Items tagged with: symbian

  

webOS suffering in developer and consumer mindshare

We keep saying it, and we’ll say it again: HP’s new devices and unprecedented marketing assault better be coming soon, because it’s getting rough in webOS land. We’ve got two reports to look at here, one

News - Derek Kessler - Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:13:00 EDT -
  

webOS marketshare sinks to 1.3%

Nielsen has released their latest survey numbers on the smartphone market, and it seems that the pace of smartphone adoption is quickly accelerating, with 29.7% of US mobile phone owners having a small

News - Derek Kessler - Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:57:24 EST -
  

Developer interest in webOS ticking up, bit by bit

If the question “What platform do you see yourself developing for in 12 months?” had been posed a few months ago, the responses for webOS would have plummeted through the floor. But with the power, scale

Apps, News - Derek Kessler - Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:27:52 EDT -
  

Is the market undervaluing Palm’s massive patent holdings?

There are two things that Palm owns that are of true value: webOS and a giant bucket full of patents. Either would be good reason for a larger competitor to purchase Palm, and according to some analysts

Featured Articles, News - Derek Kessler - Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:05:19 EDT -
  

Pre lands on "Best of 2009" lists galore

Obviously we’re going to be the types to tell you that the Palm Pre is one of - if not the - best smartphones of 2009. This is PreCentral, after all. But we’re not alone in out praise of the first webOS

News - Derek Kessler - Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:50:51 EST -
  

Analyst: Nokia and Palm a match made in smartphone heaven

It’s been a little while since we’ve seen an analyst comment on the nonexistent acquision of Palm by Nokia, but Brian Blair of Wedge Partners has come to our rescue with a piece on why Nokia should buy

News, Rumors - Derek Kessler - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:25:35 EST -
  

Rumor Redux: Nokia expressing interest in Palm

Wall Street is at it again, with the rumor again circulating that Finnish smartphone maker Nokia is interested in buying Palm. The news, as well as Sunday’s impending launch of the Palm Pixi, drove up

News, Rumors - Derek Kessler - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:03:40 EST -
  

Palm US market share decline ends, smartphone market grows

While Palm may not be putting up the same kind of sales numbers as Apple and Research in Motion, the release of the Pre has at least managed to reverse the trend of declining market share for the smartphone

News - Derek Kessler - Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:15:14 EDT -
  

webOS projected to have just 1.4% market share in 2012

A study recently completed by Gartner, Inc. predicts that in 2012 Palm’s webOS platform will have grabbed a mere 1.4% of the smartphone market with sales of 7.6 million. Gartner’s study holds that in three

News - Derek Kessler - Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:42:04 EDT -
  

webOS and Android tie for #2 customer satisfaction behind iPhone

CFI Group consulting firm recently released a new report detailing customer satisfaction in the smartphone sector, ranking the iPhone at the top with Android and webOS-running Pre a close second. The survey

News - Derek Kessler - Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:00:21 EDT -