7 posts and columns on Tero Kuittinen

New BlackBerrys Could Buoy RIM for a Bit

in Mobile on August 11, 2011 at 3:40 am PT

RIM’s new BlackBerry 7 handsets could give the company a bit more traction in the consumer smartphone market.
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Nokia: Connecting People With Boredom at MWC

in News on February 11, 2010 at 11:40 am PT

Good thing Nokia is providing “comfy sofas” at its Mobile World Congress digs next week–sounds like attendees are going to need them. Why? Well, the company is evidently taking a novel approach to MWC: It is attending, but with no new phones to show off.

Analyst: Palm Is Not Toast

in News on December 15, 2009 at 1:00 pm PT

Investors poised to write off Palm as a legitimate contender in the smartphone market may want to hold off in light of some recent developments that suggest 2010 may be a strong year for the company. With a Verizon relationship clearly in the works, some 500 webOS applications available and a high-end and low-end device on which to run them, the highly competitive smartphone sector appears to be developing an … appreciation for Palm.
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Has AT&T Bailed on Motorola's Android Phones?

in News on August 27, 2009 at 9:20 am PT

When Motorola announces its new Android handsets at a scheduled Sept. 10 event in San Francisco, AT&T isn’t likely to be among their carriers. Sources close to the company tell MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen that AT&T balked at Motorola’s Sawgrass and Heron handsets, allegedly because of their dated display technology.
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Has AT&T Bailed on Motorola’s Android Phones?

in News on August 27, 2009 at 9:20 am PT

When Motorola announces its new Android handsets at a scheduled Sept. 10 event in San Francisco, AT&T isn’t likely to be among their carriers. Sources close to the company tell MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen that AT&T balked at Motorola’s Sawgrass and Heron handsets, allegedly because of their dated display technology.
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RIM Product Line More FrankenBerry Than CrackBerry

in News on June 26, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

With the Palm Pre and iPhone 3GS in stores and the myTouch 3G, T-Mobile’s second Google Android phone, headed to market, is Research in Motion’s product lineup beginning to look a bit dated? Which leads to another question: Has RIM’s success made it too complacent? GC Research analyst Tero Kuittinen believes it has.
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Motorola's Fallen and It Can't Get Up

in News on November 19, 2008 at 4:48 pm PT

A true parable of how one should stay ahead of the curve: Motorola, once the most successful mobile phone maker in the world, is in danger of losing its standing in the industry. Consumers– and subsequently carriers–are increasingly less interested in the brand. Motorola has the weakest smartphones on the market, and smartphones are what America wants.