The iPhone Revolution -- Not So Fast
July 2, 2007
iPhone: Jobs's Revenge | www.businessweek.com
1) The iPhone launch has brought increased visibility and a heightened customer focus to the mobile phone market, 2) but this is far from creating a revolution in a highly competitive market.
Location, Location, Location...in Mobile Too
June 18, 2007
Shop 'Til You Drop With Your Cell Phone, Says Sprint | www.informationweek.com
- Mobile location-based services are in their infancy - Many future mobile applications will integrate location data providing large and local merchants, as well as advertisers, an additional consumer contact point
Handset Replacement Will Continue to Shape Mobile Industry
June 12, 2007
Consumers Holding Onto Handsets | www.wirelessweek.com
- Mobile handsets have become must-have personalized devices - Handset manufacturers continue to work diligently to create next-generation products to spur consumer replacement
Amp’d - The Latest in the Growing List of Struggling MNVOs
June 6, 2007
MVNO struggles continue: Amp’d files for bankruptcy protection | www.rcrnews.com
- MVNOs in general are struggling to succeed - Amp’d Mobile’s subscriber portfolio details are particularly alarming and call into question the operator's business model
Palm Foleo - Interesting Concept but Questionable Execution
June 5, 2007
Introducing the Palm Foleo | www.palm.com
- Palm may have addressed an emerging issue - application optimized devices - with its Foleo, but - The solution is not practical - it is costly and lacks a compelling usage scenario
Mobile Data - Just Scratching the Surface
June 1, 2007
Report: Mobile Office Market Consolidation | www.wirelessweek.com
- The market for mobile data services, even those closely related to office applications, is large and growing rapidly
Motorola - design alone is not enough
June 1, 2007
Moto's monster; Smartphone changes shape depending on the task | findarticles.com
- Motorola pulled of a once-in-a-decade coup with its RAZR handset - Since there is nothing “sticky” about the RAZR, Motorola will have to focus on design as well as applications and services to create an attractive handset portfolio to achieve its growth targets
Dell + Wal Mart = A Bad Channel Strategy
May 31, 2007
Dell to sell computers through Wal-Mart | www.ft.com
1. Dell needs to move into the indirect channel to remain competitive with HP and IBM. 2. Wal Mart is not the right partner. 3. Entry level desktops are not the way to gain market share and profitability.
3D Projection - Feature Film Exhibitors Silver Bullet?
May 29, 2007
U2 performs 'Streets' on Croisette | www.hollywoodreporter.com
1. Exhibitors Need to Find New Ways to Differentiate in the Marketplace 2. The Movie Going Publics expectations of exhibitors is increasing 3. CGI and Live Action content is enhanced by 3D Projection Technology
May 23, 2007
AT&T steps up Cingular rebranding ahead of iPhone | www.reuters.com
- Cingular Wireless, established in 2001, emerged as a top US wireless brand - With the AT&T acquisition of Bell South (and full ownership of Cingular Wireless) and the resulting AT&T re-branding, the Cingular brand is being jettisoned, and the expensive brand building exercise begins, once again - The good news is that there is no more re-branding on the horizon
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SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
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Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
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Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
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