Sales numbers for Amazon’s Kindle are difficult to pin down, but the device appears to be catching on virally, aided by dedicated marketing on the part of Amazon. Wider acceptance of the Kindle among users could produce a win for the device’s embryonic business model, which could ultimately apply to a multitude of wirelessly enabled consumer-electronics devices.
For those in the US who oppose early-termination fees, I have two words: iPhone 2.0.
The meaning of “open” is in the eye of the beholder. Clearly the mobile communications industry is opening up to new ideas, business models, device concepts and the like, but is it becoming truly open? With so many competing commercial interests, not to mention legal and regulatory issues, efforts to really change the business face numerous hurdles.
Will the sophomore version of Apple’s iPhone turn around softening demand for the iconic device?
It was easy to predict the technology and business paths that would be taken by several winners of the US 700MHz auction, but silence from some means that major surprises may yet be in store.
Auction 73 wrapped up on March 18 grossing $19.1 billion and garnering winning bids from 101 bidders.
Not even Telus knows for sure…
Rumors have been circulating for months that Canadian iDEN and CDMA network operator Telus is pondering the buildout of an overlay GSM network as well as a migration to LTE. It’s clear that the operator is giving the idea some thought, but no decisions have yet been made.
A step in the right direction but does it go far enough?
Sharing an allowance among family members is one ...
I agree with Dan about this being a excellent read, and that QNX is not well known but sooner or ...
Excellent read with some actual facts compared to the hack journalist/bloggers on the interest. Many don't understand what QNX ...
The main issue with Telenor is that whether they made underhand payments to ge the licenses. If they did, then ...
Over The Top providers have become the staple wildcard in almost any sector set on a collision path with mobile. By and large they are very good at what they do: connecting a user with their chosen content or service by whatever means available.
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