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Mary Meeker, who has previously led mobile predictions publishing at Morgan Stanley, recently joined Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers in late 2010.  Ms. Meeker’s work has largely been considered the lead analyst to assess the mobile market and bring to light several upcoming trends.  She has a tremendous track record for being correct in her assessments.  ... Read More

We are living in a tremendously exciting time, driven primarily by mobile.  The first great revolution in society was at the advent of the Internet.  For the first time in history, people could gain access to any information available.  The only problem was, to do so, they had to be physically tethered to a home office or workstation.  ... Read More

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WP7 Marketplace Hits 5k Apps

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 [Why This Matters]:

Creeping up on webOS—advancing at a rapid clip—a very good sign for WP7.

Apple Working on 3 iPad Versions in 2011? ... Read More

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HTC Will Slowly Embrace WP7

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Hesitant, as are most OEMs, to embrace the OS.

2010 Holiday Sales Up 15.4%--to The Tune of $36.4 Billion ... Read More

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FCC Passes Net Neutrality

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 [Why This Matters]:

Good analysis on NN, including the 6 key principles.

Microsoft Releases WP7 Sales Numbers ... Read More

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ITU to Wireless Industry: LTE, WiMAX and HSPA+ Are Now “4G”

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Suspect that the ITU caved to pressure from the Big 4 providers. ... Read More

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Best Use of Augmented Reality to Date

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Word Lens app allows you to translate ANY sign on the fly, real-time.  Stunning implications.

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Nokia to Slash 800 Jobs; Delays “iPhone Rival” E7

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Only months after serious senior level shakeups, Nokia’s officially in trouble.

Google Android Gets Customizable Voice Search ... Read More

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HTC to Ship 60 Million Handsets in 2011—Up 3-Fold from 2010

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 [Why This Matters]:

Contributed primarily due to Android’s growth; Windows Phone 7 is the wild card in its contribution to that growth.

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Mobile has changed my behavior, for sure. But more interesting is how the mobile dynamic is changing my expectations.  No longer am I a destination based person, but task based. And time has become elastic. ... Read More