"Overall market growth in 2010 was exceptional, " said Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
ENGADGET: IDC fails to learn from previous mistakes, issues 2015 smartphone predictions
"I was very surprised by it, " says David Niederman, a senior research analyst with Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Ore.
"It was substantially below consensus, but I view this as a buying opportunity, " said Erika Maschmeyer, senior research analyst at Robert W. Baird.
Nevertheless, Jeffrey Wright, managing director and senior research analyst, looks for gold to get a boost later in the year as U.S. credit issues resurface.
Justin Wilson, senior research analyst at the Center for Consumer Freedom.
Ramon Llamas, a senior research analyst at International Data Corp.
"The share decline of smartphone operating systems not named iOS since Android's introduction isn't a coincidence, " said Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
ENGADGET: IDC: Android claims 75 percent of smartphone shipments in Q3, 136 million handsets sold
EWallet is similar to a fulfillment model already used by some of the larger Internet service providers and Web portal sites, says George Barto, senior research analyst for INTECO.
"Nokia still leads all vendors by a significant margin for converged mobile devices and mobile phones as a whole, " said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team.
"He's an iconic figure that everybody wants around, he's the world's greatest salesman and that's irreplaceable, " said Gene Munster, a senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray who has been covering Apple since 2003.
Others, however, are betting the news will be more prosaic: PiperJaffray Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster is predicting Tuesday's keynote will focus on an overhaul of Apple's lineup of Mac desktop and portable computers.
"We view the loss of Concannon as a major negative for NDAQ, as he was responsible for the firm's trading operations, " said Chris Allen, senior research analyst at Pali Capital in the company's blog.
"Flir has an interesting story to tell, " says Michael Davies, senior research analyst at Next Generation Equity Research and a bull on the company (his employer does no banking or other work for it).
"They want the enterprise to have excellent Windows NT support, but they don't necessarily want to be the ones to provide it, " said Michael Silver, senior research analyst with the Gartner Group, in Stamford, Conn.
"Android is poised to take over as the leading smartphone operating system in 2011 after racing into the number 2 position in 2010, " said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team.
ENGADGET: IDC fails to learn from previous mistakes, issues 2015 smartphone predictions
Pacific Crest Securities Senior Research Analyst Steve Clement said that the new mobile broadband company is a pretty good deal for Sprint because it will retain majority control of the entity without having to contribute any cash into the venture.
Jeff Tjornehoj, senior research analyst for Lipper, cautioned that Vanguard's fund could lose out should Treasury yields rise sharply and unexpectedly in the future, though he said yields are unlikely to jump any time soon given the uncertainty about the euro zone and the global economic outlook.
WSJ: Vanguard Bond Index Fund Beats Stars Bill Gross, Dan Fuss
"With mortgages rising and home prices at such a high level, people who might have considered purchasing a home a few years ago may now be turning to the rental market, particularly in big cities like New York, " says Richard Levy , a senior research analyst at the National Multi Housing Council , an industry association based in Washington, D.
With the fundraising has come higher debt-to-equity ratios, which will likely soar to an average of almost 50% for the three companies this year, Bernstein Research senior analyst Neil Beveridge said, from around 20% in 2007.
Mike Davis, a senior analyst with research firm Ovum, thinks the latest stand-off says a lot about the developing rivalry between the two firms.
Melissa Parrish is a Senior Analyst at Forrester Research serving Interactive Marketing professionals.
Fatemeh Khatibloo is a Senior Analyst at Forrester Research serving Customer Intelligence professionals.
Sarah Rotman Epps is a senior analyst at Forrester Research, serving consumer product strategy professionals.
This article is by Melissa Parrish, senior analyst at Forrester Research, serving interactive marketing professionals.
Tony Costa is a senior analyst at Forrester Research, serving consumer product strategy professoinals.
FORBES: Indoor Venues Are The Next Frontier For Location-Based Services
Geoff Turner, a senior analyst with Forrester Research, said it was easy to understand why figures were vague.
Kate Leggett is a senior analyst at Forrester Research, serving Business Process professionals.
Tony Costa is a Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, serving Customer Experience professionals.
Joe Stanhope is a senior analyst at Forrester Research, serving Customer Intelligence professionals.
"They know Verizon's lurking around the corner, " says Tuna Amobi, Standard and Poor's Research senior cable and satellite analyst.
应用推荐