In The Shadows Of Iraq: Qubad Talabani (Part 5)

Continuing on the same theme, I now delve more into the entrepreneurial / venture capital opportunities. This region is actively looking for external investments, and simply because of the vast natural resources there, they are very likely to receive investments in the energy industry. I have also noticed over time that entrepreneurial spirit exists is

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iPhone: Countdown

Just 2 weeks left for the release of the iPhone. We have analyzed the eco-system in a fair bit of detail thus far. Today, I read a great review by an Australian of Nokia’s competing product, N95 which is not “a mere cell phone but a true multitasking, handheld, Internet connected multimedia computer that does

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iPhone and the Future of Microsoft

This is a very strange perspective, but I think in the mobile world, the iPhone is actually driving the market towards Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS, and away from the current OS leader Symbian. Let’s go through the logic step by step.

iPhone and the Future of Marvell

“Apple plans to sell its iPhone through an exclusive marketing agreement with AT&T’s Cingular Wireless unit. While Cingular’s data network is woefully slow, the Wi-Fi feature will give the mobile phone high speed data capability when users can find Wi-Fi hotspots. To date, cell phone service providers have been reluctant to introduce mobile phones with

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iPhone and the Future of Intel

Intel did not win the processor design contract from Apple’s much hyped iPhone. Naturally, this is not news that makes the titan happy. Consequently, they have decided to compete against Apple. “Virtually every computer and handset manufacturer is struggling to figure out how they’re going to compete with Apple’s iPhone,” Otellini said. “If we get

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One More for the Cell Phone

WSJ: The Miniaturization of Projectors : “Business users might also find such a cellphone feature handy, enabling them to project a PowerPoint slide presentation or videos onto a large, flat surface. Microvision Inc. unveiled a working prototype of the tiny projector at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month in what it hopes

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