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September 13, 2010
Nokia’s smartphone leader has stepped down just three days after the company brought in a new CEO. Change at the handset leader is much needed and should help Nokia long term.
Tablets, Netbooks, MIDs - All Vying for Their Place
September 10, 2010
Samsung Unveils Tablet to Compete With iPad | online.wsj.com
As the collection of connected devices expands, consumers are faced with more choices of overlapping products vying for their attention and budgets.
Nokia Brings in a New CEO - Too Little Too Late?
September 10, 2010
Nokia CEO Kallasvuo Replaced By Microsoft's Elop | online.wsj.com
Nokia has been struggling recently, especially in its core mobile handset business, and after several management reorganizations has finally brought in an outsider to run the company. Is it too little too late?
Apple iPhone 4 - Product Innovation Continues
June 30, 2010
iPhone 4's First Users Report Reception, Color Problems | news.yahoo.com
Apple’s iPhone 4 is another impressive device that continues Apples history of product innovation, this one coming at an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary pace.
Nokia Needs an Effective Smartphone Shakeup
June 28, 2010
Nokia vows to defend smartphone territory | www.totaltele.com
Despite significant market leadership and several shakeup attempts, Nokia continues to struggle in the smartphone segment. Nokia may need to borrow a play from Apple and “Think Different.”
June 28, 2010
RIM May Feel Effects Of Competition | www.totaltele.com
Research in Motion, despite its current smartphone market share leadership, is in need of a product and software refresh in order to remain atop the industry.
The Mobile Data Explosion Proves Challenging
March 31, 2010
AT&T Prepares Network For Battle | online.wsj.com
As the Apple iPhone and other data hungry smartphones and 3G devices continue to proliferate, new challenges emerge in understanding and planning for mobile behavior.
Usage Based Billing Coming to Mobile?
March 26, 2010
Sprint CEO: Rate Plans Will Move From Minutes To Gigabytes | blogs.wsj.com
With the explosion of mobile data consumption, the mobile industry is exploring usage based billing. We have seen this play out in the fixed Internet market.
Apple iPad - New Category, New Challenges
February 1, 2010
Apple's iPad Mistakes | www.pcworld.com
With its recently announced iPad, Apple is trying to bring to market a new product that in order to succeed needs to provide a materially improved user experience and carve out a position in the crowded consumer electronics marketplace.
Nokia: Focus on Product and Service Development
December 10, 2009
Nokia to close flagship US stores | www.totaltele.com
Nokia’s foray into the US retail market was ill-conceived and bound to fail. Nokia needs to focus on product development to overcome the issues it was addressing with its retail endeavor.
Nokia, Apple and Google - Driving the Mobile Revolution
November 5, 2009
Google, Nokia, Apple - who will win the mobile wars? | www.guardian.co.uk
Nokia, Apple and Google, along with several other companies, will shape the next phase of the mobile revolution.
Microsoft and T-Mobile Had a Cloudy Day but “The Cloud” Is Here To Stay
October 13, 2009
T-Mobile Sidekick Disaster: Danger’s Servers Crashed, And They Don’t Have A Backup | www.techcrunch.com
This week was a bad one for Microsoft, T-Mobile and “the cloud” with the announcement of the Danger customers’ data losses. Despite the setback, the cloud will continue to gain popularity and continue to shape the digital media, entertainment and communication world.
Netbooks Trying to Find Their Niche
September 2, 2009
Netbooks post higher demand than notebook PCs in Q2 | www.telecompaper.com
The netbook market has emerged with great fanfare as PC manufacturers and even mobile operators are looking to this device category to spur growth. Netbooks, while appealing in emerging markets, will face the difficult hurdle of creating a position between laptops and smartphones in developed markets in order to succeed.
Dell’s Smartphone Effort is an Uphill Battle
August 28, 2009
Dell Developing Phones for China | online.wsj.com
For the last couple years Dell has coveted entry into the smartphone market. Unfortunately for Dell, their PC-related assets do not necessarily translate to the mobile industry, and success in the highly-competitive handset business will prove very difficult.
Motorola Shows That Mobile Handsets are a Difficult Business
August 3, 2009
Motorola Breaks String of Losses, but Cellphone Sales Continue Slide | online.wsj.com
Despite a legacy of global handset success, Motorola is struggling to survive in the competitive mobile phone business.
Best Buy Betting Big on Mobile
June 29, 2009
Best Buy to Target 15% Cellphone Share | online.wsj.com
Best Buy’s stated goal of 15% mobile phone market share is aggressive and likely unattainable but mobile is an area of growth that Best Buy should continue to pursue.
Palm is Back! Not Yet But They’re on the Right Track
June 10, 2009
Apple: $99 iPhone and New $199 3GS | www.wirelessweek.com
Palm’s new Pre device, along with its webOS software, gives the company its best (and maybe last) chance to survive and regain significant presence in a category it defined and once dominated.
Pre-Paid Versus Post-Paid - the Next Chapter
May 19, 2009
Is prepaid growth an illusion? | telephonyonline.com
The increase in pre-paid mobile customers makes sense given the current economic conditions but the mobile industry, especially in the US, was built on post-paid or contract subscribers, and will not become pre-paid driven.
Wireless Spending Under Scrutiny but Mobile is Here to Stay
March 24, 2009
60 Million Consumers Contemplate Ditching Wireless | blog.telephonyonline.com
Mobile expenditures may come under scrutiny but ultimately consumers will continue to spend on wireless, and mobile operators need to properly segment their users to maximize profits and position themselves for future growth.
Mobile Video - Not a Slam Dunk
March 16, 2009
A Tough Sell: Movies on Small Screens | www.nytimes.com
Mobile video is appealing but has obstacles to mass adoption.
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December 1, 2011
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November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011