Stories by Mikael Ricknäs

Motorola faces challenges in going global with the Moto G

The Moto G smartphone expected from Motorola on Wednesday will likely be available outside the U.S., but competing in the increasingly tough mid-range segment globally won't be easy.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs12 Nov. 13 15:32

Smartphone subscriptions will triple between now and 2019

Smartphone subscriptions will triple and smartphone traffic will increase by a factor of 10 times between the end of this year and 2019. By that time about two-thirds of the world's population will be covered by LTE, according to a report from telecom vendor, Ericsson.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs12 Nov. 13 06:23

Orange backs off 2013 plan for Tizen smartphones

Getting smartphone operating Tizen off the ground has proven more difficult than its backers first thought. Operator Orange no longer wants to predict when the first phones will arrive, and Samsung Electronics is also mum on its progress.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs08 Nov. 13 15:07

Adobe adds geolocation targeting to Marketing Cloud

Adobe Systems has added mobile features to its Marketing Cloud, allowing companies to better target smartphones with the help of geolocation and app analytics.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs07 Nov. 13 14:21

Rackspace adds more power to hosted servers

IT hosting company Rackspace is upgrading its OpenStack-based servers across the board with faster processors as well as more memory and network bandwidth.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs05 Nov. 13 13:50

BlackBerry gets ready to announce new bidder or seal deal with Fairfax

BlackBerry is expected to announce a definitive merger agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings on Monday -- or present an alternative bidder to help get the company back on track, with the latter group including the likes of Qualcomm.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs04 Nov. 13 13:13

Google's KitKat gives Mozilla, Nokia a Halloween scare

Google has paid extra attention to Android's performance on low-cost smartphones when developing version 4.4 of the OS, which could be very good news for consumers and developers but a problem for competitors like Mozilla and Nokia.

Written by Mikael Ricknäs01 Nov. 13 15:33