Is Nokia desperate to have a big hit phone? Well, you tell me. They have launched a site that appears to be soliciting users to design their ideal phone. I don’t think you drive success this way. Crowd-sourcing is cool and all that. But this approach by a major phone manufacturer is either pandering to [...]
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Desperation time at Nokia? (updated)
Posted: 19th March 2010 by Brant in sad, techTags: Apple, iPad, Nokia, smartphone
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Steve Jobs: CEO of the decade
Posted: 5th November 2009 by Brant in biz, culture, techTags: Apple, computers, iPhone, iPod, media, movies, music, smartphone, Steve Jobs, telephone
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Fortune Magazine has named Steve Jobs CEO of the decade. And he certainly deserves the title. How’s this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two brushes with death, one securities-law scandal, an also-ran product lineup, [...]
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The rumors are circulating that Dell will launch a smartphone, perhaps as soon as February. Strategically, could there be a worse time? This would put them directly in the path of Apple, RIM and Android. Possibly the Pre from Palm may also be a direct competitor. Dell will fail miserably if they do. What OS [...]