Written on
June 6, 2009 by
Steve
Palm’s new Smartphone, the Pre, is a sensation
I have owned this phone for 16 hours now, and have logged less than 45 minutes using the phone. But already, i can tell you this phone is a sensation, and will become a significant factor in the Smartphone business – especially at Palm, Sprint, Apple, Research and Motion, and AT&T.
Palm's new Pre Smartphone
Only in Silicon Valley
Had an interesting June 6th. After camping out at the Sprint store and being one of only 41 people (out of over 100 in line) to get a Pre, I went to Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, and sat on a bench outdoors to sip on a cup of coffee.
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Written on
December 8, 2008 by
Steve
Will the $3.2B Sprint + Google+(et al…) mega-deal bring WiMax coast-to-coast in the USA?
Back on June 8 2008 we wrote about a deal announced by Sprint and Clearwire, that was the best news for WiMax imaginable: http://tinyurl.com/cjo59d
Money flow... the Sprint - Clearwire deal!
This is a Mega-deal between Sprint, Google, Clearwire, Comcast, Time Warner, and Intel, which was intended to create “the NEW Clearwire”, facilitating a nationwide rollout of 4G WiMax wireless broadband. At the time we pointed out that the equity and bond markets would need to remain healthy in order for this deal to happen. And that it would need to be cleared by regulators, not to mention lawsuits and appeals from NexTel dealers claiming breach of contract. There were some checks written, but Clearwire currently has only a minimal WiMax “footprint” in Portland, Baltimore, Boise, and Las Vegas. At least $3 to $5B more would be required to build out WiMax nationwide. Analysts don’t expect Clearwire to become profitable for six years. They will report a $688M loss for 2008.
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Written on
June 12, 2008 by
Steve
Full-blown (not "/m", DOS-style) Sharepoint running on the iPhone
I will be debating what kind of software applications are likely to be driving the mobile computing market with some colleagues from the industry next week in Las Vegas at the NxtCom 08 conference. While I was attending a different conference this week in Silicon Valley, i accidentally discovered a killer mobile productivity app: running SharePoint sites from my iPhone.
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Written on
May 6, 2008 by
Steve
The “super news” the WiMax industry has been waiting for appears to be on the way later this year:
summary Wall Street Journal article: Tech Firms to Build WiMax Network in U.S.
This $3.2B proposed cross-sector tech investment banking deal and joint venture announced May 7 2008 is to be consummated this fall after regulatory review, will allow Sprint to spin XOhm into Clearwire, gaining majority 51% ownership while also receiving financial backing from partners Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and other important backers. This is the most interesting large-scale tech deal of 2008, barring the failed Microsoft-Yahoo discussions, with potentially a huge 5-10 year impact on growth across most the big tech sectors. Keep in mind though – it is still only a proposed deal, not a done deal! It is easy to lose sight of that while reading about it in the financial media.
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Written on
February 12, 2008 by
Steve
Will WiMax meet the fate of ATM, ISDN, and HomeRF? Or is it going to become a booming global technology? Maybe somewhere in the middle, as an emerging markets play for backhaul?
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