Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

NFC (Now for a Change)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by John

PayPal’s mobile-to-mobile, ‘tap-to-pay’ debut just might go a long way towards breathing life into NFC; and, the American market for mobile banking / purchases / financial services, etc. (which at this juncture) is woefully behind Asia; the EU (and, belief … Continue reading →

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Magical Musical Motion.

Posted on July 12, 2011 by John

Making their debut at the TED Global Technology Conference; Imogen Heap show-pieced a pair of musical gloves (that were designed for her) allowing her to have greater control of her music / performance. Obviously; these have the potential of being … Continue reading →

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A (Pending) Seismic Shift.

Posted on July 11, 2011 by John

With the sale of Nortel’s trove of patents being approved (in both America and Canada) the fallout from this might be a major shift in the mobile landscape (in particular with Redmond’s insistence that royalties be paid for the licensing … Continue reading →

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And They’re Off!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by John

In less than a year’s time; mobile trading has really taken off in India. Couple this with roughly 700 million end-users who are pushing the envelop regarding the nation’s expanding Middle Class; access to the ‘net on a handset; mobile … Continue reading →

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When Dinosaurs Rule…

Posted on July 9, 2011 by John

Take a long-standing business (model) add an overdue, way past their prime expiration date… mix liberally with ‘histories greatest miss’ in going after Napster within the Recording Industry itself (sans the ‘visionary’ who decided not to sign The Beatles)… versus embracing … Continue reading →

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The End of an Error?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by John

Marking 30 years of triumph; tragedy; exploration and a waning public interest; America’s last Space Shuttle flight successfully blasted off today (for the final time). From the Guardian: http://goo.gl/I07Cx

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The 2% Solution.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by John

Given that it took roughly 20 years to hit the first 1 billion subscribers; and, it’s projected that it will only be 15 months to reach the next 1 billion (which is estimated to be more than 6 billion total)… … Continue reading →

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Numbers Don’t Lie, Right?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by John

The enclosed report obviously doesn’t bode well for Microsoft; RIM (and Motorola… which has been an also-ran for quite some time now) as the first two firms have seen their market share slip. Towards that end; for those who actually … Continue reading →

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Tablet-enabled.

Posted on July 4, 2011 by John

The S. Korean government has launched an initiative to replace schoolbooks with (computer) tablets by 2015 – which by extension will be a major win for Samsung (as in all probability they’ll be the default provider of said devices). From … Continue reading →

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Going Cashless.

Posted on July 3, 2011 by John

Nigeria (among a number of other nations in Africa) has the potential to become a cashless society due to the mass-adoption of mobile banking therein. That said; it’ll be interesting to see how this country continues to challenge themselves (as … Continue reading →

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