Microsoft follows Apple's lead to cell phone market

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American Youth Lead the World in Cell
Phone Spending

American Youth Lead the World in Cell
Phone Spending 04/02/2005 05:25 AM
New research 'mobileYouth 2005' examines the youth of today and their relationship with the cell phone. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2005]

(LEAD) Handset Shortage Plagues S.
Korea's 3G Cell Phone Service

(LEAD) Handset Shortage Plagues S.
Korea's 3G Cell Phone Service 12/29/2003 05:58 AM
Yonhap News Dec 29 2003 4:39AM ET

Encrypted Cell Phone Hits the Market

Encrypted Cell Phone Hits the Market 11/19/2003 03:26 PM
notshannon writes "Reuters reports about a new cell phone which automatically encrypts communications. Of course, the matching handset will decrypt the ...

Korean Cell Phone Market Loses Steam

Korean Cell Phone Market Loses Steam 04/05/2005 09:22 PM
Hankooki Apr 6 2005 1:03AM GMT

Motorola eyes big slice of RP cell phone
market

Motorola eyes big slice of RP cell phone
market 11/10/2003 11:16 PM
Sun Star Network Nov 10 2003 7:56PM ET

Nokia, Motorola Regain Cell Phone Market
Share

Nokia, Motorola Regain Cell Phone Market
Share 02/01/2005 09:50 PM
CIO Today Jan 27 2005 8:43PM GMT

Softbank protests Japan's 3G cell phone
market policy (AFP)

Softbank protests Japan's 3G cell phone
market policy (AFP) 09/06/2004 09:20 AM
AFP - Softbank Corp., Japan's largest Internet provider, complained that its plan to offer a new mobile phone service could be thwarted by the government's refusal to provide the necessary bandwidth.

Softbank protests Japan's 3G cell phone
market policy

Softbank protests Japan's 3G cell phone
market policy 09/06/2004 12:34 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Sep 6 2004 3:52PM GMT

Cell phone market growing again, but
Nokia, Motorola losing share

Cell phone market growing again, but
Nokia, Motorola losing share 07/29/2004 05:09 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jul 29 2004 9:01PM GMT

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April 03/29/2005 04:34 AM
To Better Accommodate the Needs of Today’s Identity Theft Conscious Cell Phone Users, Pride Communication Services (PCS), a Subsidiary Franchise of KaseIT and the Largest Reseller of KRUSELL Leather Cases, Announced Today that it Would Begin Selling the Horizontic Plus Cell Phone Case, KRUSELL’s Newest Offering, In its Online Store in April. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Microsoft aims to lead smartphone market
within three years

Microsoft aims to lead smartphone market
within three years 06/24/2005 07:25 PM
The chief of Microsoft's mobile and embedded division is promising something that seems counterintuitive: a complex suite of features in a smart phone that's cheap and easy to use and in so doing take the lead in the smartphone market within three years. To date, Microsoft is well known for delivering on the first item, but not necessarily the second two, which is why some users have shunned Microsoft's mobile version of Windows and preferred operating systems from the likes of PalmSource Inc. and Symbian Ltd.

Microsoft partners with cell phone foe
Symbian

Microsoft partners with cell phone foe
Symbian 03/22/2005 03:49 PM
Symbian, a maker of operating systems for cell phones, has licensed software from rival Microsoft, in a sign of growing cooperation between the two companies.

Symbian, based in London, said it will develop software that lets Symbian phones work with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 e-mail, calendar, contacts and other personal-information tools, then make it available to Symbian licensees. Licensing terms were not disclosed. Both companies say the deal is meant to help sell more Symbian-based phones to corporate clientele. These handsets are known as smart phones because they have advanced capabilities such as word processing. Symbian is closely aligned with the smart-phone plans of Fujitsu and Nokia. Nokia is a part owner of Symbian.

News source: C|Net News.com

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Microsoft settles with sendo in cell
phone dispute

Microsoft settles with sendo in cell
phone dispute 09/13/2004 06:18 PM
NewIndPress Sep 13 2004 9:32PM GMT

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets. 07/26/2004 02:22 AM
New laws that mandate the use of cell phone headsets have recently passed in several states. In response, FreeHeadset.org has developed a program to provide wireless phone users with a free cell phone headset. [PRWEB Jul 26, 2004]

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls 04/11/2005 08:07 PM
user survey reported

consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cell_sex.html
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Apple's iPod Lead Creates New
Challenges, Analysts Say

Apple's iPod Lead Creates New
Challenges, Analysts Say 05/04/2004 06:16 PM
The runaway success of the iPod poses a happy problem for Apple that the computer maker has not had in years: how to remain the market favorite, not just the favorite underdog. By Duncan Martell, Reuters (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's iPod Lead Creates New
Challenges, Analysts Say (Reuters)

Apple's iPod Lead Creates New
Challenges, Analysts Say (Reuters) 05/04/2004 03:31 PM
Reuters - The runaway success of the iPod poses a happy problem for Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) that the computer maker has not had in years: how to remain the market favorite, not just the favorite underdog.

Apple's Market Share At 3.7 Percent

Apple's Market Share At 3.7 Percent 07/17/2004 02:54 AM
Apple was the No 5 PC vendor in the US market in the second quarter with a 3.7% market share behind Dell, HP, Gateway, and IBM. By MacNN (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's music market dominance

Apple's music market dominance 11/06/2003 09:59 AM
Commenting on the success of the iPod and the iTunes Music Store, Steve Jobs last night said that Apple has become the "Microsoft of music stores," once again shocking the Apple faithful. A Macworld UK article notes that SoundScan, a company which assesses digital downloads, has declared the iTunes Music Store the market leader with 80 percent of legal music downloads last week. This huge market share coupled with Apple's market-leading iPod music device makes Apple the...

OS X: Key To Increasing Apple's SciTech
Market

OS X: Key To Increasing Apple's SciTech
Market 06/28/2004 06:34 PM
To reflect sci-tech's increasing importance in Cupertino, Apple has launched a science track at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. By Blane Warrene, MacNewsWorld (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's shifting education market

Apple's shifting education market 11/05/2003 10:59 AM
Apple may be set to increase its education market share as a trend among students and instructors favoring laptops develops and sales to US colleges and universities haven't been better in years. According to Macworld UK, a survey by Quality Education Data conducted in October of this year predicts that Apple could account for up to 30 percent of computers acquired by secondary schools across the US, with Dell accounting for 37 percent of predicted sales. It is clear that US education...

Flat-panels to take market lead

Flat-panels to take market lead 03/13/2003 02:16 PM
Flat-panel monitors are expected to surpass traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors in revenue this year, according to research firm IDC...

Tech stocks still lead the market

Tech stocks still lead the market 05/29/2004 03:21 PM
Boston Globe May 29 2004 5:59PM GMT

Tech Stocks Still Lead the Market (AP)

Tech Stocks Still Lead the Market (AP) 05/29/2004 09:41 AM
AP - Long cast in the role of Wall Street's leading sector, technology stocks are fulfilling that expectation again, recording a bigger advance over the past two weeks than other shares.

Tech stocks may still lead the stock
market, but which ones?

Tech stocks may still lead the stock
market, but which ones? 05/28/2004 06:20 PM
National Post May 28 2004 11:13PM GMT

Symbian Likely To Lead Smartphone OS
Market Through End of Decade

Symbian Likely To Lead Smartphone OS
Market Through End of Decade 04/26/2004 10:10 AM
Despite inroads by Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS, which has demonstrated success with Motorola among other handset vendors recently, ABI Research believes that Symbian will continue to lead the market for cell phone standardized operating systems. In a market that is still driven by proprietary OS, on the order of 98% this year, Symbian, Microsoft and Linux are fighting over a small portion of the total handset market. But 2% of handsets shipped - essentially all handsets defined as "Smartphones" -- still amount to about 10 million handsets a year. And ABI Research predicts that Smartphones and connected PDAs will represent nearly a quarter of all handsets shipped by 2009.

Will Apple's innovations And Influence
Ever Translate Into Market Share?

Will Apple's innovations And Influence
Ever Translate Into Market Share? 01/05/2004 09:40 AM
Market share is one thing, mindshare quite another. By Hiawatha Bray (Boston Globe via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's iPod stokes MP3 player market
'boom'

Apple's iPod stokes MP3 player market
'boom' 03/17/2005 03:27 AM
In an effort to keep the iPod frenzy going, Apple has gone so far as to offer lower cost devices like the iPod Shuffle. But Apple is not the only one standing to makes some serious profits here. Nope, there are a variety of other companies riding on the backs of the computer company in an effort to turn a buck or two themselves….

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Upgrade Could Lead Apple To Bigger Bite
Of Market

Upgrade Could Lead Apple To Bigger Bite
Of Market 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
I think Panther is going to bring about a major increase in the number of people switching to Macs from Windows. Let's face it, Windows is a security nightmare. By Mike Wendland (Detroit Free Press via MyAppleMenu)

Report: WiMax to lead broadband wireless
market

Report: WiMax to lead broadband wireless
market 04/21/2004 02:14 PM
The market for broadband wireless service will be worth $3.7 billion by 2009 and industry support for WiMax indicates that it will be the leading technology.

BEA holds app server market lead but
revenues drop

BEA holds app server market lead but
revenues drop 07/23/2004 02:52 PM
BEA Systems held a wide lead in the Unix and Linux portions of the application server market in North America in 2003 but its overall revenues shrank by 4.3 percent while IBM?s grew by 6.4 percent, according to a report released this month by IDC and obtained by InfoWorld.

Dell retakes shipment lead as PC market
gains

Dell retakes shipment lead as PC market
gains 04/16/2004 05:15 PM
A strong quarter for corporate customers lifted Dell over rival Hewlett-Packard in the worldwide PC industry, according to market share figures from IDC and Gartner.

Wi-Fi Threatens Cell Market

Wi-Fi Threatens Cell Market 02/16/2004 02:49 PM
This is a thorough Wall Street Journal article that aptly describes how Wi-Fi is affecting the cellular market: The crowded cellular market already has plenty of pressure but Wi-Fi poses a threat from a voice and data competition perspective. The article cites Dartmouth College, which has offered students Wi-Fi phones, eliminating the need for students to use cell phones on campus. Hotspots are also threatening cellular operators' plans for delivering wireless data services. Apparently Nextel has confirmed that it is interested in dual-mode phones that would operate on cellular and Wi-Fi networks. I'll be very interested to watch how cellular operators approach the idea as I still think it will be difficult for them to rationalize handing off calls onto Wi-Fi networks that they don't own....

Cisco Acquired DynamicSoft, Hoping To
Lead The VoIP Market

Cisco Acquired DynamicSoft, Hoping To
Lead The VoIP Market 09/15/2004 01:02 PM
Cisco Systems has moved to beef up its portfolio of VoIP offerings by acquiring Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) developer dynamicsoft for about $55 million.

The acquisition, Cisco said in an announcement Monday, will strengthen its position in wireless/wireline convergence by improving its ability to offer service providers improvements in next generation VoIP applications and services. Dynamicsoft's software products will be integrated with existing Cisco products like its SIP-based BTS 10200 Softswitch, Cisco said.

"Dynamicsoft's portfolio of carrier-class infrastructure products, combined with Cisco's softswitch capabilities, will allow service providers to quickly develop and deploy highly scalable 'subscriber-aware' IP communications services using voice, video, messaging, presence, and other real-time capabilities," said Cisco's Charles Giancarlo, senior vice president and chief technology officer, in the statement.

View: Read more at CRN
View: More information on SIP
News source: CRN

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Severed cables lead to phone, Internet
outages

Severed cables lead to phone, Internet
outages 09/21/2004 06:53 AM
Semissourian.com - Tue Sep 21, 08:21 am GMT

Study: Symbian to hang on to smart phone
OS lead

Study: Symbian to hang on to smart phone
OS lead 04/26/2004 12:58 PM
The software maker is benefiting from handset vendors' fear of a Microsoft-controlled OS market for cell phones, ABI Research says.

You could have a 3G cell phone already

You could have a 3G cell phone already 04/11/2005 03:55 AM
Jakarta Post Apr 11 2005 5:22AM GMT
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