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SlashData Team
Nov 28, 201110 min read
The death of Flash – 8 years in the making
[Adobe’s decision to stop developing Flash for mobile browsers is the talk of the day – but the reasons behind Flash’s ultimate failure...
SlashData Team
Nov 7, 20115 min read
[Report] Mobile Platforms: The Clash of Ecosystems
[We at VisionMobile have been researching and helping to educate the industry about mobile platforms for the last five years. In this...
SlashData Team
Sep 7, 20118 min read
The post-Motorola dilemma: Same old-Google or the new Apple?
[Google’s pending acquisition of Motorola creates a dilemma: Google must choose between staying true to its core business or reshaping...
SlashData Team
Apr 3, 20116 min read
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...
SlashData Team
Jan 9, 20116 min read
RIM: a leap ahead in user experience, but can it execute?
[RIM’s acquisition of UI firm TAT marked the largest mobile software M&A of 2010. Research Director Andreas Constantinou explains why the...
SlashData Team
Nov 3, 20101 min read
[Infographic] The Mobile Developer Journey
The Mobile Developer Journey A few months ago, VisionMobile published Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond, a research report that tracked...
SlashData Team
Sep 27, 20107 min read
Windows Phone 7: Tipping the Scales of the Smartphone Market
[Windows Phone 7 has the potential to redraw the smartphone competitive landscape and accelerate the evolution of the mobile value-chain....
SlashData Team
May 10, 20104 min read
Breaking the 500 million barrier of mobile software
[Which are the most ubiquitous mobile software products out there? Marketing Manager Matos Kapetanakis opens up our 5th edition of the...
SlashData Team
Apr 25, 20106 min read
Wholesale Applications Community: The Operator Love Affair with Developers
[The Wholesale Application Community has made big headlines in the last two months. But beyond the affectionate operator feelings and...
SlashData Team
Apr 8, 20106 min read
Why handset OEMs shouldn't mess with UX and other lessons from the automotive industry
[Why are so many phone manufacturers trying to develop their own branded experience? Guest author Thucydides Sigs argues that there...
SlashData Team
Mar 30, 20105 min read
Why Mobile Operators have a crucial role to play in the second wave of “smart†apps
[Just how smart can mobile apps get? Guest author James Parton explains why most apps today are pretty much dumb, just scratching the...
SlashData Team
Mar 13, 20107 min read
Why Adobe Should Change its Mobile Strategy (again)
[Where is Adobe really heading with Flash in mobile? Guest blogger Guilhem Ensuque deconstructs Adobe’s recent AIR and Flash mobile...
SlashData Team
Feb 1, 20105 min read
[Survey] Calling all developers: Making sense of a fragmented world
[Calling all developers: VisionMobile launches the most ambitious developer research to date. We also take the opportunity to look back...
SlashData Team
Jan 24, 20108 min read
Behind the Smartphone Craze: redrawing the map of mobile platforms
[Thought Android and iPhone are taking over the world? Think again. The device platforms map is more fragmented than ever, while the...
SlashData Team
Jan 18, 20108 min read
The Mobile App Store Landscape 5 years Ai (After the iPhone)*
[Where is the app store frenzy heading after all? Guest blogger Francisco Kattan discusses why it’s a winner-take-all game] 2009 was the...
SlashData Team
Aug 23, 20095 min read
Will Legacy Smartphone Platforms Keep-up with iPhone and Android?
[BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile and Symbian/S60 were designed years ago – the traditional strengths of these software platforms are...
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