The Weird Side of Mobile World Congress
I never cease to be amazed by the extraordinary things you come across at trade shows. Although it’s only day two of Mobile World Congress and I’ve not had a…
Don’t Turn Your Back on a Puma
Today at Mobile World Congress, Sagem Wireless unveiled its Puma phone, the first results of a licensing deal announced in October last year. When talking about the launch with colleagues…
Demons over the Decades
I recently attended a very interesting debate about whether Google or Rupert Murdoch had more influence in the UK today. Speakers also considered who would have more influence in ten…
Searching the Clouds for Value
The hype about cloud computing services continues relentlessly. Not only could IT architectures revert back to more-centralised systems, but completely new business models may emerge to disrupt the market. Yet…
Tieto Diversifies as More Companies Jump on the App Bandwagon
Just before Christmas we spoke to some of Tieto’s Telecoms and Media group for an update on their mobile strategy. We found them emerging successfully from a transition year. Tieto…
Exercising Limits on Data Traffic
In our predictions for 2010, we suggested that mobile data prices may go up in some markets. We discussed this prediction at length before putting it on our list. Many…
Eight Predictions for 2010
We’ve just put the finishing touches on our predictions for next year. The full set is available to our clients here, but I thought I’d share my favourite eight predictions…
Nokia Takes a Measured Approach to Being Bold
One of the big stories to come out of Nokia’s Capital Markets Day was the revelation that it plans to cut its smartphone portfolio in half (see CCS Hotline about…
Has Apple Lost Its Shine?
I was talking to a friend of mine last week — a software developer — who’s been a committed iPhone user. Although he isn’t a Mac or iPhone developer, he’s…
The Lefts and Rights of Phone Controls
It’s interesting to see that while the touch screen interface has become increasingly popular, many mobile phones still offer a separate control pad for manoeuvring the cursor. Usually this control…