November 6 Roundup

Analysts in the news for November 6:

• ARCchart about Future looks firm for FOTA
• ARCchart about Reprogrammable blessings for the mobile phone
• Ovum analyst Jessica Figueras via the Wall Street Journal about Vodafone (VOD) Signs Deal With Microsoft (MSFT)
• Stuart Carlaw at ABI Research about IC Cost, not Royalties, Driving Price Differential between Low Cost CDMA and GSM Handsets
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group about What’s part of the smart?
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group about Unplug and play videogames
• David Schatsky at JupiterResearch about Furtive Video-Watching on iPod (AAPL)
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch about Is Windows Mobile Security Good Enough?
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Vodafone's handset OS strategy
• Richard Doherty at the Envisioneering Group and Michell Prunty at Semico Research via AP Wire about Graphics chip-maker Nvidia to acquire PortalPlayer (PLAY) in $357M deal
• Tole Kort at Gartner via The Seattle Times: about Low-profile HTC is a powerhouse
• Michael Walkley at Piper Jaffray via BusinessWeek about Research in Motion (RIMM) moves to new high