HTC Declares War On Nokia
HTC put Nokia on notice with its announcement of two new smartphones running Windows Phone 8 today at an event in New York City. HTC is…
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Wed, 19 September 2012
Tue, 28 August 2012
Revolutionary Technology & The Transformative Effect On Currency
What's in your wallet? Likely several credit and debits cards, with the ones you use most at the top of the stack. Companies like…
Mon, 20 August 2012
Near Field Communication & The Trough of Disillusionment
New technologies are exciting. Entrepreneurs and innovators scramble to see what they can do with the next big thing and the media proclaims…
Thu, 16 August 2012
Tired of Being Cut Out of Mobile Payments, Major Retailers Strike Back
The ability to pay for real-world items through a smartphone, without cash or cards, is one of the tech industry's most promising…
Tue, 14 August 2012
RIM's Potential Blackberry 10 Licensing Partners: Few & Far Between
Research In Motion has nearly finished developing its BlackBerry 10 operating system. New smartphones from the Canadian manufacturer are…
Fri, 3 August 2012
Patent Trial: Apple Guards its Secrets While Samsung Plays to the Gallery
Lawsuits between multi-billion dollar corporations are dramatic affairs. When the world's top smartphone manufacturers duke it out in court…
Wed, 18 July 2012
Mobile Commerce Advances With Card.io, Jumio and Shopkick Announcements
Developments in mobile commerce are coming so thick and fast that it is hard to keep track of the shifts. Today alone, three companies…
Thu, 12 July 2012
Startup Takes Aim at Credit Card Companies by Eliminating Transaction Fees
One of the basic tenets of the modern financial system is that it takes money to move money. In its most basic form, that means that when…
Fri, 6 July 2012
Where Does Amazon Fit in the Game of Phones?
Amazon may be stepping up its game in the mobile market. According to unnamed sources, Bloomberg reports, the e-commerce giant is…
Wed, 13 June 2012
Apple's '647 Patent: What It Is and Why it's Bad for the Mobile Ecosystem
In the mobile patent wars, the giant of the ecosystem has one big bludgeon it is using to bully everyone else into subservience. It is a…
Thu, 7 June 2012
Apple is Trying its Best to Kill HTC (And Doing a Pretty Good Job)
There is blood in the water, and the big fish are circling to put the struggling, wounded little fish out of its misery. The little fish…
Wed, 30 May 2012
Facebook Can't Have a Phone Until It Becomes an Operating System
One thing to realize about Facebook is that it is a platform. A platform allows developers and companies to build on top of it, build apps…
Mon, 21 May 2012
Disassebling Android Part 2: Potential Disruptors
This is Part Two of a two-part series on Disassembling Android. "Android is open for disruption.” That's what Stewart…
Thu, 17 May 2012
Disassembling Android: Chinks in Google's Mobile Armor
This is Part One of a two-part series on Disassembling Android. Android conquered the world in 2011. Hundreds of thousands of users…
Wed, 25 April 2012
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5 Experts Weigh In on the Future of Mobile Money [Part 2]
What will money look like in 2020 and beyond? Will smartphones, smart cards and digital wallets kill the paper bill? The infrastructure…
Thu, 19 April 2012
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Examining the Future of Mobile Money [Part 1]
To understand the future of money and transactions, one must understand the nature of currency. Foremost, it is not real. A coin, a paper…
Wed, 4 April 2012
Nokia After the Burning Platform
Paralyzing cold stuns the man's senses as soon as his body hits the icy water of the North Atlantic. Gasping for air and struggling to…
Thu, 29 March 2012
In 2011, A Billion Smart Devices and Counting
There are nearly 7 billion people in the world. In 2011, a smart device - be it a tablet, smartphone or a PC - was sold for one out of every…
Sun, 18 March 2012
Uninspired Smartphone Buyer's Guide for the Early Adopter
Every day we are bombarded by news about a new smartphone on the market. It's fast! It has Ice Cream Sandwich! LTE! Yet, for all the new…
Fri, 16 March 2012
PayPal's Astonishing Arrogance
Everybody that follows the payments industry knows that there is a massive albatross that hovers over every innovation that comes to the…
Mon, 5 March 2012
The Potential of Turning Mobile Money Into Mobile Apps
While it might be surprising to some, there are many things that we can learn from Boston-based startup SCVNGR. More appropriately, from its…
Mon, 20 February 2012
Banks the Dumb Pipes of Mobile Payments
The industry movement created of any disruptive technology will create winners and losers. What entities create value out of disruption in…
Thu, 16 February 2012
Spectrum: Sprint Twice to the Altar, Twice Burned
The mating dance of the contemporary mobile carrier in the United States is a fickle and awkward ritual. The carrier has certain ... needs…
Tue, 14 February 2012
The Dangers of Apple & Samsung Dominance
If there were any uncertainty that Google's acquisition of Motorola would be approved by regulatory agencies across the world, one only…
