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Fixing Motorola's mess: kick that smartphone strategy into high gear

Fixing Motorola's mess: kick that smartphone strategy into high gearNothing really new with Moto...I gotta wonder if Motorola's afraid of success. Or something. Back in November 2005, they released the Motorola A1200 Ming - a very cool touch screen phone in ASIA only. However, the cool factor of that phone...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Handhelds, phone, Motorola A1200, smart phone, Moto, smartphone strategy, Motorola Inc., high gear, Apple iPhone, strategy

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

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Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Time to let it goThe erosion has started, it cannot be stopped and the longer you try to hold on to something that fleecing away the more you lose.Game over.Android wins.:)Blown OpportunitiesThis reminds me of MS failing to see the internet coming and allowing Netscape to dominate the market. They...

Tags: Operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, phone, Windows Monopoly

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Well, this is exactly what MS wanted to do with Win Mobile - that fizzled.I think that was mostly due to that fact that Win Mobile was is so bad.But, Android is the real thing, and is a great OS, to the point that nobody is even talking about Win...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Operating systems, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Win Mobile, mobile, operating system, manufacturer

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile

As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Internet, smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

DROID aims to make Apple iAnnoyed

As Wuher the scowling bartender said in Star Wars, AT&T Wireless and Apple doesn't "serve their kind in here", but the DROIDs are coming, like it or not. Verizon recently launched its DROID Does web and TV campaign which is a preview of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-18

Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T news

Last week, just the mention of VoIP over a smartphone was something that raised some eyebrows, given the controversy over Apple's rejection-that-wasn't-really-a-rejection of the Google Voice app for the iPhone. This week, at the CTIA conference in San Diego, word about AT&T's announcement yesterday that it is...

Tags: VoIP Service, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Web Browser, App, Web Browsers, Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, VOIP, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Dear Palm: Make you own sync software

On Saturday Palm rebuffed the USB Implementers Forum's (USB-IF) recommendation and released WebOS 1.2.1 which restores syncing between the Pre smartphone and iTunes 9. This whack-a-mole measure/countermeasure between Palm and Apple is a farce that needs to end. Craig Hunter (via...

Tags: Software, Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, USB, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Google and Adobe join forces on Open Screen Project

No one wants to install the Flash plugin?You mean the 100 people who won't already have it installed by default on their new PC?-MRE: Google and Adobe join forces on Open Screen ProjectIs Google going to take control of everything you watch like they tried to do in Chrome?No the...

Tags: Channel management, Web browsers, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., web tool, WebKit, Microsoft Corp., Web

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Report: Verizon says no to Palm Pre

If a report on TheStreet.com is to believed, things just took a turn for the worst for Palm. TheStreet, citing "people close to the discussions," is reporting that Verizon has had a change of heart about carrying the Palm Pre, a smartphone that was scheduled to arrive...

Tags: Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market?

When Palm announced a new mobile operating system - WebOS - and plans for the first smartphone built on it - the Pre - at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January, the company became the darling of the industry. Here, after all, was the company whose name was once...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing Research, Branding, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Palm: 823,000 smartphone units shipped; Outlook lumpy

Palm's first quarter had multiple moving parts. The company shipped 823,000 smartphones, announced plans to raise capital, beat estimates, delivered a mixed outlook and said the company's fortunes will be tied to product launches. Got all that? The big question, however, remains. Can the...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Quarter, Palm Pre, GAAP, Smart Phones, Operational Accounting, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Financial Accounting, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Bing usage jumps 22 percent, now at 10 percent share

Gains are only in the US marketBing is still an insignificant player on the global scene. And if that weren't enough, Google's destined to dominate smartphone Internet searches as well. So, how much did MicroHoo Search Drop ???Article would have been better if it showed MoM market share change.RE: Bing...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

News to know: Kanye West; Bing Visual Search; Quicken-Mint; Sprint; 802.11n, Intel

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Oliver Marks: Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full...

Tags: Larry Dignan, IEEE 802.11n, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Verizon enters mobile management services; enough to take it beyond early adopters?

Verizon will announce its entry into a new market today, offering a full suite of services designed to help business customers analyze usage, manage devices, maintain security and more through a suite of software tools. Deja Vu. Just yesterday, I posted about Zenprise, a...

Tags: Mobile, Information Technology, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobility, IT Organization, Wireless And Mobility, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-09

News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Sony, Nokia plan premium netbooks

One way to wean customers off of cheap netbooks is to offer a better alternative. Many computer makers are now offering ULV-based laptops. Another is to raise the price of netbooks. Both Sony and Nokia are planning to give this strategy a go. I've written about this before, and it...

Tags: IBM xSeries, Sony Corp., Nokia Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Atom, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Review: How the iPhone 3GS stacks up as a corporate device

Iphone is Insecure!While the article does a good job identifying the superficial pros and cons of the iPhone, it completely ignores the fact that information on the device is totally insecure. See, e.g., Bypassing Passcode and Backup Encryption: and do a quick Google search for iPhone Security for scads more...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Part-of IT, Apple iPhone, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Liveblog: Sony announces $399 7" Wi-Fi 3G e-book Reader; will it kill the Kindle?

Goodnight KindleWitch cheaper competition Amazon is finished. I'm surprised that it was Sony who stepped up.The game is getting interestingThough I am pretty sure it's a few years or decades too early to be declaring anything a "Kindle killer" or a "Sony killer". Basically the market is still very...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Wi-Fi, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., game

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Forget 99 cent smartphone apps, let's be fair to developers too

I wrote about the BlackBerry App World minimum pricing plan back in March as RIM stated the minimum cost for a priced, not free, application would be $2.99. As I said then and still say today, 99 cent apps don't give most developers what they deserve for creating the application...

Tags: Developer, Smart Phone, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-20

iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'

Well......Beings I don't tie my confidence to a phone or computer I could give two sh1ts about what anyone thinks. Frankly the Samsung Omnia has been an excellent phone and I have no problem letting anyone and everyone see me use it. Plus Windows Mobile is in alot of...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-20