Pride comes before a Bend
Bendgate is one of a number of issues that has struck Apple in the last few weeks. The apparent fragility of iPhone 6+ is coming on top of the…
Infographic: The Q2 Handset/Smartphone Market in One Page
Below is one of the infographics we update quarterly to summarize the events each quarter for the handset and smartphone market. The data comes from…
Android One Launch in India: Similar Devices But a Different Initiative!
This is our second post in series of posts on the Google's Android One program which we think will have significant implications on them mobile…
Google Android One: Tighter Control & Mass-ive Scaling
The day has finally arrived as Google formally launches devices under its much talked about Android One program. India's Micromax, Karbonn and Spice…
HERE : Moving Into Top Gear
It always fascinates me how quickly the technology industry is evolving as the power and momentum shifts away towards broader, deep-rooted horizontal…
Apple’s Launch – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (truth)
Apple’s September 9th product launches were much hyped before the event and have generated more commentary than any other technology launch this year…
Tweet, Tweet, Buy, Retweet, Buy, Tweet !! Welcome to Twitter Commerce
The world is going mobile thus use-cases are going mobile thus social behavior is going mobile thus advertising is going mobile and so is commerce is…
Selfie Smartphones, the New Battlefield or Passing Fad?
Selfie has been a huge consumer fad since last twelve months or so. According to Google, Android users capture and share almost 93 million selfies…
Market Monitor : Q2 2014: China, LTE & Smartphones
Our latest Market Monitor Q2 2014 is out for clients and its very interesting to witness how rapidly the mobile devices landscape is changing every…
Mighty Smart and Mighty Expensive: Brazil’s bestsellers
If you think paying a US$ 60 per person, for pizza and beer or US$ 130 per person for an more upscale meal is expensive then, wait until you have to…
Market Monitor Q2 2014 : Samsung Leads the US Smartphone Market
According to latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor quarterly tracker program, USA smartphone shipments have begun to saturate as it grew…
Market Monitor Q2 2014 : Micromax Becomes The Leading Mobile Phone Brand In India
According to our latest research from Market Monitor program, there were significant changes in the competitive landscape in the second largest…
Facebook’s Mobile Magic Is Working But For How Long?
Facebook released its Q2 2014 results yesterday and the results were truly impressive. Facebook has been riding high lately after shifting focus on…
Lumia 530 – Strengthens Microsoft’s Entry-Tier Strategy
Microsoft yesterday announced a solid Q2 2014 quarter and as a phone hardware manufacturer sold more than 5.8 million Lumia smartphones in period of…
Flight MH17: Sanctions impacts on Russia and the wider business environment
The horrific news last week of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Eastern Ukraine served to highlight how the world can be drawn…
Microsoft and Nokia: Making a Square Peg Fit a Round Hole
In a few weeks I will get together with the former members of the Nokia UK running club. We meet up every year at an evening 10km race. After the…
Microsoft : Mobile First, Nokia Last
Microsoft today sent some shockwaves down the tech industry announcing restructuring program which could eliminate more than 18,000 positions over a…
Snapshot of the smartphone market in May 2014
Every month we track the smartphone market across 35 countries from the supply chain to the retail POS and consumers to create accurate data and…