RIM Continually Searching for Growth
September 18, 2008
Pre-paid B'Berry services soon | www.business-standard.com
RIM’s growth aspirations have led the company to expand its offering to include less-popular and unproven solutions like pre-paid and Blackberry Connect, especially in emerging markets like India.
RIM Beware: Consumer Segment is Appealing but Risky
September 16, 2008
CTIA: Blackberry aims for consumer appeal | telephonyonline.com
RIM aims to leverage its enterprise and pro-sumer Blackberry success into the consumer market. The transition will not be easy and comes with risk.
SMS - The Little Engine That Keeps Driving the Mobile Industry
September 12, 2008
Text-Messaging Rates Come Under Scrutiny | online.wsj.com
The argument that SMS pricing is not linked to cost has always been true. There will come a point where SMS pricing is more elastic (either because the price becomes too high or there are messaging alternatives), but we have not reached that point yet.
US Mobile Innovation Slow to Develop but Here to Stay
September 10, 2008
The U.S. Closes the Mobile Innovation Gap | www.businessweek.com
The US was not initially a leader in mobile, but the Internet is the great equalizer that will propel the US to the top of mobile innovation.
Smartphones Still Have Growth Ahead
September 10, 2008
Smart-Phone Sales Growth Slows As Consumer Demand Declines | online.wsj.com
There is still plenty of growth left in the smartphone market but device manufacturers and operators must continue to innovate to entice customers to keep upgrading.
August 6, 2008
No Recession for Game Console Makers | www.ecommercetimes.com
Enteratinment has always been one industry thrieving during a recession. Today, games are the dominant form of entertainment, especially for young people. With the sales of both hardware and software (content) at record levels, the article speculates that the expenditure on the games will be dominated by tried and true, well known titles.
iPhone is really not a big deal
July 30, 2008
Verizon Says iPhone Has Had Minimal Impact | www.ipodobserver.com
Verizon business appears to be expanding as a result of strength in wireless and FiOS, and not be effected by iPhone. This confirm the fundumentals of the market and trends.
When will Phase Change Memory make an Impact in the IC business?
July 1, 2008
Spansion: Numonyx' PCM is 'marketing fluff' | www.eetimes.com
Bertrand Cambou, CEO of Spansion, has an opinion on Numonyx' push into phase-change memories: "Phase-change memory is pure marketing fluff." Although Cambou is correct that existing Numonyx phase change memories are not ready for prime time, the situation will be quite different below 32nm, which is a technology node that Spansion may never reach, if it continues to hemorrhage cash as it is. Below 32nm, the issues surrounding FLASH will require an architectural change in order to scale products to the 22nm node and below. Phase change memory is a leading contender to replace the traditional double poly FLASH cell. Samsung, Hynix, and Numonyx are actively pursuing this technology. Mr. Cambou's company is behind the curve, as a failure to plan for the future in high tech is a plan for failure.
Seagate Needs To Move Or Loose
June 23, 2008
Will Seagate buy Intel's stake in NAND JV? | www.eetimes.com
SSD's will replace HDD's in Notebooks and Blade servers within the next five years. Anybody who wants to participate in this market needs access to competitive NAND flash products and have stability of supply.
Large Sclae Solar is Nothing New
June 13, 2008
Calif. solar power test begins — in Israeli desert | www.msnbc.msn.com
Large scale solar energy plants are not new, but can be useful if fossil fuels maintain high prices. They can help put a cap on high energy costs, but since they are large-scale projects they take years to install. The impact of these on photovoltaics should be minimal.
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