Google Buys Cell Phone Ads Provider!
November 12, 2009 by Heart
Filed under New Daily News
Google seems want to prove its existence in the cell phone market. This issue is confirmed by the acquisition plan of AdMob, a company that runs cell phone ads.As quoted from AFP, Tuesday (10/11/2009), this Internet Giant provides a budget as much as US$ 750 million to smooth the acquisition plan.
With this acquisition, Google expects that AdMob can help this Internet Giant to broaden the internet mobile ads market.
“Mobile Advertising has a tremendous potential as a marketing media and this industry is still in the development process. However, AdMob has made a significant achievement in such a short period of time,” said Google Vice President of Management product, Susan Wojcicki. Read more
Nokia and Samsung Prepare the Counters for Apple
November 12, 2009 by Heart
Filed under New Daily News
Apple has succeeded displacing Nokia as the most profitable cell phone manufacturer with their best seller iPhone edition. Not only to Nokia, but Apple also displaced Samsung as the second largest phone vendor in the world. Nokia and Samsung are now preparing their ultimate weapons to beat Apple.Nokia and Samsung altogether cover up to 60% of the world’s cell phone market. However, their success is being thread by the Apple’s handset as well as by RIM for the Smartphone segment.
According to the Strategy Analytic data, Apple which is considered as a new “player” in the cell phone industry has been able to displace Nokia in the quarter 3 2009. The Apple’s operational profit reaches US$1.6 billion, which is significantly higher than Nokia with USD$ 1.1 billion. Read more
