Samsung, Motorola, RIM, Acer and Intel are just some of the companies angling their newest products toward holiday shoppers. Whether providing a new twist on the BlackBerry or Droid franchises, a new Android-powered e-reader from Barnes & Noble, or the chips powering new lines of netbooks and tablets, these companies hope that consumers (and maybe a few businesses) will prefer their wares over rivals in an increasingly crowded field.
Mobility seems to be bigger than ever, both in terms of the actual devices again, tablets and smartphones seem to be the most highly prized items and the array of companies creating software or hardware to make them better. At a recent New York City event, Corning which makes the ultra-tough Gorilla Glass now integrated onto a growing number of smartphone screens hosted a booth near manufacturers such as Motorola. Should holiday shoppers gravitate toward these products, then manufacturers and companies of all stripes could be looking at a merry quarter, profitwise. – …