Articles tagged with: Blackberry and Qwerty

RIM focuses on QWERTY BlackBerry models in 2011, say Taiwan makers

­Research in Motion (RIM), although other vendors have adopted or will adopt touch solutions for almost all of their smartphone models, will still focus on QWERTY input for blackberry models in 2011, according to Taiwan-based handset makers based on RIM-released road map of new products.  more

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BlackBerry Torch Carries $171.05 Bill of Materials, iSuppli Teardown Reveals

Research in Motion's new Torch 9800 smart phone carries a Bill of Materials (BOM) of $171.05, according to a dissection and cost model conducted by the Teardown Analysis service at market research firm iSuppli.  more

Related Tags: research-in-motion, rim, touchscreen, blackberry-torch, droid-x, radio-frequency, kin, os, power-amplifier, samsung-mobile, marvell-technology, renesas, touch-screen, marvell


Despite Recession - US Smartphone Market Still Growing

According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers represented 23 percent of all handset sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2008 compared to just 12 percent in Q4 2007. Led by the release of Apple's iPhone 3G at $199, the average price for a smartphone fell 23 percent from $216 in Q4 2007 to $167 last year.  more

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BlackBerry, iPhone Battle Raging On

Research In Motion and Apple continue to dominate the consumer smart phone market, according to the latest ChangeWave survey. The survey shows Apple enjoying another good quarter in the aftermath of its 3G iPhone release.  more

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Report Reveals Manufacturing Cost of T-Mobile's Google Phone

The T-Mobile G1 smart phone, the first wireless handset to be based on Google's Android mobile operating system, carries a Bill-of-Materials (BOM) cost of $143.89, according to a virtual teardown conducted by iSuppli.  more

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iPhone 3G Leads US Consumer Mobile Phone Purchases in the Q3 2008

According to The NPD Group, Apple's iPhone 3G surpassed the top-ranked Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2008. RAZR had been ranked by NPD as the top-selling consumer handset for the past 12 quarters.  more

Related Tags: iphone, motorola, apple, apple, bluetooth, seven, music, razr,


Teardown Report Reveals Manufacturing Cost of BlackBerry Bold

In its first-ever solo television advertisement for a product, Research In Motion touts its new blackberry Bold 9000 smart phone as a device that allows users to "Connect to everything you love in life in a bold new way."  more

Related Tags: sandisk, iphone, semiconductor, texas-instruments, flash-memory, samsung, isuppli, gps, rim, touch-screen, battery, blackberry-bold, memory, analog, rogers, operating-system, wlan, displays, andrew, flash, rogers-communications, downlink, display, microsd, music, touch-screen, marvell, television


iPhones Have Higher Text Entry Error Rate Compared to Hard-Key QWERTY Phones

User Centric, a Chicago-based usability consultancy has finished its final study examining the user experience of Apple's iPhone. Previously, test participants found the iPhone's touch keyboard overly sensitive despite the iPhone's overall high usability. In this usability study, User Centric compared texting experiences of iPhone owners and non-owners across devices.  more

Related Tags: samsung, texting


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