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Major changes or overhaul is needed, but whether the determination is there to make large scale changes remains to be seen, the alternative may be the decline of the BlackBerry as it now exists. RIM’s leaders have been fighting a losing battle in the mobile space-making minor changes to address specific ill rather than opting for deep seated changes. The question is whether a fundamental solution is in the works and what alternative RIM has on the table. RIM promised a strong and coordinated...

SpectrumCo, the deal covers 259 million Americans. Verizon Wireless has announced Friday that it plans to acquire some 122 advanced wireless service (AWS) spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, a joint effort formed by tech giants such as Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House Networks, for a whopping $3.6 billion. The spectrum covers a massive 259 POPs. Telco giant Comcast owns 63.6% of SpectrumCo and Comcast will take massive $2.3 billion from the spectrum sellout. Media giant Time Warner Cabl…

LG Nitro HD There’s a lot of buzz in the mobile world, the assault of the current crop of high end smartphones hogging the spotlight- Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound and Motorola Droid Razr, and then there’s also the AT&T’s LTE assault, which consists of the Samsung GS II Skyrocket and HTC Vivid. And finally the newest member of the AT&T‘s “wolfpack” – LG Nitro HD. Consumer could easily recognize this device from its former life as the Optimus LTE, except that the phone’s has been rebranded an…

What happen when you cross a Finnish handset maker and an American software behemoth? The answer until recently was a $1 billion money pit- a blockbuster mobile deal. But months after Nokia an Microsoft gave birth to a billion dollar mobile partnership, a new breed Windows Phone 7 powered Nokia phones -the Lumia lines, and it has now beginning to show some signs of life. The Lumia is Nokia’s first new breed of handsets to run Microsoft Windows Phone 7 mobile platform. It’s the result of th…

It’s the buzz of the telecom industry; Nokia Siemens Networks plan to unload its WiMax Division to another major tech player-NewNet Communication Technologies. Nokia Siemens Networks is reportedly shedding itself of the extra fats. The company was forced to shed fats to survive and adapt to the changing market. The move is a follow up or a continuation of the company’s cost cutting efforts. Nokia Siemens Networks has been trying to bring stability to it bottom line; the company is currently...

Can Microsoft compete with big enterprise conferencing companies like Cisco? Yes, of course it can, Microsoft’s blockbuster bid for Skype is part of the company’s big plan to empower people and business with new technologies that will bring them closer together. Unified communications is the new frontier; it has become a key target area for a growing number of companies. Companies like Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, Mitel, NEC, Shoretel, Siemens and HP are making huge plays in the UC space....

It’s the buzz of the tech industry; Content delivery and web services giant Akamai is reportedly poised to acquire one of its competitors; rival mobile acceleration technology vendor Contendo, for a massive $300 million to $350 million. The deal will give Massachusetts-based Akaimai a boost in its mobile content delivery platform. Contendo has already raised over $36 million in funding from tech investors like Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. Contendo was founded in...

Last week, Russian search and advertising giant, Yandex, has announced that it would be teaming up with some of the tech’s most powerful companies-HTC, Microsoft, Nokia, and Samsung, on a the deal will put Yandex as a default search engine on Microsoft upcoming Windows Phones in Russia. A month ago, Yandex scored a major hit when Samsung pick the company to become the search engine provider for its Bada-powered smartphones in Russia and the CIS, the company has steadily grown its market...

Welcome to the future of the mobile technology, Acer combines top quality ingredients like Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and the latest Google Android- Honeycomb OS. The result is a tablet with functionality that will stun and amazed you. Acer Iconia Tab A501 The Acer Iconia Tab A501 Honeycomb tablet stands out from the rest of the thin crowd by featuring a speedy Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile 1GHz dual-core processor, integrated GeForce GPU and excellent wireless performance backed by one of industry’s...

US wireless giant Sprint unveiled two Android-based smartphones the rugged Motorola Admiral and HTC Evo Design 4G Worldphone. Sprint unveiled two $99 Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphones –Motorola Admiral and HTC Evo Design 4G. Although the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid Razr smartphones captured the most headlines and buzz in the market, Sprint has something in its arsenal it want to steal the firestorm by launching a two pronged attack specifically designed to target the low-end...

With Google announcing the acquisition of Motorola Mobility and the emergence of a fierce battle to become the leading mobile platform in the market, It now increasingly clear that Google was aiming toward rival Apple. The acquisition has already been the subject of endless talks and debates. Pundits are debating whether Google has plans to take Android and make it proprietary, offering the platform solely on Motorola phones, copying Steve Jobs’ Apple closed platform stack. According to some...

Big IT corporations are making a strong deal making in the market. Corporations are using their huge warchests to make acquisitions and driving M&A activity into a new height, in the US alone there are 73 deals valued at billions of dollars. Last year there were 60 deals totaling $225 Billion. According to the latest financial reports there were 349 outbound deals in the US soil in the month of January –May this year totaling a massive $84 Billion. The rise of outbound deals is increasing...

Microsoft’s mobile business could suffer if Nokia becomes unstable, since Nokia will gives the software giant scale in its battle against Apple and Google in the highly competitive mobile space. The Redmond-based software company is apparently very worried about making sure that there is a stable Nokia. Nokia's Microsoft deal The Finnish-based Nokia has been the subject of endless talks and speculations its market share is under siege. The company has lost its credibility in the...

Motorola Droid 2 Motorola Droid 3 Yes, I know there are so much writings about Google buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The pundits are debating whether this bold move by Google makes strategic sense, but that’s the wrong way to look at it. The better one is to wonder what would have happened had Google not acquired Motorola Mobility? Based on the price tag alone- a whopping $12.5 billion- well’ I’m fairly confident that Google felt that it had no choice but to acquire Motorola...

HP Headquarters in Palo Alto, California. The question now is whether HP’s journey trough turmoil has made it strong enough to thrive. It’s the buzz of the tech world. Palo Alto –based HP has new CEO, its Meg Whitman; Whitman replaced former CEO Leo Apotheker, who holds the hottest seat in the giant IT Company which currently employs 324,000 strong people globally. Meg Whitman has the caliber and experience to run a multinational company, Whitman has served on the HP board since January 2011,...