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Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World
Apple vs. Microsoft: Personal Assistant Spotlight.
Redmond would in all probability benefit more from focusing on the (actual) functionality of their Smartphone technology versus the marketing-hype as proven – once-again – by this ‘head-to-head’ (no pun intended) competition with Apple… (Source) CNN Money: http://goo.gl/j0g0Z
‘Bleak’ Friday?
AT&T and T-Mobile seem headed for a break-up (before they officially united) which (will) hopefully demonstrate two points: 1) that the DOJ / FCC, etc. are actually working on behalf of consumers; 2) said beneficiaries will actually have better choices … Continue reading
Holiday Well-wishes!
With Thanksgiving marking the ‘official’ kick off of the (2011) holiday season… the potential / prospect of retailers offering a discount bonanza could bode well on two accounts: 1) (obviously) for consumers; 2) for retailers themselves. Let the frenzy begin…
A Little Slow.
Perhaps better late then never; yet, the FCC’s announcement that they’re going to review the proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger smacks of political-grandstanding more than actually looking out for the best interests of American consumers… (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/eFOK2
Buffy the Smartphone Slayer?!
Facebook’s long-rumored Smartphone is supposedly due in 12-18 months with HTC as the maker of said model (code-named, Buffy). Simply put: while the opportunity for the firm is certainly there (considering that Facebook is accessed regularly by roughly 350 million … Continue reading
Redmond’s About Face!
After initially criticizing the unauthorized use of, etc., Microsoft has completely reversed themselves (the firm actually went so far as threatening legal action against the earliest hackers who altered Kinect) by now offering to incubate said medium’s ideas (that are … Continue reading
Just What Consumers Need!?
A smartphone by Amazon; yes, that’s right… rumor has it that they’ll launch one in Q4 of 2012. Granted, that’s an eternity in today’s tech-time-frame. However, if they can successfully pull this off and compete with a handset it should … Continue reading
Go East Young Man.
As NFC continues to gain traction throughout the world a few points are worth noting: 1) Nokia is pushing this technology in India whereas in the low-mid-end handset market they still dominant (aside from the simple reality that there’s still a … Continue reading
All Mixed Up…
The preliminary reviews are coming in mixed on the (Amazon) Kindle Fire (which shouldn’t be any real surprise given the comparison with the iPad). Independent of whether or not it is ultimately a ‘me-too’ play the ultimate test will be … Continue reading
Going Through Some Changes.
Given the continued growth / adoption-rates; awareness and resulting demand for tablet-computing there’s an upward trend of longer on-line video viewing via the aforementioned medium vs. on a desktop and/or smartphone (which makes sense given the devices portability; screen resolution; … Continue reading