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Motorola takes 30 per cent Android share - AdMob

November 23rd, 2009 5:43pm
by Chris Nuttall

Embattled Motorola appears to be making an impression with its Android handsets, according to the latest figures issued by AdMob.

The ad network, bought by Google this month, analyses the handset-identifying ad requests it receives from more than 15,000 mobile Web sites and iPhone and Android applications.

Two weeks after its launch on November 6, the Motorola Droid represented 24 per cent of all Android requests worldwide, while its Cliq accounted for another 6 per cent. Continue reading "Motorola takes 30 per cent Android share - AdMob"

November 23rd, 2009 5:43pm in Hardware, Internet, Mobile | Permalink | Comment

2009 PC sales will rise after all, says Gartner

November 23rd, 2009 5:01pm
by Chris Nuttall

So Intel’s Paul Otellini was right after all - PC sales should rise this year, according to the Gartner research firm, despite the recession.

At the Intel Developer Forum in September, the chipmaker’s chief executive said he thought the market was poised for resurgence and PC units could be flat to slightly up in 2009.

Today Gartner changed its forecast from September’s 2 per cent decline in shipments to a 2.8 per cent increase on 2008. Continue reading "2009 PC sales will rise after all, says Gartner"

November 23rd, 2009 5:01pm in Hardware, Mobile | Permalink | Comment

LiMo grabs limelight from Android with Korea win

November 19th, 2009 8:20pm
by Chris Nuttall

LiMo could do with a little of the limelight.

The mobile Linux operating system has been almost forgotten as Google-led Android has become the open-source flavour of the year for handset makers and carriers.

But on Thursday, LiMo recorded some progress in its adoption, with SK Telecom and Samsung  announcing South Korea’s first LiMo-compliant phone. Continue reading "LiMo grabs limelight from Android with Korea win"

November 19th, 2009 8:20pm in Hardware, Mobile, Software | Permalink | Comment

Google Chrome OS - an Android in the making?

November 19th, 2009 7:05pm
by Chris Nuttall

Google gave us a good first look at its Chrome operating system today. It has some interesting features, but is far from finished - the first devices using it are still a year away.

Google’s ambitions for Chrome also seem modest at present - it will run on low-specification netbooks. But everyone seemed to have low expectations for Google’s other OS - Android - when it was launched last year, and look at it now. Continue reading "Google Chrome OS - an Android in the making?"

November 19th, 2009 7:05pm in Hardware, Internet, Mobile, Software | Permalink | Comment

Elfin Pixi is a Palm for your palm

November 16th, 2009 11:49pm
by Chris Nuttall

Apparently robotic hamsters are the cute must-have gift this Christmas, but, as they’re in short supply, the Palm Pixi might make a good alternative.

Palm’s newest smartphone, made available on November 15 on the Sprint network in the US, has a cuddly form factor you can almost fit in your palm and an interface to coo over. Continue reading "Elfin Pixi is a Palm for your palm"

November 16th, 2009 11:49pm in Hardware, Internet, Mobile | Permalink | Comment

FT techtalk - We’ve been Scobleized!

November 13th, 2009 5:00pm
by Chris Nuttall

On this Friday’s FT techtalk, we were joined by Robert Scoble, one of the best known tech bloggers and social media evangelists.

Robert has more than 50,000 subscribers on Friendfeed and 100,000 plus followers on Twitter. He works for Rackspace, is constructing an internet community at Building43 and writes at Scobleizer.com.

We discussed the week’s tech news, social media trends and the latest gadgets. There’s an archived transcript of the chat after the jump. Continue reading "FT techtalk - We’ve been Scobleized!"

November 13th, 2009 5:00pm in Digital media, Hardware, Internet, Mobile | Permalink | Comment

Droid - the good, the bad and the ugly

November 6th, 2009 10:24pm
by Chris Nuttall

Droid, the most hyped Android phone to date - even Google promoted it on its home page today - is finally available to buy in Verizon Wireless stores.

More than 100 people queued at midnight outside a midtown Manhattan store to be among the first members of the public to get their hands on one.

I’ve been lucky enough to have one on loan for more than a week now, so here’s my assessment after the jump of whether it has been worth the wait and queues. Continue reading "Droid - the good, the bad and the ugly"

November 6th, 2009 10:24pm in Hardware, Mobile, Software | Permalink | Comment

FT techtalk - the boys in the bubbles

November 6th, 2009 5:32am
by Chris Nuttall

In this week’s FT techtalk, we discussed how the dotcom world is bubbling along again, the tech industry is rebounding and the video game sector is about to be lifted by a rocket-propelled grenade or two.

We also took a peek at a new Twitter device, looked at the newest phones and brought you the breaking news on the resolution to the Skype dispute. Read our multimedia transcript below and join us next time live for FT Techtalk. Continue reading "FT techtalk - the boys in the bubbles"

November 6th, 2009 5:32am in Internet, Mobile, Tech, Telecoms | Permalink | Comment

Qualcomm sees falling phone prices in 2010

November 5th, 2009 7:16am
by Chris Nuttall

The growth of the smartphone category is causing intense competition among operating systems, handset makers and the chipmakers that supply them.

Paul Jacobs, chief executive of Qualcomm, the biggest wireless chipmaker, sees that competition intensifying over the next year in smartphones and other handsets, which will translate into lower prices. Continue reading "Qualcomm sees falling phone prices in 2010"

November 5th, 2009 7:16am in Hardware, Mobile | Permalink | Comment

Android Market remains baffling bazaar

November 4th, 2009 10:41pm
by Chris Nuttall

Backers of the Android mobile operating system today acknowledged they needed to do more to promote applications, as Apple extended its lead with the iPhone to more than 100,000 apps now available in its App Store.

That’s 15,000 more than the last update of 85,000…and the growth is more than the total number of Android apps - 12,000 - created in the past year.

At the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco today, Cole Brodman, T-Mobile chief technology officer, said discoverability of apps on Android represented a challenge for consumers. Continue reading "Android Market remains baffling bazaar"

November 4th, 2009 10:41pm in Internet, Mobile, Software | Permalink | Comment

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