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304 days ago
Thank you to the many visitors and RSS subscribers to Going Mobile who have made the past year of publishing this newsletter a success. Unfortunately, the current economic crisis that has forced Microsoft to eliminate jobs for the first time in its history has also affected me and forces me to bring the Going Mobile Newsletter to a close. I am currently on a 60-day internal job search that ends March 23. I am also looking outside the company. If you have enjoyed Going Mobile over the past year and have found value in it, please consider whether there is an opening in your company for a strategist/communications manager/product planner that I might be a match for. The Going Mobile blog will remain open and active for a few weeks as I determine whether a future position makes it worthwhile to continue. I appreciate the many comments that I have received on this publication and wish you all well as you follow the news of the mobile communications industry. Nathan ...
311 days ago
Number 50, 19 January 2009 In this issue Mobile browsing the wave of the future An app store like you wanted it? Industry advances and idiocy Masthead Mobile browsing the wave of the future A report titled “Mobile Internet 2010” at ReportLinker projects rapid growth of mobile browsing and projects that the current one billion Internet users around the globe could be dwarfed by the amount of mobile Web surfers in just a few years. Emerging markets will play a key role in the growth of the mobile Web, and integrating location could potentially make it lucrative. In order for that potential to be achieved, the report said carriers need to boost their networks, and handset makers need to do a better job of incorporating Web services into a phone’s user interface. Even with a large 3G footprint, users won’t rapidly use the mobile Web unless there is a clear design that adds value to the customer. It cites the T-Mobile G! and the HTC Touch Pro as examples of UIs that utilize ...
318 days ago
In this issue CES attendance falls but prospects look up Devices at CES Masthead CES attendance falls but prospects look up In spite of the fact that attendance at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year (110k) was down 20% from last year, the mood was generally upbeat and positive. Show sponsor CEA’s lead statisticians, Steve Koenig, director of industry analysis, and Shawn DuBravac, CEA economist, reported that 10% of tech insiders polled said that tightening credit had a severe negative impact on their business while another 37% indicated at least a moderate negative impact. While 2009 will remain a challenging year, with consumer spending in the negative percentile, the second and third quarters will likely see a spending lift driven by government stimuli. And some of the beneficiaries of the lift, DuBravac added, would likely be the following CE growth categories, including: OLED display products (up 149 percent); e-readers (up 110 percent); ...
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