GLG News by Mobile Phone Handsets Sellers

It seems inevitable - mobile phones will be in the hands of nearly everyone who can hold one and talk.

Catalog deceleration and online "eyeballs" foreshadow a quick acceleration in online ad spending.  However, the slow integration of multi-channel and the failure of key execs and ad companies to understand this new channel are preventing the shift from print to online.  This article explores...

1) The mobile handset industry, now a 1.1 billion unit annual market, is continually evoloving, 2) Apple’s iPhone has raised the bar for the smartphone segment and its influences will be seen in forthcoming products

- Vzw never would have been a partner, at least now. - AT&T was bargaining from weakness - This is the first in a long string of heightened benchmarks for device/network integration - The iPhone story is only at the very first chapter

With the latest quarter's news, Google is bound to hear many calling for a growth slowdown, but you won't hear that here.  This blog will delineate arguments and utilize sources to make the point that Google's position in the ad market, personnel moves, acquisitions, and telecom move -- even in...

- The market is interested in the iPhone’s impact on Apple’s earnings - There is not enough data in this quarter’s earning to determine success or failure but there are several items to look for in the coming months

Motorola is falling into the abyss, with each new iteration - the RIZR, the ROKR, and the Q - painfully echoing the lost glory of the RAZR.  To avoid the bottom, Motorola needs a drastic overhaul and a renewed focus.  This article describes the steps I believe Motorola must take to recapture...

Consumers are looking for convergent products, have been for awhile, contrary to the belief of many, yet Motorola is trying to give them piecemeal products with outdated UIs (user interfaces).  Motorola has long been resting on its laurels with the RAZR, and, as they roll out these "new" phones,...

· Sprint’s business is under scrutiny as they have several big technology bets in place and have been losing customers · While dropping a few “abusive” customers is not that significant, this is not a good time for a public relations hit · While dropping a few “abusive” customers is not...

Microsoft has recently picked up search steam, largely at the expense of Yahoo!, further underscoring the worthiness of this partnership.  Both organizations have big holes - Microsoft's largely in web 2.0 platforms such as social networking and mobile, and Yahoo's largely in its search decline...