Good Mobility and Convergence Blogs

Here are some we track: Network Administrator: Selena Frye at Networking Administrator has contributors discussing topics such as video conferencing, VoIP, mobile technology, and Unified Communications. Engadget: Engadget is one of most popular gadget blogs.

Interdigital: A Qualcomm Acquisition Target?

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author The genesis of my question is perhaps the synergies that I found hard to ignore between the two companies – The complementary intellectual property (IP) portfolios: The two companies are often in the news due to their legal wranglings. Interdigital recently won a English High Court ruling against Nokia that

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Trend Radar 2008: Device Usability

Legend has it that John Rubinstein, father of the iPod, left Apple last year because he and Steve Jobs could not agree on one fundamental usability element for the iPhone. Rubinstein wanted the iPhone to have a keyboard. Jobs didn’t. While the iPhone has broken many records in achieving better usability, the lack of a

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Trend Radar 2008: The Convergence Device Movement

I have tried to consistently synthesize trends that I see in the technology industry for my readers. In this new series, I will take a look at where these trends are going in 2008. The Convergence Device movement is in full swing, and as you have heard me say time and again, this is one

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Interdigital: The Infineon Alliance

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In the last article in this series, we took a brief look at Interdigital’s new 3G ASIC venture and the thought process behind these moves. In this piece, I wish to focus on the company’s alliance with Infineon, the German semiconductor company, whose latest claim to wireless fame is its

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Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 14)

SM: This has been a very interesting discussion. Anything else you would like to add before we conclude, especially about your personal situation at present? EB: On a personal level, things have worked out pretty well in the sense that I believe in ten year cycles – at least for me. I think, you can

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Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 13)

SM: What is Elevation’s investment thesis regarding positioning? Is it still a prosumer play? EB: The Elevation thesis is pretty simple. It basically says that smartphone market is at its very infancy, and the arrival of the iPhone is expanding the opportunity, making it more real to more people. It is very clear that it

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Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 12)

Palm’s Elevation Partners deal is a smart move to give the cmpany its best shot at a turnaround. Jonathan Rubinstein joins as Executive Chairman, as part of the deal, and the transition is due to happen soon. SM: What about the CEO though? EB: What was critical was to be able to add this talent

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