I don’t think Microsoft is going to make real inroads in the mobile device market, but in other markets the company is finally making solid moves. Last week, Nadella’s Microsoft finally… Read more »
True disruption doesn’t mean merely competing. It means changing the structure of markets, the participants within them, and the balance of power. Read more »
Responsive design and other popular mobile design principles are not sufficient to address the fundamentally different context and needs of users who are every bit as mobile as their devices. Read more »
Three core drivers are changing the television landscape and confusing advertisers: consolidation of big-media distribution, platform-driven viewing fragmentation, and the infiltration of social media into television. Read more »
Health and fitness emerged as the newest major platforms in the mobile industry during the second quarter of 2014. The flurry of activity illustrates how quickly the mobile-health industry is maturing… Read more »
A few blips on the radar in the past week are leading me to reappraise some of the premises underlying my thinking about the way technology spreads. I was thinking about Google… Read more »
The new messaging app Yo is rapidly attracting attention from users despite its laughably limited functionality. Even if its gimmicky nature quickly fades, though, its early success contains lessons for developers… Read more »
The mobile payment sector is evolving quickly and chaotically, with incumbents and startups competing for not only market share but also the ability to establish the business’ rules and technological standards. Read more »
From car sharing to ride sharing, significant investments and the proliferation of smartphones are now betting on the transformation of how we get around. Read more »
The winners in the ecosystem for retail 2.0 will blend expertise in hardware and software platforms, system integration and consulting, and analytics providing an all-in-one offering. Read more »