The iPhone has ushered in a new era of user experience on mobile hardware. But the business model Amazon negotiated with Sprint set a...
Google beats mobile operators at the customer care game
[Mind the gap! Are mobile operators allowing Google to take over territory in customer (self) care? Guest blogger Wouter Deelman looks at...
The Mechanics Behind the Mobile User Interface
[What makes up the mobile user experience and what are the mechanics behind it? Research Director Andreas Constantinou introduces several...
Repeat Webinar: An Introduction to Mobile Open Source
Did you miss our first free webinar on Mobile Open Source in March? We had to turn down lots of attendees, as the 50 places quickly...
Mobile widgets: market review and commercial reality
[Mobile widgets: hype or paradigm shift? Research Director Andreas Constantinou talks about the commercial reality behind widgets and...
800+ Companies, 47 Market Sectors, One Atlas
(see visionmobile.com/maps for the latest Edition of the Mobile Industry Atlas) The whole team are excited (and relieved!) to finally...
Beware of Android bearing gifts
[Is Google the great benefactor, or is there a bag of tricks hiding behind Android? Research Director Andreas Constantinou explains how...
Webinar: An introduction to Mobile Open Source
So, what’s your Open Source strategy? Open Source is one of the most misunderstood topics, yet one which has already created significant...
Why the LiMo Foundation needs to go back to the drawing board
[The LiMo Foundation has been one of the driving forces of mobile Linux. Andreas Constantinou goes behind the scenes to find out why LiMo...
