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Wireless researchers keep getting the voice to data point wrong, and they shouldn't still be making this mistake.  Consumers aren't using data because they have been given poor devices with poor interfaces, not because they wouldn't use the Internet or other data if the device was better. ...

The delay in Sprint's Xohm initiative is absolutely telling, telling that there are many problems with WiMax.  The truth is that the U.S. needs faster broadband speeds to compete with Japan and Europe, but I'm not sure if Sprint has the answer.  This article discusses some of the major problems,...

Comscore's absurd data caused a seismic roar in the media world, but it turned out that the data was awry, as it is unfortunately with all analytic firms.  Google's growth is relentless, as is the growth of all online.  This article looks at a few of the ways other companies can compete with...

The U.S. has been drifting farther and farther behind Asia and Europe in broadband speed, and failure to innovate has been the punishment.  AT&T may have spent too much on their CapEx to make further investments, but that doesn't mean that consumers aren't ready and longing for the broadband...

Simply put, Focus Wireless collects mobile subscriber numbers and private information through legal or illegal means, processes the subscriber data into categories such as business owner, car owners, bank VIPs, etc...  Focus Wireless then tries to target the mobile subscribers with targeted advertisements...

Yahoo is doing whatever they can to avoid a Microsoft takeover, but it is becoming obvious that they will have no choice but to fall prey to the Seattle giant, in large part because their other suitors - News Corp, Google, and AOL - could never exude the leverage that Microsoft could.  In truth,...

Since the beginning of 2007 to February of 2008, Oracle has acquired 40 different software companies.  These companies include both large and smaller players, with the most recent, BEA, representing the largest acquisition in Oracle’s history at $8.5bn (US) dollars.  Their acquisition strategy...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disorder in which the immune system starts attacking the body’s joints leading to joint damage, pain, stiffness, swelling, and limitation in motion and function of the affected joints.  Not only can this disease be painful and sometimes crippling to those...

The RIM versus Apple battle is the current smartphone battlefield (unless Nokia can enter the fray), with Microsoft and Palm bowing out due to an inability to innovate and deliver products that capitalize on the shifting pro-sumer or business / consumer market.  Now that Apple is making a move...

Microsoft is in the middle of a tremendous browser battle.  Their share has been eroding, and the web masses are getting restless.  Internet Explorer 8 is an attempt to fight back Firefox and Safari, but it also appears to be a change in approach for Microsoft.