The current and past success of BlackBerry is keeping competitors eyes stil focused. In an interview with Bloomberg, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop described how the Windows platform has various advantages over BlackBerry and other platforms. “I get asked a lot of questions about this relative to BlackBerry, and what I’ll say is: I’m very interested in BlackBerry customers,” Elop said. Nokia plans to go a... »
Like something right out of a movie, a comprehensive, global cyber espionage hack campaign has been discovered by Russia’s Kaspersky Labs. Kaspersky’s report says “Red October’s” configuration rivals the Flame malware that made headlines last year, when it was discovered to have infected computers in Iran. After months of research, Kaspersky Labs determined 8 sectors ... »
Recently, Microsoft has been pretty public in their distaste for Google. Windows Phone users have allegedly been purposely blocked from using Google Maps, and having a standalone YouTube app. Google offered this on Google Maps: “The mobile web version of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. However, since Internet Explorer is not a WebKit browser, Windows Phone d... »
In a recent survey conducted by CIRP, they polled consumers who activated smartphones from June through August on which type of phone they used and from what carrier. What the survey revealed was the shocking number of activated feature phones, which is more than triple Windows Phone and BlackBerry share combined. The operating system breakdown is essentially like this: 48% Android, 28% iPhone, 1... »
Some have speculated that the launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook was ultimately a large-scale beta test for the QNX operating system. What ever the fact may be, it will be in Research In Motion’s favor. In an interview with CNET, Alec Saunders, VP of developer relations at RIM said, “RIM intends to launch its [BlackBerry 10] OS with more apps than any other first-generation operating sy... »
Research In Motion has said they’re standing by their stance on BlackBerry 10 and how successful they believe it will be. But, what if they were to seek a better short-term by utilizing Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 as the new platform for BlackBerry smartphones? Concept Smartphone pro Michal Bonikowski has visioned just this and created concept images of Windows Phone 8 on a BlackBerry ... »
Remember those rumors about Microsoft approaching RIM for a stake in the company? Reuters is reporting that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had approached RIM in the last couple of months, looking to strike a partnership similar to the one they have with Nokia Oyj. Under that partnership, Nokia will now use the upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system on their devices. However, RIM declined even a st... »
Research firm IDC has issued a new projection for mobile marketshare by 2016. The primary reason the IDC believes Windows Phone will garner 19.2% of the overall marketshare is due to the penetration of Nokia’s Lumia 900. The IDC believes BlackBerry will remain relatively stagnant and drop from 6% to only 5.9% by 2016. “Underpinning the smartphone market is the constantly shifting OS la... »
Trend Micro conducted a survey which compares the top mobile operating systems to meet the demands of use in the enterprise market. BlackBerry OS 7.0 scored higher than Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3. Each of the platforms were scored on a combination of factors including built-in security, application security, authentication, device wipe, device firewall and virtual... »
In a study that lasted 12 months, and tracked 600,000 tech support calls, WDS has determined failure rates across the mobile space. The study discovered more Android phones suffered from hardware failures than iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone 7. Android phones also cost carriers $2 billion dollars a year in replacement costs. “Openness has enabled the ecosystem to grow to a phenomenal size, at a... »
