In light of Facebook’s huge mobile risk, a “Facebook phone” looks like a smart solution

February 2, 2012 | Sean Ludwig
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In light of Facebook’s huge mobile risk, a “Facebook phone” looks like a smart solution

One of the biggest risks Facebook listed in yesterday’s high-profile IPO filing was “mobile.” The company hasn’t quite figured out what to do with advertising on phones, so it could struggle to bring in the bank as more users choose phones over PCs.

But Chris Silva, mobile analyst for Altimeter Group, told VentureBeat that the company has a possible way to help solve this issue: the highly rumored “Facebook phone.”

“If they are taking this … Continue Reading

AT&T fails to wow with 5 new Android phones

October 11, 2011 | Devindra Hardawar
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AT&T fails to wow with 5 new Android phones

AT&T‘s family of Android phones is getting crowded. The company has launch five new Android devices, including the sequel to a phone released just this year, the Motorola Atrix 2.

The new phones add some much-needed variety to AT&T’s smartphone lineup. But it’s hard not to notice that, aside from the Atrix 2, there’s very little to get excited about with these new releases, announced at the CTIA conference today in San Diego.

By all … Continue Reading

Apple to ship 86.4M iPhones in 2011, overtaking Nokia

September 6, 2011 | Devindra Hardawar
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Apple to ship 86.4M iPhones in 2011, overtaking Nokia

Apple will finally surpass Nokia in smartphone shipment volumes this year, shipping nearly twice as many iPhones as it did last year, according to a report by Digitimes Research.

Apple is expected to ship 86.4 million iPhones this year, up 82 percent from 2010. Nokia’s smartphone shipments, meanwhile, will fall to 74.4 million units this year from over 100 million last year.

The news is a reminder of just how far Nokia has fallen from … Continue Reading