July 2009
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New phone manufacturers
I was checking out Google moderator the other day ,when I came across this interesting answer from computer science legend/father of UNIX Ken Thompson to a question on Androids future comptetiveness in the mobile space…
Someone asked:
“Android, will it be able to compete with Apple or Symbian.How long it has to go?”
Ken Thompson answered with:
“Eventually all smart...
June 2009
6 posts
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How does the current economy influence smartphone...
The economy. It’s a topic on everyones mind these days and very much a primary factor in whats taking place at the consumer level with smartphones. All the news we read about the latest phones dropping are a direct result of this and the degree that we are all affected by the economy heavily influences our choices in mobile communication. If you’re reading this, chances are you...
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Intel x Nokia
Didn’t see this one coming. But then again, Intel the world’s biggest chipslinger was always looking to make a major push into the mobile arena. In a press release titled “Intel and Nokia Announce Strategic Relationship to Shape the Next Era of Mobile Computing Innovation” (read it here), Intel outlines their plans to move forward with Nokia to work on the future of...
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Mobile social media / Augmented reality
I normally try to avoid the phrase “social media” but since thats what is used to describe the current crop of popular web apps, I’ll make an exception and use it in the title of this post. This article @computerworld describes the concept of “SoMo” or rather “Social Mobile Media”. Social mobile media encompasses funtionality that web apps such as...
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IBM stepping in the mobile game
IBM recently announced a $100 million investment pool devoted to mobile phone research. With this large investment sum, IBM hopes to become more involved in the future of smartphone technology. I wouldn’t expect to see IBM phones or anything, but a lot of the innovations that IBM will develop will definitely be folded into future smartphones. In particular, IBM is aiming to improve user...
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Nokia Siemens buying pieces of Nortel
Nokia Siemens the telecom equivalent of ultrazord is looking to gain traction in the North American market. Nortel, a company that has been taking massive hits in the current economy needed to make something happen in order to stay in existence and has sold its LTE and CDMA assets to Nokia Siemens Networks. All things considered, this was a good move on both companies parts as Nortel was...
What is mobileism???
Hi everyone and welcome to mobileism. At this point you may be wondering what this blog is all about. I’ll try to answer that question in two ways.
In a sentence: Mobileism seeks to provide insights and perspectives on smartphones, smartphone technology, and track the mobile industry’s influence on all of this.
In a paragraph: Advanced mobile phones (smartphones) are positioned to...