Climate change, corporate carbon footprints and policies in the works to address them present real risk for businesses and their investors. But can shareholders demand disclosure of that risk? As of this week, thanks to a new ruling from the Securities and Exchange Commission,… Read More »
Archive for October 2009
MoTR 188 is 35:24 minutes long and is a 32.5 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: iDon’t know who’s buying a DROID on the… Read More »
Acer today posted a record $5.2 billion in revenue for the third quarter, thanks largely to its netbook and laptop sales, and the company forecast even better times ahead. But can Acer — or its rival Dell — move the needle in the crowded smartphone… Read More »
In their book “The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing,” Al Ries and Jack Trout talk about the “Law of the Category,” which is that “if you can’t be the first in a category, set up a new category you can be first in.” I’m coming… Read More »
The smartbook has been a category of devices that has been slow to appear since Qualcomm started pushing it earlier this year. The smartbook is basically the result of putting smartphone capability into a highly mobile notebook form. The idea is to have a highly mobile… Read More »
Flip video cameras are known for being stupidly simple, but the product’s migration to the big screen looks to be a pretty complicated affair, if what Dave Zatz is reporting is true. Flipping through FCC product announcements, Zatz found a “FlipShare TV” product manual. From… Read More »
The handset market will have much to be thankful for this holiday season, according to new reports out this morning from IDC and Strategy Analytics. IDC said manufacturer shipments increased by 5.6 percent in the third quarter over the previous one as promotions of… Read More »
As ISPs have introduced capped or metered broadband, the one element that’s been missing is the meter. Over at my old hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, columnist Dwight Silverman points out that Comcast’s meter still isn’t ready, but is being tested in… Read More »
All Hallow’s Eve is nearly upon us, and like many others, I’m scrambling to come up with last-minute costume ideas for the weekend festivities. I can always pull out the old tickle trunk, replete with the bits and pieces of costumes past, but where’s the fun… Read More »
Ah, Friday, my favorite work day of the week. Not because it is the last work day, although that certainly is a factor. No, it is the day I get to share my week with you. My home office, aka Mobile Tech Manor, has been… Read More »
More Must Reads
iPhone Launches in China
Sixty years ago this month, Mao Zedong declared the birth of the People’s Republic of China, but it was Apple VP Greg Joswiak who said this was “an extraordinary day” for China. The iPhone has (officially) arrived. The most sought-after smartphone in the world has entered the… Read More »