February 16, 2010 – 7:09 pm
In 2010, all signs point to record numbers of consumers using mobile devices, from smartphones to e-readers. With Apple’s release of the iPad, it is clear that the applicability of the mobile device is going to continue to cross boundaries between personal and professional use, from email to video viewing and beyond.
CNET reported last week [...]
According to a recent FierceBroadbandWireless article by Lynette Luna, AT&T and other wireless service providers aren’t ready for “the onslaught of data traffic coming from smartphones, and that the deluge is beginning to clog their networks.”
This isn’t a huge surprise to me. Legacy networks were never built with the intention of hauling massive amounts of [...]
February 6, 2009 – 4:23 pm
Late last week, the Wall Street Journal’s Justin Scheck and Yukari Iwatani Kane reported that computer giant, Dell, is the next company to enter the increasingly crowded smartphone space. Since then, reporters across the wireless industry have been debating if this is a prudent move on Dell’s part and what a Dell smartphone might be [...]
November 24, 2008 – 10:26 am
Last year, the iPhone debuted to long lines and tons of hype. Users were drawn to the multi-touch screen and the seamless integration of Apple’s applications. For the most part it has lived up to the hype and has also spawned countless attempts to mimic its success, some of which are really cool.
In [...]