Nokia’s latest headache: It may only be able to produce 600,000 Lumia 920 phones a month
The handset production volume leaks from Sohu are not much more highly regarded than Digitimes rumors on Apple (AAPL) products. But sometimes Sohu does get …
Tero Kuittinen
After launching mobile game company SpringToys tragically early in 2000, Tero Kuittinen spent eight years doing equity research at firms including Alliance Capital and Opstock. He is currently an analyst and VP of North American sales at mobile diagnostics and expense management Alekstra, and has contributed to TheStreet.com, Forbes and Business 2.0 Magazine in addition to BGR.
Articles by Tero Kuittinen
LG’s woeful comeback attempt
Back in 2008, Samsung (005930) and LG (06657011) were battling head to head in North America and Europe. Now Samsung is heading for 29% global handset market …
Three burning questions loom as RIM gets ready to report
Some people say that the November quarter that Research In Motion (RIMM) will report this week is not important. They are wrong. Even though the …
Nokia stock outperformed Apple by more than 60% over past three months
Back in early October, shorting Apple (AAPL) and going long Nokia (NOK) seemed like lunatic moves to most investors — which is why it has …
Windows Phone’s real test starts now
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Google Maps becomes No.1 iPhone app in hours… after Nokia Maps slips out of top 1000
It is not a big surprise that Google (GOOG) Maps became the top free app on iPhone in a matter of hours. But it is …
Angry Birds beats Samsung in viral marketing as mobile interest surged in 2012
This past year has shown us how effective leading smartphone and mobile app companies have become at leveraging viral videos. In Ad Age’s top-10 viral videos …
Setback for U.S. lawyers: Cell phones still aren’t causing cancer
A brand new study published in the prestigious Epidemiology journal shows that mobile phone usage still cannot be linked to gliomas, a broad range of …
Why dropping phone subsidies could put T-Mobile in jeopardy
T-Mobile’s bold plan to get rid of handset subsidies has drawn some early plaudits. More transparency can’t be a bad thing, right? Telling consumers just …
IDC projections for PC and laptop sales look extremely weird – again
IDC published a new report on connected devices this week. It was largely devoid of surprises, but one very strange aspect of IDC’s forecasting immediately …
Free games fight off console kings in iPad crossover invasion
Last week marked a bit of a milestone in the rapidly evolving iPad app market. The industry witnessed perhaps the most intense onslaught of high-quality, …
Samsung outselling HTC by seven times in UK Android market
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HTC still tripping Samsung up in Windows Phone race
It is not clear that Samsung (005930) even cares — but HTC (2498) continues outmaneuvering its far bigger rival when it comes to Windows Phones. …
Mobile price war torches Spain as iPhone 5 drops to free on contract
As Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) continue their slow dance of stealth price raises like new activation charges and mandatory unlimited texting, the rest of …
HTC’s Christmas miracle
In November, HTC (2498) managed to snap a six-month losing streak and finally show month-on-month revenue growth. Steve Ballmer plays Santa Claus — the sales …
App revenue intrigue
This week, Canalys estimated that just 25 developers made half of all app revenue on iPhone and Google (GOOG) Play apps in the United States …
The Lumia-iPhone battle in China is shaping up to be a bloody one
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Facebook just realized it made a horrible mistake
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Windows Phone lives or dies on cheap smartphones
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Christmas bust threatens Windows Phone in America
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BlackBerry’s all-out price war in the UK
The Curve 9320 is the last of the BlackBerry phones using the old operating system, and it is the cornerstone of RIM’s attempt to salvage its …
WhatsApp could transform Facebook
A report published over the weekend stated that Facebook (FB) is in talks to acquire WhatsApp. As a quick aside, TechCrunch for some reason claims that …
iPhone faces a real challenge as Android app revenue surges
One of the big mobile content stories of 2012 is how nimbly Google (GOOG) has been able to revive the fortunes of the Android app …
The new BlackBerry debacle
We all know BlackBerry is collapsing in America, so the new Kantar Worldpanel data showing its market share slipping below 2% in the United States …
Nokia vs. Samsung: Lumia 920 narrows consumer interest gap with Galaxy Note II
One key smartphone war of this quarter is being waged by Nokia’s Lumia 920 and Samsung’s Note II. Nokia (NOK) is a fading champion that …
Nokia’s maps app soars from No.101 to No.32 in iOS App Store in just 15 minutes
Nokia (NOK) managed to get its HERE Maps app to Apple’s App Store about 3-4 weeks faster than had been expected. This means it beats …
Taking the pulse of Nokia’s Lumia sales in the U.S. and Europe
In the United States, Nokia’s (NOK) Lumia 920 is holding the top two positions on the Amazon (AMZN) chart of AT&T (T) phones sold with …
Missing the dazzling profit potential of free apps
Many tech journalists have recently rendered grim judgments on the mobile app market. One such jeremiad was recently published by The Atlantic. The column ponders …
The smugness of Apple fans, the delusions of BlackBerry fans, and other Google autofill revelations
What lies in the collective unconscious of the entire global smartphone consumer base? Google (GOOG) knows the most common questions people ponder in their private …
Nokia’s Here.net shows its ambitions to become the Twitter of mapping
Nokia (NOK) made its biggest positive media splash in years by unveiling a new mapping service today. The Here.net service is going to be available …
