About this blog
I would not have ever though of myself as a 'blogger'.
I enjoy a number of things and believe that I have learned and grown in my experiences over the years so in the spirit of sharing, I thought a blog would be an interesting way to give my thoughts and views on all things I find interesting.
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Blackberry – A Rise and Fall From Grace
Posted on September 23, 2013 | No CommentsBlackberry announced today that it has accepted a $4.7B tentative offer from a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. This translates to a $9/share offer that is significantly less than Blackberry's high-water mark of over $149/share in June of 2008. -
Do You Really Need a Case for Your iPhone?
Posted on September 22, 2012 | No CommentsOne of my biggest pet peeves and frankly, one of the craziest things to do in my no so humble opinion is to put a case on your iPhone. Seriously, you really think a case adds any value or protection to your iPhone? -
RIMM – A Company on Life Support With No Hope
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 1 CommentThe biggest and most telling issue though was the announcement that they will be cutting a further 5,000 employees and that the new BB10 based devices are further delayed to 1Q 2013. This is the signal to finally take the company off life support and just let Canada mourn over yet another 'made in Canada' solution that could not make it in the end. -
RIM Finally Reacts – But is it Enough?
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsResearch in Motion today announced that Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two co-CEOs and co-Chair's on the board have resigned. A company insider, Thorsten Heins, who prior to joining RIM four years ago was with Siemens. -
Apple Gains on Android Based on iPhone 4S Sales
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsApple made significant gains on Android over the Oct / Nov 2011 period primarily based on iPhone 4S Sales according to research firm NPD. -
RIM needs to take a page from Apple’s history – too bad they can’t
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe management of Research in Motion have pretty much driven their company into the ground. While RIM may have been the market leader two years ago in the smartphone market, the concept of 'what is a smartphone' has dramatically been altered by Apple and Google. -
Adobe Flash vs HTML5 – The War Comes to an End
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsAdobe took an abrupt about face today and announced that they are discontinuing the Flash player for mobile devices. -
Siri Poses Significant Threat to Google – It’s True!
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsSiri is going to be revolutionary. As it matures and as more and more people understand what it is all about and what you can do with it, Apple will effectively cut Google out of a lot of search based Ads and revenue. People will naturally ask Siri their questions and Siri will obediently and gladly respond with the answers - not referencing Google at all. -
Wow! What a Day! RIM still is vapourware, Apple has astounding 4th Quarter and Ice Cream Sandwich Fails to Impress
Posted on October 18, 2011 | 1 CommentWhat an incredible day today! On one day, we had three major updates from three of the players in the smartphone space. -
iPhone 4S – What this really means
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsI read with a lot of interest the perception and reaction from any of the analysts that follow the mobile technology industry following the announcement today of the iPhone 4S.