by Ron Miller

Mobile Payments on Upward Trajectory Says Gartner

Gartner says mobile payments is expected grow an impressive 62 percent this year and climb to $171.5 billion, but this is just the beginning. 

Read my full post on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

Mobile Data Site Illustrates Consumerization of Big Data

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Want to know the most popular phone OS in a particularly country in 2011? Our Mobile Planet lets you create custom charts on the fly based on mobile demographic data it's collected. I believe this is just the edge of the kinds of tools we will be seeing moving forward to help us process and make use of publicly available data.

Read my full commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

There could be more to RIM than fading US sales

In the wake of RIM's Blackberry World Conference this week, RIM executives tried to strike a positive tone, but after years of missteps, it's going to need to put its money where its mouth with the next release.

Read my full commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

RIM's Rise and Fall (Infographic)

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From business darlings to also-rans, it's been a sharp drop for RIM and its once beloved Blackberry phones. This infographic traces its history.

See the infographic and my commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

Lumia 900 Didn't Get Special Treatment at my AT&T Store

AT&T is supposed to be making a big push to sell the Nokia Lumia 900 at its local stores, but I saw scant evidence that this was a case on a recent trip to my local store.

Read my full commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

Photo by IntelFreePress on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.

Samuel L Jackson's Siri Commercial (video)

My wife got an iPhone 4S on Saturday and we have had great fun playing with Siri. She has her limitations, but there are things she does extremely well. This commercial with Samuel Jackson does a good job of higlighting her strengths. And yes I know she isn't really a person (at least I think I do). 

 

The Dark Side of BYOD - Liability and Legal Issues

Cell phone users - Please take your calls outside! - 20080513-17-Ketchikan (Photo credit: roland)

In the final part of this short series on issues around BYOD, we look at legal and liability issues around BYOD including the possible impact on cyber insurance coverage.

Read my full post on the Real User Monitoring blog.

Nokia Can't Win Fighting iPhone

When I read about a Nokia marketing site set up to attack iPhone, I thought it was a big mistake, especially when study after study finds iPhone users are happy and loyal. How about going after a disaffected market like RIM instead where you have a chance of winning?

Read my full commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

The Dark Side of BYOD - Remote Wiping and Other Issues

The Bring Your Own Device movement means more employees are mixing personal and business use on one device, and there are implications that both employee and company have to consider before implementing a BYOD policy.

Read my full post on Real User Monitoring.

Your Cell Phone Could Be Less Secure Than You Think

What are the implications for IT when there is software out there can break a cell phone security code in inside of two minutes? And how are you supposed to protect the content sitting on the phone? Unfortunately, there don't seem to be many easy answers.

Read my full commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services Blog.