January 2012 Archives

Today, we are inundated on a daily basis with information and news about Smartphones and Tablets, the Mobile Internet, and 4G Wireless.   In particular, the terms wireless and mobile seem to be used interchangeably without much thought.  So are we in the mobile wave or the wireless wave and what’s the difference?

Early wireless solutions provided a means for making calls or sending bits between two stationary users through the air instead of over wires. 

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With the recent progress of smartphone virtualization using hypervisors like OK Labs (http://www.ok-labs.com/) and Bluestacks (http://bluestacks.com/) that allow a single device to run multiple OS's, smartphone market laggards Microsoft and RIM could, who lack a compelling app store model, have a potential path to get back in the game.  Especially Microsoft, with only around 7% of the smartphone market, but with a much improved Windows Phone 7/Mango interface and seamless integration with office, adding access to the Android app store could be a game changer.  For enterprise users that are still very much tethered to Office and related Microsoft platforms, the ability to easily run work applications and then access the vast number of third party personal productivity and entertainment apps on the Android App Store could be a great thing.  They key will be performance.   Continue Reading...