Category: Mobile Technology
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Friday, September 02, 2016
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 as Batteries Explode, Phones Burst into Flames, S7 Next? / ConsumerWatch / Mobile Technology
By: N_Walayat
Samsung have announced a recall of the 3 million or so of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones sold since their launch just a couple of weeks ago because as many as 50 customers have either had their phones literally explode or burst into flames during or just after charging. The issue with the Note 7 may just be the tip of the iceberg as the issue of worsening reliability and potential dangers may extend across the Samsung Galaxy range.
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Top 10 Pokemon GO Playing Tips, Tricks and Secrets! / Personal_Finance / Mobile Technology
By: Sami_Walayat
Here are my TOP 10 Tips and tricks for playing Pokemon GO, for both beginners and experienced players to get you on the fast track to level up to evolve higher CP Pokemon's
- Use curve balls for more experience.
- Busy locations for lots of stops and pokemon's
- Don't power up your Pokemon's until you reach level 13.
- Watch out for Rustling grass for nearby Pokemon's....
Thursday, March 19, 2015
T-Mobile CEO: "Sprint couldn't give away service...their network is completely dead" / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Mike_Shedlock
John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, spoke with Bloomberg Television's Stephanie Ruhle today about the company's latest "uncarrier" move, business strategy and recent growth.
On Sprint making a big push into business and competition with T-Mobile, Legere said: "Sprint could give away service in the business or the consumer side because their network is completely dead and everybody knows it. What Sprint announced recently was an age-old bundle service per seat where you try to aggregate everything that happens in the office place. We're not fooling around with that. This is wireless services and we are focusing straight in there, and I have very little concern about Sprint."
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
How BlackBerry Could Reemerge as a Viable Company / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Profit_Confidential
George Leong writes: The news broke out right after I wrote the first draft of this commentary on BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ/BBRY): a surprise takeover bid emerged from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX/FFH) offering $9.00 per share, or $4.7 billion, for the struggling smartphone maker.
It appears to be the correct timing for BlackBerry. (See “Research In Motion Had Better Be Right.”) And for BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Gerhard Heins, he could get a $20.0-million send-off for selling the company.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
And the Loser in the Smartphone Battle Is… / Stock-Markets / Mobile Technology
By: Profit_Confidential
George Leong writes: At a time when the smartphone war is picking up, former Wall Street star BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ/BBRY) is running for the exit as fast as it can. The company is expected to be sold in some form by November, as it tries to unload its issues on another company.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
After Saving My Life, This Technology Will Save Your Retirement / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: The technology I want to tell you about today is one of my best investment ideas.
And not just because it saved my life.
I'm talking about "location-based services," the technology that allows your smartphone to show where you are ... or tell you where you need to go.
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Tech Companies That Will Ride the Mobile Wave to Big Profits / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes: Companies that make CPU chips - the "brains" inside every kind of computing device - have a fresh catalyst within the mobile wave to help stimulate sales: "ultramobile" products.
Ultramobile is the term that research firm Gartner is using to describe very small and light notebooks, as well as tablet/laptop hybrids like the Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) Surface.
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Repairable Smartphone's and Tek Devices Bring Huge Losses to Manufacturers / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Pravda
Electronic devices are becoming increasingly less repairable. The paradigm of disposable products and planned obsolescence of long-term devices is profitable for producers and therefore is widely applied. Even Apple does not shy away from abusing its fans, as it did with the iPods, whose batteries died immediately after the expiration of the warranty period.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
How to Really Make a Fortune on the "Mobile Wave" / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Money_Morning
Michael A. Robinson writes: If you've been riding along with me for any length of time, you know I get really revved up whenever I talk about the "Mobile Wave" in technology.
The truth is, I can't help it: I look at the forecasts, calculate all the money that can be made, and end up feeling as jazzed as can be about the windfall profits we can reap from this transformational trend.
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Monday, March 04, 2013
No Dividends Here, but Smartphone Companies Are Where the Future Is / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Submissions
Moe Zulfiqar writes:
Smartphones and personal gadgets have gained some extra attention these days. With that said, many investors only focus on the makers of these phones, and not on the other things associated with them—such as accessories.
A report by ABI Research, a market intelligence firm, indicated that the market for mobile device accessories will grow at a 10.5% compounded annual growth rate from 2012 through 2017, due to the growth in smartphone sales. (Source: “Aftermarket Mobile Accessory Revenues to Reach $62 Billion by 2017 as Market Value Moves to Smart Accessories,” ABI Research web site, November 14, 2012, last accessed February 28, 2013.) The firm expects revenues for mobile device accessories to reach $62.0 billion by 2017.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Who Will Be the Long-Term Winner in the Smartphone Market? / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: InvestmentContrarian
Sasha Cekerevac writes: When it comes to creating an investment strategy, the crucial variable is determining where one believes corporate earnings will be in the future. Trying to determine what the future landscape will be, and not necessarily the current level of corporate earnings, is the real goal.
One of the strongest sectors in the global economy has been the growth of smartphones. The latest data from Gartner, Inc. (NYSE/IT), a leading technology research company, show that during the fourth quarter of 2012, smartphone sales reached 207.7 million units, up a staggering 38.3% from the same time period in 2011. (Source: “Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 1.7 Percent in 2012,” Gartner, Inc. web site, February 13, 2013, last accessed February 19, 2013.)
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Apple iPhone 5 Now a Golden Goose for Verizon and AT&T / Companies / Mobile Technology
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, the profit parade has mostly been a one-way street - but after five years, the major wireless carriers finally figured out how to make money with the Apple iPhone 5.
That means another way for you to make money from the iPhone 5, without having to buy Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock.
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