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War of the Worlds or Perfect Storm
May 5th
I’d like to refer to a couple of articles that help to illustrate that the smart phone wave is more than just a cool new gadget, but the collision of powerful empires.
War of the Worlds: RIM invented the smart phone market, and we’re proud as Canadians that a Canadian company is an innovative leader [...]
Notes on the HP acquisition of PALM
May 4th
The announcement on HP’s purchase of PALM was a surprise. Yet, the PALM purchase makes good sense. Will HP be able to Grow Palm? Will HP Succeed?
Will Palm Slap HP?
May 4th
Kudos to Elevation Partners, the private equity firm who dodged a bullet when they unloaded their 40% share of Palm in HP’s $1.2 billion buyout. This investment was widely expected to go south, so a 5% return over 2 years, a dud by any other standard, is considered quite the save. But will HP be [...]
RIM BlackBerry OS 6.0 too Little, too Late?
May 2nd
RIM presented OS 6.0 at WES 2010. Is RIM’s Blackberry OS 6.0 too little, too late?
Is there peace without a Smart Phone?
Apr 30th
Over the past 2.5 years I have been addicted to my smart phone, not the worlds greatest, I’ve had both HTC Touch and Touch Pro with Windows Mobile 6.0 then 6.1.
Yes, the web browsing was basic, the phone (voice calls) was bearable, but I have really enjoyed the syncing of all my email and most [...]
RIM: A Future Case Study on How to Fail in Product Development
Apr 21st
This is a “future” case study on RIM’s development of a “hybrid” phone that will address the wants of its customers. This case study presupposes the fact that the new phone will be launched next week. In this entry, it will be argued that RIM should not read nor address the wish list of its customers or potential customers.
Microsoft Enterprise Solutions, Sneak Peak of Windows 7 Phone
Apr 19th
Microsoft illustrates its IT solutions in Azure, SharePoint, Visual Studio, and SQL Server. Microsoft’s application development on the Windows 7 Phone was also demoed.
Twitter to sells Ads to pay the Bills
Apr 13th
Twitter began selling a service called Promoted Tweets today. Will it work? Will Twitter be Profitable?
iPad O/S outdated in a day…
Apr 8th
I have an iMac and love it. I have a Win7 notebook and think its great. I’d love a new smart phone and would consider an iPhone. However, I am stumped by how Apple continues to rise above the fray.
Case & Point: Apple releases the iPad to rabid millions with tones [...]
The future of wireless cellular
Apr 7th
At a decidedly lackluster hockey game last night, I had the pleasure of talking to my favorite telecommunications engineers. I won’t mention his name or his organization since it wasn’t an official interview, but I want to pass on some of his ideas that struck home with me on how the wireless industry will change in [...]
Cool Tech, But Never Perfect
Apr 7th
Here’s a question for you – what makes something become “cool tech” in the BlogIdol sense of the word?
Do some or all of these choices fit the model for Cool Tech:
Brand new and pretty ?
Neat functions, even if only games ?
Over-hyped in the press ?
Made by Apple ?
Inexpensive and readily available ?
I’ve been coming to [...]
The Drama of HTML 5 Standards
Apr 1st
Google and Apple are pushing HTML 5 ’standard.’ Where does this leave Adobe?
Ford: Socially Enabled
Mar 30th
Is Facebook a viable channel for advertising and for building customer loyalty? To answer this question, we look to a brief case study on Ford Motor Company.
Situational Blogging
Mar 28th
As important as blogging has become over time, in most cases it is little more than quickly informed opinions or content rehash.
One of the technology enablers however that is slowly changing this is situational blogging. In some ways, Twitter is the epitome of this. Twitter was originally designed around the concept of SMS [...]
I Knew I was out-of-date when…
Mar 24th
Even musicians will feel the sting of technology progress: how iPhone is everywhere.
