GLG News by Smart Phone Software Experts (North America)

The next evolution in search engines, such as Yahoo's Panama search advertising system, will probably not yet fully achieve "behavioral targeting", serving up web advertisements to viewers most likely to respond to them.  That science is still too immature.The next evolution in search...

- The Curve represents another step toward mobile consumers (from RIM’s traditional enterprise customer base)   - RIM will continue to make marginal changes while still leveraging its core email strength as it targets consumers   - In doing so RIM will increase its potential...

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all trained their sights on cellphones, which they see as the next great battleground in the Internet search wars.Search services that pinpoint a phone’s location using the Global Positioning System or that accept voice commands are coming out of the labs.

Google's growing interest in the wireless industry and the rising stakes in the battle for a crucial chunk of airwaves.Goggle is working with EarthLink to provide a free Wi-Fi wireless broadband network in San Francisco. Google is going to spread its mobile search application far...

· Palm was an innovator in the PDA and smartphone markets · Competition from RIM and newcomers has displaced Palm from a leadership position · Palm needs to improve its product portfolio to return to its successful ways

 · The Apple iPhone, even with limited marketing, is gaining exposure · AT&T / Cingular and Apple will pour significant resources into the iPhone launch · AT&T / Cingular might benefit from the increased exposure beyond its iPhone sales as customers may opt to purchase...

 · Several attempts at operator-branded handsets have made, each with limited success · The Top-5 mobile phone manufacturers are tough to beat - they produce 80% of the mobile phones worldwide and have significant design resources and brand loyalty

Tech spending for enterprise hardware and software remains very soft and doesn't yet appear to be improvingOracle has blamed the lower-than-expected results on a slowdown in AsiaThe company's sales in Asia fell 22 percent year over year, compared to 20 percent in the Americas.

Google announced that it would pay 3.1 billion for the ad outfit DoubleClick.This is less of a function of the value but more about what it can provide Google (and what is could have done for Microsoft).DoubleClick has something that Google doesn't have; a vibrant advertising business for banners/display...

· The kid’s phone market is a tough business · Kids aspire to be older yet have specific needs and limitations · Because of the small kids-phone market size, devices are often limited in variety and appeal