BlackBerry Overhaul Delivers in 2013: Collapse or Comeback?

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By Mike Anderson RIM, now BlackBerry, has taken a beating that has done nothing but worsen since the introduction of Apple’s iPhone in 2007. It’s response in 2012 has resulted in nothing short of a massive overhaul, from management to cost structure to product strategy. BlackBerry has created of a new strategy with a new [...]

Mobile Ecosystem 2013: Change and Big Questions

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By Mike Anderson The Mobile Ecosystem conflict in 2013 will be characterized by a tumultuous and exciting year. Significant changes are under way as the mobile ecosystem players must confront growing pressures and big questions regarding their future. Apple, Microsoft, Google, RIM and Samsung each face a big question as the year unfolds. Can Apple maintain its [...]

AirWatch Brings BYOD Support to OS X

AirWatch Brings BYOD Support to OS X To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Mike Anderson Topic: Mobile Issues: What are the best practices for harnessing the power of mobile computing? What are the trends impacting mobile computing? Summary: AirWatch announced support for Mac desktop and laptop devices in its mobile management suite. Support [...]

Mobile Ecosystem Wars About to Claim More Casualties

By Mike Anderson Mobile Ecosystem There is a war taking place in mobile and the battle ground is the Mobile Ecosystem. Mobile ecosystems are the key to success in mobile. Devices grab the headlines, as Microsoft did this week with Surface and like Apple did in March with the 3rd generation iPad. Behind the tablets and [...]

Box OneCloud will Challenge Google and Microsoft

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Content Management, Mobile Issue:  What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? How will enterprises leverage mobile ecosystems to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: On March 28th, Box announced OneCloud for iOS, along with a new Apps Marketplace that it integrates [...]

iPad 3 versus Windows 8: Speed and Agility

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By  Jim Lundy  iPad 3 Frenzy The announcement of the iPad 3 is only six days away and at the same time, we are now officially in the era of the Windows 8 Preview. Both the iPad 3 and Windows 8 are very popular search terms as the Google trends graphic shows.  The iPad 3 [...]

Telligent Buys Leverage To Speed Its Cloud And Mobile Future

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Mike Anderson Topics: Social Software Issue:  How will Social Software technologies evolve?  Summary: Telligent acquired Leverage Software, and has accelerated the needed cloud and mobile efforts for its social software products. Event: Telligent announced on December 19th that it has acquired competing social software company Leverage [...]

HP Committed to Tablets, Not So Much to webOS

  To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Mike Anderson Topics: Mobile Issue: What are the trends impacting mobile computing? Summary: In just under four months since HP’s announced discontinuation of the TouchPad tablet, HP has decided to open source webOS. Event: On December 9th, HP announced that it would contribute its [...]

The Tablet Era is Here

By Jim Lundy I’ve been covering Tablets since before the iPad came out. In fact,  I wrote about future eBooks and Digital Paper way back in 2000, seven years before they actually appeared.  When it launched last year (note, the iPad has been on the market for just over 19 months), the iPad was met with surprise [...]

Nokia and Microsoft: Partnership Bears First Fruit in Mobile Ecosystem Battle

  To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Mike Anderson Topics: Mobile Issue: What are the trends impacting mobile computing? Summary: On October 26th at its Nokia World 2011 event in London, Nokia announced the Lumia 800 and 710, its first smartphones based on Windows Phone 7. Event: Nokia announced the Lumia [...]