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webOS Becomes Even More Enterprise Mobility Friendly
The Palm Pre and webOS Are Now Only Two Days Away
There were some interesting announcements that came out last week that I didn’t get a chance to comment on, but now with the Palm Pre only TWO days away, I guess I should get to them. With the incredibly hyped media (you actually have to wonder if all this hype is a good thing – [...] It’s Official – Palm Pre is Coming on June 6 at $199
Well the speculation is now over. Palm and Sprint just announced a few minutes ago that the Pre will be available on June 6 for $199 (on contract) after a $100 mail in rebate. I suggested when the device was announced that this was exactly where the device had to be priced. This makes a [...] Holy “Nova” Batman! Palm Introduces The Pre
Well, what can I say. After much speculation, Palm finally announced their new Linux-based platform along with a new device called the Pre. There have been a number of web sites that have already spoken about the initial positive reviews. I’m not here to do that, but instead throw out some ideas regarding the potential [...] Holy High Speed Data Batman! Verizon Wireless Goes LTE in 2009!
Well here we go. “Can you hear me now?” is going to take on a new meaning. They might even think about changing the line to “Can you see me now because I’m going so fast….just like The Flash.” OK, maybe not THE catchiest tag line in the world (I never pretend to be an [...] Is Carrier Platform Consolidation Good for Enterprise Mobility?
There was a very interesting post that came out on Information Week’s mobile blog yesterday on AT&T’s “desire” to consolidate its smartphone platforms down to one choice. In one respect, this makes perfect sense. While I don’t have any hard numbers on this, there’s no question that it must cost AT&T and all carriers for that [...] So WiMax is Now Live…
After months of challenges and changes in strategy, Sprint’s XOHM service is now available in Baltimore. Congratulations to Sprint, Clearwire, Google and the rest of the companies that have pumped BILLIONS of dollars into this technology. Does anyone (other than the companies above) really care at this point? Holy Buyout Batman! Verizon Wireless to Acquire Alltel
Well here we go again. More consolidation in the world of US Mobility. Unless you live under a rock, you will have heard that Verizon Wireless has agreed to purchase Alltel for a mere $28.1 Billion – with a B. The breakdown is actually $5.9 Billion for assets and another $22.2 Billion in assumed debt. [...] Another Nail in the WiMax Coffin?
For some months now, we have known that Verizon Wireless, AT&T and presumably T-Mobile will be leveraging LTE for their 4G networks. I’ve written before that this creates a large problem for Sprint as it would be the odd one out choosing instead to deploy a 4G network based on WiMax. Well now, Alltel announced [...] Customized Enterprise Mobility with Windows Mobile 6.1?
So I have been playing more and more over the last few days with, what I can say is, an absolutely incredible custom version of the new Windows Mobile 6.1 platform. My previous post mentioned, among other things, how disappointed I had been with T-Mobile’s customization of the Windows Mobile 6 ROM. In fact, my [...] 
