Uncool Mobility

Global Cellphone Sales Declined In Typically Busy Q3, Marking The Slowest Growth Rate Since 2002 | mocoNews.net

Apple and RIM's recent growth is especially impressive given the overall market segment is flat. Motorola continues its slide, plummeting out of the top three in market share for the first time.

Global Cellphone Sales Declined In Typically Busy Q3, Marking The Slowest Growth Rate Since 2002 | mocoNews.net.

Handset brands driving service uptake

Proof that handset brands help sell wireless plans - RCR Wireless News.

This article comments on a trend very noticeable in dealmaking over the past quarter, which is that device vendors are aggressively supporting demand generation and playing a larger role in service launches.

MOT launches Touch-Screen Krave

Touch-Screen Debut: Motorola's Krave ZN4 Hits U.S. Market - Networking - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness.

RIM's new flip phone will have additional challenges at its pricepoint with this nifty touch-enabled flip from MOT.

Nice looking device from MOT. It will be interesting to see if a device without integrated services (no, VCast doesn't count) does well in a holiday season dominated by RIM, Apple, and Google launches.

T-Mobile Selling BlackBerry Pearl Flip

T-Mobile Now Selling BlackBerry Pearl Flip - The Channel Wire - IT Channel News And Views by CRN and VARBusiness.

RIM's new flip phone is a big product launch that has gone mostly under the radar. It isn't an "iPhone killer" and doesn't have touchscreen UI. Instead, it targets the mass audience of US consumers who want a flip form factor (which is why the RAZR remains the top selling device).

RIM needs to get the price point down below $100 so that it is very clearly differentiated from the iPhone and iClones and they will have a monster hit on their hands.

BlackBerry launching Application Center?

Exclusive: First Look at the BlackBerry Application Center! | CrackBerry.com.

The blogs are lighting up with this report showing an app center to come from Blackberry. From the conversations I had with RIM people at CTIA Wireless (things they wouldn't say or answer) I'd guess this is legit and coming two quarter faster than I had thought.

If this report has it right RIM is continuing a very friendly operator go-to-market with the app store serving operator-hosted apps. It will be interesting to see how this can keep up with Apple's store. Developers have been whining like crazy over Apple's policies, wait until they try certifying and releasing apps on a Verizon or similar!

Zune Interface to WM?

Zune-esque Music Interface to Come to Windows Mobile: Ballmer Confirms - WMExperts.

Ballmer's comments on Zune features coming to the WM platform, as opposed to Microsoft launching a Zune phone, are drawing attention.

Tabber - Home

Here is something cool you don't often see. Tabber has significantly revamped itself by narrowing its focus and removing some features. Well played!

Tabber - Home.

The summary from Mashable: "Profile aggregator Tabber has been completely redesigned, and is looking a lot like FriendFeed. Tabber has actually slimmed own on some of its features, making its service as simplistic as possible. It’s a rather drastic change from what we’ve seen previously from Tabber, and marks a major shift in recognizing and adhering to what looks to be the new standard of profile aggregation.

The new main options for your Tabber account are to see your network activity, your friends’ activity, and their accounts. If someone is your friend, then you’ll automatically follow their stream, and as this is still a profile aggregator, you also have the ability to incorporate life streams from friends that aren’t Tabber users."