September 25, 2007
Google at $600 a share? Yes: here’s why | mediabiz.blogs.cnnmoney.com
Google are more than about search, that much has been clear for a while. But Google are more than applications.
BOM and Cost of Typical Cell Phone
September 20, 2007
Apple Sets iPhone Price at $399 for this Holiday Season | www.apple.com
BOM and Cost of Typical Cell Phone Bill Of Materials (BOM) for cell phone is constantly falling. This is especially true for gsm/gprs/edge phones built in high volumes. I summarize the BOM cost of typical and mature phone based on Nokia 7820. Nokia 7820 is the mid/high end phone that has been introduced about a year ago. The BOM and price has already considerably fallen down. The phone is comparable to iPhone by Apple. 1. Samsung stacked memory is $2.00 to $3.00 2. TI OMAP – VOX $6 to $12. 3. Infineon Low Noise Amplifier-$0.15 4. RFMD GaAs Power Amplifier-$1 5. National Semi regulator-$0.35 6. The camera module $3 7. GSM transceiver $2 8. Analog ASIC $3 9. Bluetooth -$2. STM 10. Philips FM radio -$1 11. National Semi LED charge pump $0.5 12. SRAM-$1 Total IC BOM $20 to $26. Additional parts $24.
Mobile Advertising - Coming Soon but Far From Ready
September 17, 2007
Blyk to launch in UK in September | www.telecompaper.com
Mobile advertising is coming. Implementation will determine how successful this new revenue generator will be.
Palm Foleo - Recognizing a Mistake and Correcting It
September 11, 2007
A Message to Palm Customers, Partners and Developers | blog.palm.com
1) Palm’s Foleo was an ill-fated and short-lived project 2) Palm made the right decision by cancelling the Foleo and should instead focus on its core smartphone product line
Apple Update – iPod Humming and iPhone Under Pricing Pressure
September 6, 2007
Apple's Fall Updates: New iPods and More | tech.yahoo.com
1) iPod innovation continues 2) iPhone is facing pressure in a competitive mobile market
The iPhone Cat and Mouse Game Continues
August 27, 2007
Teen untethers iPhone from AT&T | alwayson.goingon.com
Cracking and unlocking phones is a continual activity in the mobile world. The latest revelation of a successful iPhone unlocking is unlikely to affect Apple or AT&T.
Apple Versus the Music Industry
August 23, 2007
Wal-Mart Deals Body Blow to DRM | www.ecommercetimes.com
Apple has a leadership position in digital music distribution but is not making friends in the industry. This will likely come to a head as the music labels are trying to reverse their declining sales trend.
August 15, 2007
Mom, Let's Talk | www.businessweek.com
It seems inevitable - mobile phones will be in the hands of nearly everyone who can hold one and talk.
Mobile Handsets - A Continuing Evolution
August 7, 2007
Nokia maintains top spot in mobile phone market | www.infoworld.com
1) The mobile handset industry, now a 1.1 billion unit annual market, is continually evoloving, 2) Apple’s iPhone has raised the bar for the smartphone segment and its influences will be seen in forthcoming products
DRM before we had digital and the spector of regulation
August 1, 2007
Welcome to BBC iPlayer Beta | www.bbc.co.uk
The problem is one of market regulation in the UK, BBC has a track record of innovating before the competition because it has a public broadcast remit. The Internet activities of the BBC have been cut back because Government and Competitors have complained that it has abused it position and stifled innovation. Having to work in the regulated market the BBC has had to launch the service slowly, hence the fact that at present they are using a form of windows media player to show MP4 content. The vast majority o the archieve of the BBC does not have rights to broadcast on demand. Old shows were made before DRM was an issue. Newer shows are made by independents who did not give the BBC rights for anything other than broadcast.
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