Monthly Archives: October 2011

Trick or Treat?

This is indeed scary… as the Orwellian notion of Big Brother watching (eavesdropping in this instance) via the Metropolitan Police (in Britain) employing a seriously high-tech (007-ish) surveillance system that can masquerade as a mobile phone network smacks of nothing … Continue reading

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‘Slow’ 33% Growth

It seems a bit odd (okay, surreal) that a 33% increase in the number of smartphone handsets shipped in Q3 is considered a ‘slow-down.’ Granted, the market is not as hot as it was / has been during the past … Continue reading

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Singapore Sling.

If the fact that Singapore sold-out all of their initially available iPhone 4S models (within minutes of being put on-sale) becomes a global-trend (for the second wave of this product’s release-cycle) Samsung’s report of ‘shipping’ more handsets than their rival … Continue reading

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Sam-strong?

Congrats (perhaps) are in order as SK’s flagship electronics maker passed Apple (this past quarter) within the Smartphone (sales) space for units shipped – not sold as the firm does not release that figure (which is an important distinction). Whether … Continue reading

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Back Where We Started…

Africa: whilst overlooked in far too many respects holds tremendous promise in potential within the Smartphone space (and, as yet still, untapped markets) in a manner of speaking that could ultimately make the PC Revolution pale in comparison. (Source) Star … Continue reading

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All In?!

Microsoft & Nokia’s foray into producing a (viable) smartphone debuted commercially yesterday in the EU with Asia up-next (America is slated for 2012) to a fairly positive review… A positive review is all fine and well but that / this … Continue reading

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Logging Off.

John McCarthy another important individual of the pioneering generation of computing experts died… (although most people in all probability haven’t heard of him… your ability to utilize the Internet is part of the legacy he’s left behind)… (Source) NY Times: … Continue reading

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The 4 P’s.

Price: long viewed as the bane of Apple’s products (e.g., the company charges too much in comparison to the WinTel platform, etc., etc.) Yet; those days seem to be winding down as the latest iPhone 4S (16GB model) is / … Continue reading

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The Big Payback.

In light of the enclosed report that just over 1/2 of all Android-based handsets involve paying a licensing fee back to Microsoft… it almost makes one wonder why Redmond is attempting to become more than just an also-ran (at best) … Continue reading

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Tablet Talk.

In light of the enclosed report regarding Apple’s Tablet dominance slipping, the following points are worth noting: 1) With Amazon’s Kindle (obviously) geared towards the mass-market they face the challenge of DRM outside of America (in other words, their strongest … Continue reading

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