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INSIDE MOBILE: 2010 Mobility Awards Honor Mobile Industry’s Best

April 5th, 2010 | No Comments

Everyone likes to be recognized for their hard work. It’s human nature. To honor the best in their respective industries, the movie industry has the Oscar Awards, the TV industry has the Emmy Awards and the music industry has the Grammy Awards. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy discusses the winners of the Mobility Awards, which honors the best and finest products and services in the mobile and wireless industry.
– I started the Mobility Awards program back in 1995 as a way to honor the best and finest products and services in mobile computing and wireless data communications. I believe there’s a need to recognize the hard work that the mobile device makers, software vendors and wireless operators are doing to…

INSIDE MOBILE: Watch the Time You Spend Looking at TV, Computer, Smartphone, Tablet Screens

March 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Apple’s iPad introduction should get us all thinking about the amount of time we spend looking at electronic screens such as TV, computer, smartphone or tablet screens. There’s something important to consider here: Be concerned about the time you spend looking at electronic screens. As Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy advises here, make sure that the time you spend looking at electronic screens is balanced with the time you spend interacting with other people and with the world in which we live.
– With the Apple iPad, we will have four major electronic screens with which most of us today interact: TV, computer, phone and tablet. There are additional electronic screens outside the home such as movie theater screens, sports stadium screens and electronic billboards. Gaming consoles also typical…

INSIDE MOBILE: Apple iPad: Migrating to a Three Mobile Device World

March 19th, 2010 | No Comments

One of the fundamental changes going on in mobile computing and communications is the migration from a two mobile device environment, with most people having a notebook and a cell phone, to a three mobile device environment, with most people having a notebook to create and manage content, a cell phone for calling and messaging, and a tablet for e-book reading and rich media playing. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy discusses Apple’s iPad and how Apple’s iPad represents this new paradigm in computing, integrating publishing and media into one mobile platform.
– On
January 27, 2010, Apple finally announced the long-awaited iPad. It’s a
design marvel. Hold it vertical and it’s an ebook. Rotate it horizontal
and it’s a media player. The iPad is 0.5 inches thick and weighs 1.5
pounds. It includes an LED-backed, 9.7-inch touch-sensitive display,
with a res…

INSIDE MOBILE: Using Mobile Technology to Prevent Texting While Driving

March 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Mobile technology solutions to prevent texting while driving are now being introduced into the market. The initial focus is to prevent teens from texting while driving but, eventually, enterprises will demand some control over corporate cell phone use to help reduce their liability in case of an accident caused by an employee. As Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains here, mobile software and hardware to assist in preventing texting while driving will eventually become an active part of every vehicle.
– You’ve undoubtedly seen a news segment on TV or in the press recently about the dangers of texting while driving. I can tell you that I’ve stopped doing it. My current rule: only text when Im stopped at a traffic light or when not in a car. I feel I’m protecting myself and those around me by simply …

INSIDE MOBILE: Planes, Trains, Automobiles: Why Computers Should Be In Control

March 18th, 2010 | No Comments

All planes, trains and automobiles should have substantially more technology than they do today. Plus, they should all be allowed to be taken over by a remote, approved agency in case of problems that would negatively affect the ability of the vehicle to reach its destination safely. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains why we should use networking of vehicles, remote robotics and device intelligence to prevent problems that would endanger passenger lives.
– In the renowned 1987 movie, quot;Planes, Trains amp; Automobiles, quot;
advertising exec Neal Page (Steve Martin) and shower ring salesman Del
Griffith (John Candy) are total strangers. Together, they use all three
forms of transportation in an effort to get home for Thanksgiving.
Things go aw…

INSIDE MOBILE: K-12 Education Needs Mobile Technology

January 21st, 2010 | No Comments

We need to fundamentally change the way we teach K-12 students in the United States. Mass assembly line education has to be changed into an individualized and personalized educational process where mobile technology is used to facilitate the personalized approach. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains why, once mobile technology is used, all students who go through K-12 education in the United States will have each learned at his or her own rate and will experience a better outcome because of it.
– There
has been a lot of discussion about how to improve education in the
United States. Clearly, the United States is not the top-ranked country
in math, science or English test scores. Yet, it is ranked at the top
in broadband access (total subscribers) and adoption of portable PCs. One soluti…

INSIDE MOBILE: 2010 Outlook for Mobile and Wireless: Better

January 12th, 2010 | No Comments

To help mobile and wireless device vendors, software firms and operators build and offer the best possible mobile and wireless products and services, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy offers his wish list of things he would like to see happen within the mobile and wireless industry in 2010.
– Over the past couple of weeks, as I developed thoughts for my outlook for mobile and wireless in 2010, I was trying to think of a way to describe my overall outlook for 2010. I thought about the economic meltdown during the past year, the layoffs and the stress so many had to experience. The best te…

INSIDE MOBILE: Innovations of Mobile Marketing

November 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Mobile marketing has now gone mainstream. In fact, mobile marketing is poised to become the most important marketing vehicle of all time. There are simply too many mobile phones and too many people carrying them around all day for it not to become the primary focus of marketing professionals. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy outlines the four mobile marketing innovations that are taking mobile marketing to the next level.
– Mobile
is now being thought of as a major marketing platform alongside print
(including billboards), radio and television (broadcasting), and
online. You now see billboard and bus ads with quot;Text ‘CAR’ to 12345 quot;
for information on the latest hot car or many other innovative
marketing c…

INSIDE MOBILE: Fall CTIA: Motorola Back, Microsoft Treading Water

October 20th, 2009 | No Comments

The CTIA Wireless IT Entertainment 2009 fall trade show was held at the San Diego Convention Center on Oct. 7-9, 2009. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy shares his major insights from CTIA, including his reactions to Motorola’s new CLIQ Android smartphone and Motorola’s MOTOBLUR software, as well as Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5, MyPhone and Windows Mobile Marketplace announcements.
– The CTIA Wireless IT amp; Entertainment trade show was originally designed to focus on data, while the annual CTIA Wireless conference focused on voice. They have tried for many years to have the CTIA fall event cater to two groups at the same time enterprise and consumers since most wireless data …

INSIDE MOBILE: Why Wireless Handsets Need Noise Suppression Technology

October 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Noisy environments can wreak havoc with voice quality on cell phones. Multipoint pairing is one noise suppression technology that helps to filter out background noise and shape the voice signal. Today, not many wireless handsets come standard with this or any noise suppression technology. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains why noise suppression technology should be a requirement for device manufacturers, and how they can cost-effectively include noise suppression technology in all their wireless handsets.
– I recently got a call from my wife Alicia regarding our upcoming travel plans. She was meeting with a bunch of her girlfriends at a popular but noisy Atlanta restaurant. She suddenly realized that she needed me to adjust our travel plans to an upcoming wedding in London. She called me and told me sh…

INSIDE MOBILE: Why Wireless Handsets Need Noise Suppression Technology

October 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Noisy environments can wreak havoc with voice quality on cell phones. Multipoint pairing is one noise suppression technology that helps to filter out background noise and shape the voice signal. Today, not many wireless handsets come standard with this or any noise suppression technology. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains why noise suppression technology should be a requirement for device manufacturers, and how they can cost-effectively include noise suppression technology in all their wireless handsets.
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I recently got a call from my wife Alicia regarding our upcoming travel plans. She was meeting with a bunch of her girlfriends at a popular but noisy Atlanta restaurant. She suddenly realized that she needed me to adjust our travel plans to an upcoming wedding in London. She called me and told me …