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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 30, 20105 min read
Adobe defends its mobile strategy
[Is Adobe’s mobile strategy doomed? Mark Doherty guest author and Platform Evangelist for Mobile and Devices at Adobe responds to 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
Mar 8, 20106 min read
The Wintel future for mobile: a wake up call for network operators
[The PC-esque commodisation of the mobile industry has been prophesied many times before, but never before has it become so lucidly...
SlashData Team
Feb 26, 20104 min read
Demolition Derby in Devices: The roller-coaster ride is on
[The economic realities will lead to a roller-coaster ride that will shake up the mobile industry. Guest blogger Richard Kramer talks...
SlashData Team
Feb 22, 20106 min read
2010 in review: Under-the-radar trends at Mobile World Congress
[Following a week of frantic announcements and marketing hype at MWC 2010, VisionMobile’s Research Director, Andreas Constantinou looks...
SlashData Team
Feb 16, 20104 min read
MeeGo: Two (M)onkeys don't make a (G)orilla. But they sure make a lot of noise
[What is behind the announcement of Meego operating system by Nokia and Intel? Guest blogger Thucydides Sigs deconstructs what Meego...
SlashData Team
Feb 14, 201013 min read
Location 101: breaking down the market for location-based apps
[People have got location all wrong, argues guest blogger Jane Sales, co-creator of flook. Rather than treating the market for...
SlashData Team
Feb 7, 20105 min read
Low cost Android: crossing the $100 barrier
[Where’s Google’s Android going? Guest blogger Ben Hookway uncovers the race for low cost Android taking place behind the scenes of the...
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
Jan 13, 20103 min read
Mobile Megatrends 2010
[In our third annual Mobile Megatrends 2010 research we look at the future of web platforms, app stores, revenue models, open source,...
SlashData Team
Dec 31, 20095 min read
Roundup: Top 10 blog articles for 2009
The VisionMobile website, and our blog in particular, has seen a lot of action in 2009: 59,000 unique visitors from 176 countries, with...
SlashData Team
Dec 23, 20093 min read
Making Sense of Samsungs Bada
[Samsung recently perplexed the mobile world with the introduction of its “new smartphone platform” bada. Most commentators have already...
SlashData Team
Dec 17, 200913 min read
Is Proprietary the new Standard in the Mobile Industry?
[With proprietary software such as Adobe’s Flash Lite or Qualcomm’s BREW having shipped on more than 500 million devices, and with the...
SlashData Team
Dec 13, 20093 min read
Mobile recommendations: market overview and outlook
[We ‘ve all come to expect ‘people who bought this also bought that’ from online retailers. But the technology is increasingly being...
SlashData Team
Dec 3, 20093 min read
100 million insights on mobile software
[Marketing Manager Matos Kapetanakis, discusses the latest update to VisionMobile’s 100 million club, and the complex world of mobile...
SlashData Team
Nov 12, 20095 min read
Who Can Save Palm?
[A strong service ecosystem has become the key to protecting smartphone profit margins and controlling post-sale revenues. Palm’s WebOS...
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