Windows Mobile continues to lose market share

Windows Mobile continues to lose market share
Microsoft is struggling in the smartphone market. Their Windows Mobile platform is no longer a strong player with rivals gaining market share.
The latest report by Gartner reveals that Windows Mobile had a market share of just around 7.9 percent in the third quarter of the year.
This [...]

Palm Pre set to arrive in Europe later this year

Palm Pre set to arrive in Europe later this year
Palm has announced that their Pre smartphone would be launched in several European markets this year before the start of the crucial holiday season.
The phone would be offered in:
Germany on O2
Ireland on O2
UK on O2
Spain on Moviestar
Market experts believe that Palm would not waste much time [...]

Apple iPhone market share growing at an impressive date

Apple iPhone market share growing at an impressive date
Gartner has revealed in its latest report that Apple has increased its market share in the smartphone segment massively in the last one year.
The report said that Apple’s share in the worldwide smartphone market grew from 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2008 to 10.8 [...]

Gartner: USD 100 laptops years away

Gartner: USD 100 laptops years away
OLPC started their USD 100 project some years ago. They are yet to touch this target.
And research firm Gartner has now said that it would still take a couple of years before companies can actually come out with USD 100 laptops.
Gartner researcher Annette Jump quoted in the report: “The [...]

Gartner: Apple iPhone is fine for corporate

Gartner: Apple iPhone is fine for corporate

Market Research Company Gartner had earlier said that Apple iPhone was not a suitable device for the corporate environment.
However, things have changed and Apple is now working on making the device attractive to business customers.
Gartner too have now changed their stance. They are now recommending the iPhone for business. [...]

Blu-Ray’s next big rival is online downloads

Blu-Ray’s next big rival is online downloads
Sony’s Blu-Ray format has managed to defeat Toshiba’s HD DVD format to become the standard for next generation storage media.
However, this is just the beginning. The storage format has a bigger rival which is much more challenging than the HD DVD format.
Market researchers Gartner and iSuppli have said that [...]

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