Monthly Archives: December 2007

Telecom, Internet and Media in 2008

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Technologies that will transform our lives in 2008 Telecom Wimax. Asia will lead in 2008, where greenfield operators will deploy Wimax networks in Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Malaysia. Wimax has strong support for end-devices, with Intel and Taiwanese vendors among … Continue reading →

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iPhone applications for Starbucks. Where is the cake slice for Wireless Operators?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Forbes report that Apple is filing some patents that will enable innovative applications, such as ordering a Starbucks coffee from a mobile phone to bypass the customer line. Some months ago, Apple and Starbucks launched a Wifi Music Store, so that iPhone users could … Continue reading →

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Will it be Google the one bringing Linux to the desktop?

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

 Let’s think about it… Google enters the Mobile Phones market by building an open Operating System (OS) for mobiles, built around Linux (Kernel 2.6). Android main competitors, apart from Nokia, are iPhone and Windows Mobile. Both Apple and Microsoft come from computer … Continue reading →

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Top 21 Biz Books worth an MBA

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

If you had to choose your favorite three books for each of nine MBA topics - Marketing High Tech, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Management, General Marketing, Communications and Selling -, which ones would you pick? Here is my selection for a basic … Continue reading →

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How will Music Industry survive Internet?

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

The Music Industry can not keep fighting to preserve their status quo. Internet, mp3 and iPods have changed the way we ingest music. DVD/CDs are doomed to disappear. The music and film industry will need to adapt to survive. A … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

When I started this blog one month ago, I could not imagine that 21.000 people would be reading it by year end, as it happened on 22 December. Thank you all for the support and for all your comments, specially on … Continue reading →

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The new generations do not see a moral issue with file-sharing

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

An eye-opening article in New York Times about the generational divide on copyright morality, by David Pogue. Compared to a few years back, the new generation of teenagers do not find any moral concern about copying and sharing copyrighted material, as … Continue reading →

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Google introduces Android

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

One month ago, the much expected G-Phone was presented as Android, a SW platform for mobile phones, backed by the Open Handset Alliance. The Alliance includes vendors as Motorola, Samsung, LG and HTC, as well as Operators and software partners. Although the … Continue reading →

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Internet TV going mainstream

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

2007 has been the year for Internet TV. And YouTube / Google have played the main part in bringing it into the mainstream. But they are not alone: Joost, Apple TV, Amazon Unbox and many others, including Microsoft, fight for … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship 2.0

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Thanks to Internet, entrepreneurship is getting much easier and less risky than ever. In the past, to create a start-up, the first steps were to put the team together, gather an initial investment, work on a prototype, test the market, and sell your … Continue reading →

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