http://wirelessinnovator.com/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:02:27 -0400 editor@technologyinnovator.com http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15875&sectionID=7 We must admit that the issue of Apple patents in interface design is rather a vexatious one and it is so because of how patent law tends to work. While... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:52:57 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15874&sectionID=52 There are a couple of deals that have been long announced which when more deeply scrutinized, show the future shape of pay TV in Europe – and it shows that... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:51:27 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15877&sectionID=41 Vodafone is relying on software frameworks that it can define and control, to create its own mobile web platform and fight off the bitpipe role (see separate item). But its... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:55:11 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15876&sectionID=41 It is clear that the defining theme of the mobile industry in 2010 will be the operators’ bid to retain control of the user. Carriers need to be the primary... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:53:56 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15872&sectionID=7 One of the key trends of 2010 will be the embedding of fast wireless in a widening range of devices, beyond smartphones and netbooks/notebooks. These will take on various form... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:43:35 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15788&sectionID=52 After my last post (http://www.technologypundits.com) Jay Livens enters (http://absolutelywindows.com) on the pro side (I missed the memo on double teaming) and argues on 4 points. I’ll quickly summarize all of... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:08:44 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15878&sectionID=8 The recession gave WiMAX an unexpected profile boost last year, as operators got cautious about investing too quickly in unproven LTE and took renewed interest in an alternative OFDMA/IP standard... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:57:02 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15789&sectionID=52 A couple of weeks ago Harry McCracken and I were sharing some analysis on Microsoft’s financial performance which showcased (http://www.businessinsider.com) (you’ll note that out of around $8.5B of operating income... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:13:42 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15879&sectionID=8 However many times we see it happen, it seems the wireless industry cannot wrench itself away from the hype curve. Every new technology is overloaded with promises, and then it... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:58:25 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15902&sectionID=7 Yesterday Apple launched its much anticipated tablet device, the iPad, and with it Steve Jobs proclaimed that Apple was now a mobile device company. Apple hopes to kick-start the market... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:59:36 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15892&sectionID=7 You have to give it to Apple. The company has an uncanny knack for seizing the moment and whipping journalists and consumers into a frenzy. The latest wave comes from... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:22:02 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15880&sectionID=8 There are many benefits to having an all-IP network, and the wireless carriers are finally to reap many of them, as they move to new generation platforms like WiMAX and... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:59:16 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15873&sectionID=52 The US has been a black hole for mobile TV technologies, with failed attempts to bring DVB-H, DVB-SH and Satellite Radio versions of mobile video to consumers there. US chipmaker... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:49:15 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15881&sectionID=8 Traditionally, the hi-tech year kicks off with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) jamboree in Las Vegas in the first week of January. Until recently, this huge event has been merely... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:14 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15888&sectionID=7 The coverage of Google's Nexus One "superphone" — officially unveiled today — was swift and almost universally positive. The HTC-designed device looks beautiful, its functionality sounds fantastic, and by all... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:17:48 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15907&sectionID=41 I love technology. I always have and I imagine I always will. (Unless I turn into some kind of a luddite when I get old or something.) As I’ve fallen... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:34:26 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15903&sectionID=7 The biggest question for me [concerning a Google phone] is the business model.  Google clearly is not going to sell this merely as an unlocked, unsubsidized phone at commensurate high... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:01:45 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15882&sectionID=8 The WiMAX community is ending 2009 in a far better position than many had feared a year ago, and the recent WiMAX Forum Congress Americas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:01:08 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15790&sectionID=7 A lot of discussion is going on today about whether Microsoft should abandon the consumer market (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com) in general and cell phones in particular. The company is clearly not doing... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:17:22 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15908&sectionID=8 Well here we are – WebInno24 is just a few hours away and then that’s if for the year. There have been some pretty good WebInnos this year and I... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:56 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15909&sectionID=8 Conceptually, I am a big fan of Waze – a social application that provides free GPS/directional functionality based on user input and driving patterns/behavior. Lots of the time it works... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:42:34 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15910&sectionID=52 I will be the first to admit that I love books. I grew up in a house and with a father who imparted me with a serious love of books... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:44:29 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15911&sectionID=8 It’s Sunday and I’ve only just registered for Tuesday’s WebInno 23. I was number 952. That’s absolutely crazy. Almost 1000 people. When I went to my first WebInno in July... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:48:57 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15912&sectionID=12 Anyone who knows me even in passing knows I take lots of pictures – and mostly pictures of people’s faces. People that know I have kids often ask me why... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:58:27 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15905&sectionID=41 UK mobile network operators T-Mobile and Orange have announced exclusive negotiations to combine their UK operations into a 50:50 joint venture. Based on December 2008 figures, the combined entity would... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:07:13 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15906&sectionID=7 GPS and WiFi are hot. Ovum’s data (collated from DeviceMine and Ovum research) identified 77 smartphone models released by key manufacturers in the sample period. Of these, 59 handsets had... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:09:08 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15792&sectionID=13 Sometimes you have to feel sorry for Apple's board in that they both need Steve Jobs and he is likely their biggest problem to deal with. It makes the HP... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:23:32 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15793&sectionID=13 Ah Summer when we can kick back, enjoy the sun, and put out thoughts of conflict behind us. Wait a moment, Summer?!? Evidently Microsoft and Apple missed a memo because... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:36:03 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15916&sectionID=52 The other day I was talking with a colleague about a video project we were working on. There’d been some technical discussions previously about equipment and whatnot – but now... Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:22:01 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15794&sectionID=7 I had lunch the other day with one of the top independent folks in PR, a woman by the name of Kimberly Rose, and we were chatting about how the... Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:38:28 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15795&sectionID=13 When vendors expend out of their core areas they often drop into the space occupied by a partner. Right now Oracle is moving into hardware by buying Sun which may... Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:40:28 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15796&sectionID=7 It has been clear for some time that Smartphones and Notebooks were going to give birth to something and while one child has shown up, the other, the Smartbook is... Fri, 22 May 2009 19:42:20 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15797&sectionID=13 Consumer Watchdog just did a lengthy fact check (http://www.consumerwatchdog.org) on Google's claim that they aren't a monopoly and are committed to "Competition and Openness". The non-profit organization takes exception to... Sat, 09 May 2009 20:17:12 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15798&sectionID=13 I used to get a kick out of the Apple vs. PC spots because they both poked fun at problems the PC had and were funny. But increasingly they have... Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:19:17 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15801&sectionID=7 For many of us the Kindle is as, if not more, a part of our lives than the iPod is. I'm one of those folks and my Kindle goes with... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:24:46 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15802&sectionID=13 I think there are two problems with the current stimulus package. The first is that the first draft was intentionally written to upset the Republicans, kind of as a showcase... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:26:29 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15627&sectionID=13 This weekend, we listed several notebook deals, all at the lowest total price we could find. Below are the best ongoing deals, listed in order of... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:11:28 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15626&sectionID=13 In the market for a new smartphone? With their laptop-like features, today's all-in-one models can keep you entertained and connected no matter where you go. From the T-Mobile G1 to... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:09:41 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15672&sectionID=8 This past Friday EE Times reported that WiQuest, a former competitor of Alereon, closed its doors. One question that will surely be asked is “What does this mean for the... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:51 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15630&sectionID=7 After a long wait, Google's Android smartphone is finally here. Manufactured by HTC, the G1 packs a touch screen display, Qwerty keyboard, 3.2-megapixel camera, 3G, and Wi-Fi. But do all... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:15:58 -0500 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15631&sectionID=7 Sony and Amazon are pushing digital books into the mainstream, but despite repeated attempts, eBook readers have remained a luxury rather than a necessity. Below we looked at some of... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:17:08 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15559&sectionID=13 Recently, my spouse purchased an Asus Eee PC™. She bought it so that she could have an inexpensive and lightweight means to get on the Internet and check her Gmail™... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:08:41 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15816&sectionID=13 I just returned from China where Dell walked a large group of us through Dell’s massive move to shift from a US centric world market to a China Centric world... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:57:36 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15817&sectionID=7 I’ve been using the G1 phone for the better part of a week and it’s no iPhone. That isn’t to say the iPhone is better, only that it is different... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:58:48 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15819&sectionID=13 Part of the problem with massive economic problems is they can lead to political grid lock. Whether we are talking a country or a company you put a lot of... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:01:36 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15729&sectionID=45 Acer held a major press conference last week, but you could be forgiven if you didn’t know about it because the event took place in Budapest, Hungary, which isn’t exactly... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:43:33 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15558&sectionID=13 Recently, I saw an article in which a top SONY executive exclaimed that 90 percent of SONY’s products would be networked by 2010. I found these comments interesting for two reasons. First, I naturally thought about the... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:07:23 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15557&sectionID=13 I am not sure why it is, but nearly every time I participate in a press meeting or do a UWB technology interview, I inevitably get asked a question about... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:01:31 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15731&sectionID=12 In the past 18 months, security peripherals vendors have begun to notice a change in buying patterns. Essentially, fingerprint readers, which first came to market as an esoteric way for... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:47:19 -0400 http://wirelessinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15386&sectionID=52 The French regulator has chosen the TV channels for its first DVB-H multiplex, and delayed as it might be, almost a year or so late, and it possibly won’t make... Wed, 28 May 2008 20:35:23 -0400