Mobile Industry News 10/21/09
Quattro Wireless' daily take on interesting and important news for the mobile industry. See something today that we missed? Post it in the comments or send it our way on twitter @intheq
Will the Pre Bask in a Verizon Ad Blitz?
from GigaOM
Palm’s App Catalog took another step toward maturity as the company opened an online version of the store, allowing consumers (and, just as importantly, potential users) to browse through webOS offerings on PCs in addition to their handsets. While the move was entirely expected, it is sure to raise awareness of the platform among both consumers and developers. But the real test for webOS — and for Palm as a company — will come early next year when Verizon Wireless launches the Pre.
RIM releases new BlackBerry Bold for AT&T, T-Mobile
from FierceWireless
Research In Motion introduced a new version of its BlackBerry Bold smartphone, less than a week after announcing a successor to its Storm phone. The actions come as RIM and its rivals gear up for the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season.
LG's handset shipments surge in Q3
from FierceWireless
LG Electronics posted strong company-wide results in the third quarter, partially driven by increased handset shipments. However, the company's profit margins suffered. Further, LG reported a decline in cell phone shipments in North America and South Korea.
Meeker On The Mobile Internet: "Bigger Than Most Think"
from mocoNews
Mobile internet usage is “bigger and will be bigger than most think,” according to Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker’s bullish prediction. Presenting her report on internet trends and the economy at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday, she said the overall tech industry was in recovery, and predicted that the mobile internet was the “next major computing cycle,” based on what she called the “explosive Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone / iTouch ramp.” Mobile internet usage, Meeker predicts, will “surprise to upside for years to come.”
Smart phones will get smarter, cheaper and consume less battery with newest ARM chip
from VentureBeat
ARM is announcing today its newest microprocessor that will be the brains of smart phones and other gadgets that need fast performance and long battery life.
Conde Nast Launches IPhone Platform With GQ App
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Conde Nast is introducing a slick platform for selling, displaying and enhancing its titles' regular print issues on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Issues rendered for the iPhone screen will sell as apps, starting with this December's issue of GQ, priced at $2.99 in the app store.
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