September 8, 2011 1:52 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
content delivery networks,
iPhone,
multi-screen applications,
next-gen content delivery and video,
NSN,
tablets,
VeravueIn video, we’re seeing a bit more focus on the kind of features more likely to be associated with monetized video than passive streaming. Vendors are jumping onto this, not with what we’d like to see (a true, architected, service layer) but at least with silo video offerings. I noted that
September 6, 2011 1:58 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Apple,
cable operators,
iPhone,
quadruple play,
service layer architecture,
tablets,
TV everywhere,
WiFiOne of the more interesting wrinkles in the ongoing tablet wars is a decision by more cable companies to back away from any commitments (on...
August 25, 2011 1:25 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Android,
Apple,
Chrome OS,
cloud ecosystem,
Google,
mobile behavior,
smartphones,
tabletsApple's Steve Jobs has finally decided that his health won’t permit him to head Apple and has passed control to Tom Cook, the Apple COO who has been the administrative head since Jobs...
July 18, 2011 12:03 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Android,
Apple,
Google,
Google+,
iCloud,
smartphones,
tabletsGoogle reported its numbers, and by any measure it had a stellar quarter. Revenues were up 32%, and they beat Street estimates across the...
May 24, 2011 1:06 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Amazon,
e-reader,
Nook,
tabletsAmazon is apparently getting into the tablet business, or so say several sources. My own view is that Amazon is going to compete with the Barnes & Noble Color Nook, a...
May 20, 2011 6:18 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
3G,
4G,
collaboration,
e-reader,
Nielson,
tablet devices,
tablets,
UC,
UCC,
WiFiSome data from Nielson suggests that tablet users are perhaps more focused on social media than on streaming video. The data shows that while e-readers outnumber tablets by an enormous margin, people are relatively unlikely to be e-reading while watching TV, but are rather likely (presuming they...
May 18, 2011 10:41 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Android,
Android OS,
Apple,
appliance,
appliances,
embedded control,
embedded control device,
embedded system,
Intel,
iPad,
iPad 2,
iPads,
Microsoft,
Phone 7,
smartphone,
smartphones,
tablet devices,
tablets,
Windows Phone 7,
WintelIntel has embarked on what might be the biggest battle of its corporate life—the battle to become relevant in the embedded system and appliance space.
While Intel has a license to produce ARM chips, it realizes...
May 3, 2011 12:53 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
data center,
Google Docs,
Linux,
Microsoft,
Office,
tabletsMicrosoft reported its numbers, and the results are interesting for what they say about the computer market overall. The entertainment side was very strong, thanks to
May 3, 2011 12:51 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Apple,
BlackBerry,
iPad,
iPhone,
RIM,
smartphones,
tabletsRIM's earnings statement speaks volumes. It’s not a surprise that RIM disappointed; it has been forced to accept much lower margins and has lost market share to every smartphone option out there.
This is a classic story of how not being innovative will hurt you, perhaps fatally. The...
