A number of mobile phone carriers in the United Kingdom have been accused of throttling VoIP services and even blocking them entirely. A recent survey by Opinion Matters found that 60% of UK smartphone owners, or 18 million customers, would switch networks if they found out that their current provider restricted access to VoIP services. What many of the survey respondents were not aware of however, is that most UK networks already do.

I have previously written about the impact of carrier subsidies on the iPhone and recently, there have been some more articles stating that this may pose a risk to Apple. But before we accept or reject this assertion at face value, it would be prudent to find out just how much of an impact it has. We can do this by delving into a statistical analysis to isolate the key drivers of the iPhone's country-wise market share. So let's dive right in.

Recent reports from the Wall Street Journal have stated that Google plans to expand its annual Nexus device program to five OEMs, from its previous approach of partnering with a single manufacturer. Google also plans to sell these devices online through the Play Store. Let's take a look at the top five reasons for Google's strategy shift.

We have heard rumors of the impending launch of a 7.85-inch "iPad Mini" for some time now, but none of those rumors have received as much attention as a recent report from iMore. Let's have a look at the veracity of these claims, specifically related to the rumored $200-$250 price, and the potential impact it could have on Apple's stock and the tablet market.

With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X, the two major smartphone product launches of H1 2012 are complete. Now, let's take a look at the competition between these two products and their impact on the smartphone market.

This is a follow-up to my article, from a couple of months ago, analyzing the segmentation trends in the tablet market. Since I wrote that article, we have seen some more data on the market share trends of the iPad and other Android tablets, including some very interesting data on the Kindle Fire's impact. Now, let's have a look at how the data stacks up against my predicted trends.