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Smartphone Wars 2012 Finalized: Top 10 Facts, Manufacturers, Platforms, Actual Users
APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
We now have the final numbers reported by all four of the 'Big Four' analyst houses: IDC, Canalys, Strategy Analytics and Gartner. As always, I use the average of these four houses as the total market size, and then force a 'best fit' analysis.
On 2/15/2013 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
ANALYSIS: New Mobile Operating Systems - Ubuntu, Sailfish, Tizen, Firefox, BlackBerry
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The year 2013 will see the arrival of several new smartphone operating systems. This article is my first overview to the new arrivals, what do I think of Ubuntu Linux, Firefox, Sailfish or Tizen...
On 2/5/2013 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

First 2012 Estimates: Winners and Losers in Smartphone Wars
APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at winners and losers in the Smartphone and Operating System wars. This view is based on our estimates.
On 12/27/2012 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
VIDEO: Tomi Ahonen on Augmented Reality During TEDx MongKok
CLOUD COMPUTING, BUSINESS NEWS
Recently, Tomi Ahonen was a speaker at the TEDx MongKok, where he delivered a talk on the 8th Mass Medium, Augmented Reality.
On 6/28/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Infographic: The Fall of Blackberry
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Recently, Tomi Ahonen introduced the Cliff Theory for mobile phone manufacturers. This infographic shows you how the mighty can fall just within a year or two.
On 5/12/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
VIDEO: Watch Tomi Ahonen's Keynote on The Future of Mobile Services
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
On Tel.Con 12 conference held in Auckland, New Zealand, our mobile analyst Tomi T. Ahonen gave a keynote speech on the future of mobile digital services. Watch or listen to this video and learn more about mobile.
On 5/8/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Tomi Ahonen Calls out: Augmented Reality is the 8th Mass Medium
CLOUD COMPUTING, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Given that I am the guy credited with the term "7th mass medium" which explains why mobile is unique and distinct mass media from say comparing to the internet (6th) or TV (5th) or print (1st).
On 4/11/2012 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
Introducing the Cliff Theory: How Handset Makers Die
APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The 'Cliff Theory' i.e. How Handset Makers Die, why in Mobile Phones do Companies Collapse so Rapidly (Siemens, Motorola, Palm, Nokia, Blackberry and Windows Mobile).
On 4/3/2012 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

ANALYSIS: How the Year 2011 Will Pan Out in Smartphones
APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
In this article, you'll find a preliminary projection for full year 2011 in terms of Smartphone market shares, and the separate market projections for the third and fourth quarter of 2011.
On 9/12/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
Sony Ericsson Reports Record Smartphone Sales, Loses $70M
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
We have the first results of the big second quarter results season - today we have Sony Ericsson and Google with results. I will keep this short (A short article from Tomi? That's incredible. Ed.)
On 7/15/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

VIDEO: See Tomi Ahonen's One Hour Keynote in Florida
BUSINESS NEWS
In a second keynote video this week, we're showing our resident mobile expert Tomi Ahonen giving a keynote at the opening of Digital Now, held in Orlando, FL back in April.
On 7/7/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
What The He... iOS Usage Down, BlackBerry Down, Symbian Usage Up?
APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
We have received a statistic that is so counter-intuitive and bizarre, but I think we can make some sense out of it. This comes from StatCounter who measure global web and mobile traffic.
On 7/7/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

Bloodbath Update: Smartphone Market at June 30, 2011
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Let's do some Bloodbath news. How is the smartphone market doing mid-way in this Year 2 of Smartphones Bloodbath? The weather report for the summer is sunny for some, shady for others and stormy for some.
On 7/5/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
VIDEO: How Mobile Money Will Kill Cash by Tomi Ahonen
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
On Telenor Platimo Event in Belgrade, Serbia our resident mobile industry analyst held a keynote which promoted his 12th book, solely dedicated to mobile payment principles.
On 7/3/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

ANALYSIS: Who's Who in Smartphone Business in 1Q 2011?
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
We finally have the numbers for all four major analyst houses. As always, we calculated the average of their totals to find the quarterly total smartphone sales - which came to 101.2 million, a 2% QoQ growth.
On 5/27/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
Pyramid Research Debunked: When Analysts Live in Dreamland
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Analyst firm Pyramid Research released an absolutely outrageous forecast, predicting Microsoft will take over the lead in mobile space by 2015, but their 2010 numbers are misleadingly wrong. Paging the Stats Police!
On 5/17/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

Smartphone Wars: Nokia 1Q 2011 Results - Is Steven Elop Killing Nokia?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Where Apple was perfection in its 1Q results, Nokia is the total opposite. Nokia results were aweful in almost every way; while the industry grew from 4Q'10 to 1Q'11, Nokia saw declining ASPs, lost revenues, declined profits.
On 4/25/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
Hard Estimates: Amazing Mobile World Milestones for 2011
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Witnessing the results for the first quarter of 2011 only makes us casting an eye into the next months and see what kind of milestones we will hit during this calendar year.
On 4/22/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

New Mobile Bible Released
BUSINESS NEWS
If you want to see all of the major stats from the mobile industry in one place, our regular contributor, Mr. Tomi Ahonen just released a new eBook: TomiAhonen Almanac 2011.
On 2/23/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more
Mobile Milestones: Angry Birds, Apps, Ads, Guardian, Texting and More
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Do you know how much Angry Birds earns a month, are mobile ads worth the money or just how many apps per smartphone are there? Enter our short and sweet overview of some of the most entertaining milestones in mobile.
On 2/8/2011 by Tomi Ahonen... Comments (0) Read more

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