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Windows Phone 7 Update Is No iPhone Killer

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 1, 2010 at 2:09 pm PT

Since it is bubble-bursting Wednesday here at Mobilized, let me assure you that the forthcoming update to Windows Phone 7 is neither “massive” nor an iPhone killer, despite some reports to the contrary. On the other hand, the software update, which could come as early as January, will add two things that are very important for Microsoft. First and foremost, the update will pave the way for Windows Phone 7 devices that work on Sprint and Verizon’s networks. It will also add copy and paste, an omission for which Microsoft has received no shortage of grief.

Apple: From Zero to 17.1 Percent Smartphone Share in 2.5 Years

John Paczkowski in News on November 13, 2009 at 7:05 am PT

Lest there be any doubt that Apple’s iPhone is redefining the smartphone market, consider this: In under two and a half years, the device has managed to claim nearly a fifth of the worldwide market for smartphones. According to new data released this week by Gartner, Apple shipped some 7.04 million iPhones in the third quarter–up from just 4.72 million phones in the same period a year ago–for a 17.1 percent share of the market.

Apple’s Half-Billion Dollar NAND Binge

John Paczkowski in News on July 22, 2009 at 7:55 am PT

Apple’s voracious appetite for NAND flash RAM has proven a boon to Toshiba. Discussing Apple’s latest earnings on a conference call with analysts Tuesday, company COO Tim Cook revealed that Apple and Toshiba have inked a flash memory deal worth half a billion dollars.

Apple to Manufacture Single 100 Million Gigabyte iPhone?

John Paczkowski in News on April 9, 2009 at 11:52 am PT

To the NAND flash memory business, Apple is a market maker and mover–and an increasingly insatiable one. In 2008, Samsung was forced to reduce its supply of 8GB-equivalent NAND flash chips to other customers to fulfill its obligation to Apple. What’s past is prologue. To wit, reports today claim Apple has placed an order for 100 million 8GB NAND chips from Samsung–an order so large it is reportedly causing a supply shortage.