Smartphones IOS Market

iOS market share shrinks: Android takes astonishing 74%
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CNET
The iPhone franchise captured 39 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in the first quarter, extending its lead over Samsung, which garnered 21.7 percent of the market, according to research firm ComScore. Interestingly, Apple's iOS took market share ...
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Android and iOS control over 90 percent of global smartphone marketshare: IDC Examiner.com However, those two lead horses, Android and iOS, make up a dominant 92.3 percent of the market. Android is by far the leader, with 75 percentmarket share and 162.1 million devices shipped. In Q1 of 2012, Android had a 59.1 percent market share, and ... See all stories on this topic »

Examiner.com

Who's the biggest gainer in US smartphone market share? Wrong! It's Windows ...
Computerworld (blog)
That information comes from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech's latest report on smartphonesales. It shows Windows Phone increasing its U.S. market share from 3.7% in the first quarter of 2012 to 5.6% in the first quarter of 2013, for an increase of 1.9%. iOS ...
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Wall St. Cheat Sheet
According to the latest market data from research firm IDC, Android grew itssmartphone OS market share from 59.1 percent in the first quarter of last year, to 75 percent in the first quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, Apple's iOS market share shrank from 23 ...
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Android, iOS Kings of Smartphone Systems, but Windows Phone Gains: IDC eWeek "Underpinning the worldwide smartphone market is the constantly shifting operating system landscape," Ramon Llamas, research manager with IDC's Mobile Phones team, said in a statement. "Android and iOSaccounted for more than the lion's share of ... See all stories on this topic »

eWeek

Android the top dog in smartphone market share
TG Daily
Contrasted with its own performance, Apple's iOS was a record breaker - enjoying the biggest ever Q1 volume on the back of iPhone shipments. However, for the widermarket it posted a yearly decline in both share and shipments. IDC mirrored other recent ...
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Apple grabs No. 5 spot in growing Chinese smartphone market Apple Insider In the first quarter of 2013, Apple's iPhone sales were enough to garner 8 percent of China's smartphone market, according to a new analysis from Canalys (via Computerworld). Apple had fallen to sixth place in China for the third and fourth quarter of ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple Insider

Analyst: Apple's smartphone share in single digits by Sept.
Fortune
Using Apple's own numbers for fiscal Q2, Sacconaghi calculates that iPhone sales grew 7% year over year in a sell-in basis (12% in a sell-through basis) while the overallsmartphone market grew by about 36%. The net result is that Apple's share of the ...
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Banktech
Business-to-business payments have lagged far behind in switching from paper to electronic payments methods, but banks and their commercial clients could benefit from emerging automated B2B payments solutions.
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Smartphones Cloud Computing

Microsoft to Add Several Thousand Workers in China, Ballmer Says Bloomberg (MSFT), the largest software maker, will hire several thousand workers in China to support new cloud computing services and smartphones using its Windows operating system, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said. The workforce expansion, from a ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Cloud Business Solutions Market Expected to Reach $123.1 Billion By 2019 in ... IT Business Net Massive changes are occurring in computing systems as smart phone proliferate, end point devices are varied, and cloud computing enters the mix. Back end systems of record and customer systems of engagement leveraging mobile smartphone reach to ... See all stories on this topic »

ResearchMoz: Cloud Business Solutions, Social Media, and Platform Systems of ... IT News Online Massive changes are occurring in computing systems as smartphone proliferate, end point devices are varied, and cloud computing enters the mix. Back end systems of record and customer systems of engagement leveraging mobile smartphone reach to ... See all stories on this topic »

Hauser's 'sixth wave' will see computers learn faster Cambridge News Hermann Hauser's “5th Wave” talk at Anglia Ruskin University on Thursday took an unexpected turn when Dr Hauser introduced a “6th Wave” into proceedings, saying that the fifth wave of smartphones and cloud computing is now giving way to “ubiquitous ... See all stories on this topic » Cambridge News

New Magellan GPS taps cloud computing and social media The Trentonian Its new $249 SmartGPS takes advantage of the Cloud and social media in an effort to co-exist with smartphones rather than compete with them. The SmartGPS looks like an overgrown iPhone with a five- inch screen. It plugs into the cigarette lighter in ... See all stories on this topic »

Research and Markets: Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Middleware Market ... Fort Mills Times Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the SOA systems provide the base for cloud computing and support the use of smartphones for transactions and collaboration. SOA is useful for addressing the need for flexible systems, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Lightning Nearby? WeatherBug App for Android Smartphones Reports ... Wall Street Journal Spark takes a high-tech approach to lightning detection, combining readings from the world's largest and most advanced Total Lightning Network, cloud computing and the latest smartphone technology to let you know how far away the nearest lightning is ... See all stories on this topic »

Toyota, Microsoft work together on beefed up Gazoo.com Net service to woo ... Washington Post Toyota, Microsoft work together on beefed up Gazoo.com Net service to woo young Japan drivers. By Associated Press,April 25, 2013. TOKYO — Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Digital Tools Transforming the Shop Floor ThomasNet Industrial News Room Business operations are being rapidly transformed by new information technologies, such as smartphones, tablets, and cloud computing, which are swiftly overtaking older physical processes by boosting efficiency. Manufacturing firms aren't immune to ... See all stories on this topic » ThomasNet Industrial News Room

Smartphones Forecasted to Equate for Two-Thirds of Total Mobile Shipments by ... SYS-CON Media (press release) As advanced data storage, access and analytics technologies aimed at handling high-volume and/or fast moving data all move center stage, aided by the Cloud Computingboom, Cloud Expo is the single most effective event for you to learn how to use you ... See all stories on this topic »

Smartphone Spyware

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Dec 1, 2011 ... Over 100 million smartphones are tracking their owners' every step, Android developer Trevor Eckhart claimed, thanks to software that comes ...
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StealthGenie is the world's most powerful cell Phone spy software. It works ... Just install the application onto the smartphone of the person you wish to monitor.
www.stealthgenie.com/Smartphone spyware triggers privacy scare - News Stream - CNN.com
Dec 3, 2011 ... How would you feel if your smartphone was spying on you? Millions of people around the world got a taste of that earlier this week. The cause ...
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Smartphone Antitheft

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Mobile Memory Recovery

SafeNet and Oceus Networks Join Forces to Provide Secure Mobile ...
Wall Street Journal
SafeNet's security framework for mobile devices integrates SafeNet's Smart Card 650 technology with a flash memory in a micro SD form factor, the uSC650.

International Telecommunication Union Event

Settapong quells nerves over digital TV auction | Bangkok Post: business
Bangkok Post
The confirmation came after the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) warned that Thailand could be at extreme risk of failing to comply with international frequency standards for mobile services, which in turn could result in wireless signal ...
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Mobile Expense Management

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Mobile expense management apps can make tracking business expenses on the go easier, more efficient and more accurate.
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Mobile Device Management (MDM)

McAfee Integrates Enterprise Mobile Management and ePolicy Orchestrator MSPmentor Security solutions vendor McAfee (MFE) is integrating McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee EMM software) and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) in a move to simplifymobile device management (MDM) and data security. Here are the ... See all stories on this topic »

Seattle IT Firm CyberStreams Leads Industry in Providing Mobile Device ... PR Web (press release) The company lived up to this reputation recently announcing industry-leading developments in Mobile Device Management. CyberStreams has begun to offer Mobile Device Management (MDM) as part of its remote maintenance service offering called RM3. See all stories on this topic »

Citrix Positioned as a Leader in 2013 Mobile Device Management Software ... FierceWireless Citrix today announced that Gartner, Inc., has positioned the company in the leaders quadrant of the 2013 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software report. The report assesses ™, a comprehensive solution that gives users device and ... See all stories on this topic »

Agencies using commercial apps but storage, licensing issues remain, says CIO ... Fierce Mobile Government Agencies are already using and deploying commercial mobile applications across parts of their employee population. Many agencies already use between five to 20 applications. Most agencies are beginning to launch mobile device management (MDM) ... See all stories on this topic »

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PC to Mobile

Global PC shipments to decline faster than expected as consumers go mobile
Taipei Times
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall at a faster pace than previously thought this year because of strong demand for mobile devices, market researcher International Data Corp (IDC) said in a report on Tuesday. Worldwide PC shipments are expected ...
See all stories on this topic »2013 Internet Trends Report: Mobile Growth Soars, Tablet Shipments Surpass ...
Mac Rumors
In fact, tablet shipments surpassed both desktop PC and notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012, less than three years after tablets surged in popularity. A similar report from IDC earlier this week confirms the rapid tablet growth, estimating ...
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Mobile Agriculture

Mobile agriculture clinics to be flagged off The New Indian Express Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will flag off the mobile agri clinics on Monday with the aim ofagriculture officials spreading the new techniques of farming to farmers. Agriculture Minister K P Mohanan will attend the function at Chandrashekaran Nair ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile Accessories

Smartphone Case Manufacturer OtterBox Joins Samsung Electronics Mobile ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
1-selling case for smartphones in the U.S.*, is now a global partner in the Samsung Mobile Application Partner Program (SMAPP). A highly qualified industry expert, OtterBox will help facilitate the evolution of Samsung's mobile accessory portfolio with ...
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That company is Wireless Xcessories (WIRX.PK), which designs, manufactures, and distributesaccessories for mobile phones and tablets, including those manufactured by Apple, Nokia (NOK), Samsung (SSNLF.PK), BlackBerry, and other companies. Before ...
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Mobile Accessories

Smartphone Case Manufacturer OtterBox Joins Samsung Electronics Mobile ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
1-selling case for smartphones in the U.S.*, is now a global partner in the Samsung Mobile Application Partner Program (SMAPP). A highly qualified industry expert, OtterBox will help facilitate the evolution of Samsung's mobile accessory portfolio with ...
See all stories on this topic »Another Way To Play The Boom In Mobile
Seeking Alpha
That company is Wireless Xcessories (WIRX.PK), which designs, manufactures, and distributesaccessories for mobile phones and tablets, including those manufactured by Apple, Nokia (NOK), Samsung (SSNLF.PK), BlackBerry, and other companies. Before ...
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Mobile Accessories

Smartphone Case Manufacturer OtterBox Joins Samsung Electronics Mobile ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
1-selling case for smartphones in the U.S.*, is now a global partner in the Samsung Mobile Application Partner Program (SMAPP). A highly qualified industry expert, OtterBox will help facilitate the evolution of Samsung's mobile accessory portfolio with ...
See all stories on this topic »Another Way To Play The Boom In Mobile
Seeking Alpha
That company is Wireless Xcessories (WIRX.PK), which designs, manufactures, and distributesaccessories for mobile phones and tablets, including those manufactured by Apple, Nokia (NOK), Samsung (SSNLF.PK), BlackBerry, and other companies. Before ...
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Mobile Phone Review

Mobile phone purchases guided by online reviews Castleford Media (blog) Consumers are no doubt influenced by what other people think – and this is certainly the case when it comes to mobile phones. A survey recently carried out by Roy Morgan Research showed that one in four Australians now considers the internet to be the ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile Games

Lots Of PC-Specific And Mobile Games To Look Forward To At E3: Epic VP Gamenguide Now there's no telling what mobile platform games will be shown at E3, but it could turn out to be an interesting affair provided we see the arrival of some big name titles from developing companies like Gameloft, EA, or Ubisoft. However, something new ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile games showing strong progress around the world Mobile Commerce Press IDC, a leading market analysis firm, and App Annie, a resource for Apple-centric information, have come together to release a new report concerning emerging trends seen in mobile games. The report, called “App Annie & IDC Portable Gaming Report,” ... See all stories on this topic »

Research and Markets: Online and Mobile Games Market in Korea Fort Mills Times This report analyzes the growing smartphone and mobile games market with 33 million smartphones in Korea. Approximately 61% of Korean smartphone users play games on their phone and smartphone users download an average of 26 apps. Prominent ... See all stories on this topic »

Most mobile users play games on their devices CenterBeam While mobile device management can be used to help regulate how personal smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices are used in enterprise settings, the truth is that most companies have to figure out what to do with employees that want to play ... See all stories on this topic »

A couple new games come for iPad and iPhone may appear at the E3 conference Technology Bloom News Mobile games get more of a cult following and slowly explode with popularity and traffic in a few short months usually because they are based on social sharing and other forms of “word of mouth” advertising. There are some games, like Angry Birds, that ... See all stories on this topic »

Manwin Opens Ireland Office for New Mobile Games Division, Expansion XBIZ A Manwin source told XBIZ that the discreet office has been set up to house the company's newmobile games division and reportedly is already flush with 33 new employees. The particular jurisdiction in Ireland, according to Manwin, is also used to hold ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile marketing via word of mouth is critical to success Mobile Commerce Press The social element is necessary for mobile gaming to be able to spread the word effectively. According to the results of a recently conducted survey, the leading mobile marketing method to spread the word about smartphone games is word of mouth and ... See all stories on this topic »

Chattanooga Lookouts extend winning streak to eight games by edging Mobile ... al.com MOBILE, Alabama - After two consecutive walkoff wins for Mobile, it appeared as if the BayBears' ninth-inning magic had sparked to life just in time tonight at Hank Aaron Stadium. Instead, Chattanooga held on for a 1-0 victory that was the Lookouts ... See all stories on this topic »

Glu Mobile Expands Korean Distribution with Kakao Games and SK Planet's T ... Wall Street Journal (press release) San Francisco, Calif. - May 29, 2013 - Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of freemium games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced that the company has entered into distribution relationships with two ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile Banking

Time for Mobile Banking Apps 2.0: What Consumers Want from Mobile Banking Mad Mobile News In an early May report, the Credit Union Times called for a revolution in the world of banking apps, a “Mobile Banking 2.0″ that fixes the problems of the first forays into the field and yields real customer engagement. According to the article, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Mashreq increases focus on mobile banking with the launch of Mashreq Max CPI Financial Mashreq has launched a new service, called Mashreq Max, which equips salary transfer account holders with a dedicated Samsung tablet filled with dedicated apps that give users access tobanking features previously available only at the bank's branches. See all stories on this topic »

Zim government approves tax increase for telecoms & “mobile banking” to fund ... Technology Zimbabwe A report in the state owned Herald newspaper today says that government has approved an increase in taxes for 'mobile network charges' and 'mobile banking charges' apparently to fund an upcoming general election. The revelation was made by Zim ... See all stories on this topic »

Trusteer Provides Holistic Protection for Mobile and Online Banking Channels PYMNTS.com According to a recent report by Javelin Research1, mobile banking is now used by 33% of mobile consumers, up from 24% in 2011. Of the top 25 US financial institutions, about half are offering mobile person-to-person transfers and mobile remote deposit ... See all stories on this topic »

Visa likely to launch mobile financial services next year The Express Tribune The players already operating in the mobile banking segment will be attached to Visa card, Khan told a group of journalists at a lunch at Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday. “We are working with these companies [telecom operators and banks] and the product ... See all stories on this topic »

Supermarkets and banks hold the key to mass adoption of mobile payments ComputerWeekly.com According to the research, 27% of UK smartphone users use mobile banking applications to check balances and view transactions. A fifth of users already use mobile devices to make payments such as sending money to family and friends or paying for ... See all stories on this topic »

Decades-old technology powers mobile banking in Central Asia FierceFinanceIT A firm led by former workers at America Online -- remember them? -- is using old-school text messaging technology to bring mobile banking to Kyrgyzstan. Since October, more than 40,000 people, 2,000 merchants and 80 bank branches have signed up for ... See all stories on this topic »

Opinion: Why banking must change its game The Express Tribune This is a far cry from banking of old, and this is only the beginning of what the internet and mobiletechnology can offer. As device sophistication and network speed increase, so will consumers' expectations of usability and service. Next generation ...See all stories on this topic »