Macbook Air Takes Convergence Device Movement Further

Trust Apple to lead the market. Macbook Air, its new ultra-thin laptop is heading towards that uber-device we’re waiting for.

iPhone As Primary Computer

I have been talking a lot about the laptop replacement device. Here’s a great article on the subject: Three Weeks With The iPhone As My Primary Computer by Mitch Wagner at Information Week. Seems like the email client is a problem …

Palm’s Fate

With the mobile world awaiting the arrival of the iPhone, which I believe is positioned as a laptop replacement convergence device, Palm has just released its own laptop replacement product. Key points of the Foleo: [With my comments] * Positioning : ProSumer Mobile Companion, that works with a smartphone and keeps it synched. [Not a

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iPhone and the Future of AT&T

In my recent iPhone series, I touched a lot of nerves when I said that Apple might drive the industry towards a global standard, and that standard might be GSM. USA Today reports: “AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years — an eternity in the go-go cellphone world. And Apple is barred for

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iPhone and What’s Coming: Synthesis

Over the last few weeks, we discussed a number of iPhone related issues that are key blocks challenging the rest of the eco-system today. Here is a quick synthesis of the key nuggets: (1) It’s positioning as a laptop replacement device, which I believe will force most of the other laptop and cellular handset vendors

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