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Category Archives: Insights
Netbook or notebook? No answer because it's the wrong question
Market segmentation by demography, by population, by purchasing power, by usage, by geography – marketers have used all these to plot product targeting. But segmentation by product features alone? That is what several well-regarded bloggers were doing when the Sony … Continue reading
The real problem behind Microsoft's layoffs
Microsoft will lay off 5000 staff over the next 18 months. This is partly due to an 8% decline in client revenue attributed to “continued shift to lower priced netbooks”. Netbook sales have been robust. Buyers prefer Windows XP over … Continue reading
The combination that makes iPhone so compelling
iPhone is revolutionary not just because of its (multi-touch) touchscreen. There are, after all, other touchscreen phones on the market, and none have achieved iPhone’s popularity. Why? iPhone is revolutionary not because of its Internet browser. Mobile Safari has limitations … Continue reading
Digital Cameras – Losing Focus? (1 of 2)
At an engagement ceremony I attended this October, every one of the guests was a photographer, clicking away at this, that or the other all the time. Not only have you seen this; over the past couple of years you’ve … Continue reading
Opera Mini and S60 Browser – both not quite there yet
On my N82: spent some time with Opera Mini after a while – had been using Nokia’s built-in S60 Browser exclusively over the past few months. Here’s a list of peeves and loves about each browser. Opera Mini Good … Continue reading
Google's Chrome gamble that no one's talking about
Much has been said about Google’s open-source browser strategy after the Chrome release. The consensus seems to be that Google doesn’t want to win any direct “browser wars” (at least, not in the Netscape v/s IE sense), but to raise … Continue reading
Can Nokia take on Blackberry in the Enterprise?
Last week Nokia announced that its Mail for Exchange application would now be available for any Nokia phone that ran the Series60 3rd Edition platform. Immediately, about 80 million users across forty-three S60v3 phones can now integrate into a Microsoft … Continue reading
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Two thoughts on mobile touchscreen interfaces
At the outset, I’d like to clarify I’m no iPhone or Apple zealot. My interest in mobile touchscreen interfaces has been piqued by my recent purchase of an iPod Touch. I was playing around with a colleague’s HTC Touch Cruise … Continue reading
The Kindle presents an Amazon Associates opportunity
Arrington on Techcrunch talks about the possibility of Amazon licensing its Kindle ebook reader hardware specs and trademark to third-party manufacturers: …a licensing program that gave hardware manufacturers the ability to build Kindle clones, along with an incentive to sell … Continue reading
Phone, meet IM
Being able to choose to be contacted by either voice, IM or SMS is an extremely attractive proposition. Using all three from the same device, though, is the holy grail of unified communication. With VoIP, smartphones and IM, we might … Continue reading