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The most momentous month in mobile and how it will change the future

Posted August 26, 2011 by Mike Evans

Regular readers will have noticed things have been a bit quiet around here lately due to a variety of changing circumstances. Happily, I’m back now, though.
So, did I miss anything?!
Seriously, of all the months for me to be…

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Nokia’s Elop announces new technology, shouting “I want more drool!”

Posted June 23, 2011 by Mike Evans

Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop has been talking to his employees about the future of the company, its new priorities, and intriguingly, the new devices that are waiting to be launched.
Speaking of the response Nokia had from people who saw…

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How Apple killed Windows and sidestepped the Android

Posted June 6, 2011 by Mike Evans

Apple has announced its much anticipated iCloud service, as well as iOS5, the new OS for the iPhone that will be available this Autumn. iOS5 was, as we expected, a minor update that in many ways seeks to catch up…

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The 5 biggest losers from MWC 2011

Posted February 19, 2011 by Mike Evans

Following on from my post listing the 5 biggest winners from MWC 2011, it’s time to see who didn’t come out so well at the year’s biggest mobile event. It’s been a vintage year for mobile tech, and looking at…

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The 5 biggest winners from MWC 2011

Posted February 18, 2011 by Mike Evans

MWC 2011 has officially ended, leaving in its wake an absolute blizzard of news, press releases, intrigue and hands-on excitement! But who were the winners of the show and who were the losers? Which mobile phone companies and technologies won…

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Did Microsoft just takeover Nokia?

Posted February 11, 2011 by Mike Evans

After all the rumours, the truth is finally out: Nokia has bitten the bullet and has chosen Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as its platform for future smartphones. In what looks like a scorched earth policy, Symbian is dead, MeeGo has…

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Nokia prepares to self-destruct with Windows Phone 7 gamble

Posted February 9, 2011 by Mike Evans

Wow! We knew this week was going to be a major week for Nokia, as its CEO Stephen Elop is due to announce the company’s new strategy on Friday, but nobody expected him to drop a bomb on the entire…

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How the Motorola Atrix 4G is your Pocket Cloud (and Microsoft’s nightmare)

Posted January 6, 2011 by Mike Evans

The Motorola Atrix 4G is the future of smartphones, tablets, the Web, PCs and even Microsoft, all in one amazing device.
That’s a bold statement, but you only need to see what the Atrix 4G can do to see how…

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Nokia Windows Phone 7 device edges a step closer

Posted November 19, 2010 by Mike Evans

Recently I’ve compared the best Android phones of 2010 and the best Windows Phone 7 devices (and yes, next week I’ll be announcing the best smartphone of 2010 as well – hey, it’s that time of year!), and one interesting…

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LG & Nokia CEOs ousted, while HTC continues to shine: why?

Posted September 18, 2010 by Mike Evans

Fresh off the back of Nokia’s CEO being given the push comes news that LG’s CEO, Nam Yong, has also been given the old heave-ho, as the company posted a loss from its mobile division of $100 million for the…

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Where it all went wrong for Nokia

Posted September 10, 2010 by Mike Evans

With Nokia getting a new CEO, it’s interesting to see where it all went wrong for the Finnish giant. Clearly, their problems began with the launch of the iPhone back in 2007. At a stroke, the iPhone changed the entire…

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Samsung crowns Android as the King of mobile

Posted September 4, 2010 by Mike Evans

Samsung was relatively late to the Android party, letting HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson take the plaudits for the top Android phones while it cautiously dipped its toe into the Android world with a rather luke-warm Android phone in the…

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