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Analyst view: Blackberry unveils the Q5
Blackberry has announced its first smartphone to be targeted at emerging markets. Adam Leach, principal device and platforms analyst at Ovum has the following comment: “The Q5 could be a very significant device for the company, as there is a significant opportunity for high-quality low-cost smartphones. Emerging markets accounted for roughly 17% of the nearly 450 million… Read more
Analyst view: Apple beats financial analysts’ estimates, but is this a good thing in the long term?
Apple released its results for the most recent quarter after market close today. It beat financial analysts’ estimates and its own guidance, and posted solid shipments of iPads and iPhones, its two key product lines. Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum has the following comments: “In some ways, beating guidance was the worst thing… Read more
Analyst view: Galaxy S4 will impress but key decisions loom for Samsung
“Tomorrow’s launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will further cement the company as the world’s number one handset and smartphone vendor”, says Ovum, but is this enough to guarantee the company’s longer term success. Ovum’s principal device analyst, Tony Cripps, believes “Samsung still has some major decisions to take to determine what its future role will be in… Read more
Analyst view: Success of Windows Phone 8 is crucial to Microsoft
Today Microsoft launched an update to its mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8. Ovum analyst Nick Dillon has made the following comment about the launch: “The success of Windows Phone 8 is crucial to Microsoft, which has failed to make meaningful inroads with its re-designed mobile OS since its launch two years ago. Mobile is… Read more
Analyst view: Apple iPhone5
The newly launched Apple iPhone5 (actually the sixth version of its ever popular smartphone) is on the surface very similar to leaked images that have surfaced in recent months. Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum provides his view of some of the more major changes, such as its increase in vertical height. “The device… Read more
Analyst view: Apple’s iPhone 5 and 4G capability in the UK
Following the announcement of Apple’s iPhone 5 and its 4G capability in the UK, Matthew Howett, practice leader of Ovum’s regulatory telecoms team, has the following comments: “By supporting LTE using the frequencies that EE are deploying their 4G network over, EE will effectively have an initial monopoly on sales of the iPhone 5 since… Read more
Ovum believes it will take more than iPhone 5 to knock Google off the top spot in the consumer technology war
Apple needs to do much more than the widely expected hardware revamp of the iPhone to lead in the smartphone market. This is according to Ovum’s new measure of success in the consumer technology industry – the Smart-Vendor Scorecard – which accompanies a 360-degree assessment of the major technology vendors’ capabilities and their influence over… Read more
Analyst view: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD
Following the launch of Amazon’s new Kindle hardware, Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum has the following comments: Kindle Paperwhite: “The new pure e-readers reaffirm Amazon as the clear leader in this space. The $69 price point for the basic Kindle is unbeatable, and the Paperwhite devices are now the best in class for… Read more
Analyst view: Nokia launches new Lumia smartphones
Following Nokia’s launch of its new Lumia smartphones, Tony Cripps, principal analyst at Ovum has the following comment: “Nokia’s decision to unveil its second generation Lumia devices in the US is extremely significant for the Finnish handset manufacturer, which has always struggled to make an impact in the country, even before the advent of Apple’s… Read more
Analyst Reaction: Google’s new Nexus devices fail to address Android’s big failings
Google made a handful of major product announcements at its I/O developer event yesterday; the next iteration of Google’s Android operating system, Jelly Bean, an aggressively priced 7 inch tablet from partner Asus, and a home media device which will be marketed under Google’s own brand. Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum provides his perspective:… Read more
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