This is a pretty funny bit of info about Siri. The Nokia Lumia 900 as the best Smart Phone was the answer given by Siri last week, seems Siri is having second thoughts this week and now is giving a more iPhone friendly answer. :-)

MS to invest $300 Million in the Nook Business Unit was reported in the NYTimes today. Expect to see a Nook e-reader type integration with the upcoming Windows 8 release. Microsoft seems to be covering all the application types as they get ready to release Windows 8.

Netflix would like to overturn the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) so they can freely share what you've rented to everyone on Facebook. We are quickly getting to the point were Google and Facebook have way too much information gathered on us without our knowledge.

Interesting story concerning uncollected taxes by Sprint, old or new issue for Sprint?

Instagram has 13 employees and no revenue, but seems to get a $1 Billion valuation. Crazy world we live in ...

As the author of this post points out, Google spread it's self thin and lost its focus on it's primary product post IPO. It will be very interesting to see if Facebook looses it's focus post IPO as well.

Seems unusual that they would do such a large layoff without at least an outline of future company strategy. I would image the remaining employees are going to be searching for new jobs without some clearly defined direction for the company.

URL link I am too exhausted talking about RIM. The incompetent and unrepentant leadership and Board of Directors have left me with no compassion for RIMs plight. I love the Blackberry device; it is functional and darn tough. However, I am not representative of that burgeoning market all handset makers are going after. Worse still, the corporate market is now lost to RIM. Despite the fact that RIM still has cash, that cash cannot buy the loyalty and attention of the best and brightest apps developers. The apps community is just not interested in the Blackberry. RIM does not own the wirele...

Seems they are conceding the consumer market to Android and Apple and redirecting their focus back on the enterprise. I think it's too late, the ship has sailed ...

URL link I have been a supporter of Dan Hesse since he took over as CEO of Sprint. He has done a brilliant job. Now word has leaked that Sprints Board of Directors are watching Hesse closely and that some of the board have voiced concern over Dan Hesses ability to take the company the next step. Under normal turnaround circumstances, I would agree with the board. The problem is that there is not a soul who could do any better. Hesse had to publicly fight the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. People need to keep in mind that Sprint is a publicly traded company. If Hesse had not waged a regulatory war...

URL link I can understand how the inventor feels. Even though this persons patent is not part of the current patent infringement suit that was filed by Yahoo against Facebook, former Yahoo employee (I think he was an employee)and inventor, Andy Baio has taken offense at Yahoos actions. Mr. Baio refers to the current patent infringement lawsuit filed by Yahoo against Facebook as weaponizing the patent portfolio. He said it is against the hacker ethic. First, I put all hackers right up there along with the common hood and thief; numerous hackers have stolen peoples confidential information i...

"China is set to become the world’s largest smartphone market in 2012 while Brazil and India are forecast to enter the top five markets by 2016, according to research firm IDC."

NO KIDDING. Where has IDC been for the last 7 years. China is the world's largest market PERIOD. As for Brazil and India - same thing - NO KIDDING.

This is old news.

URL link Cisco has just made a $4B purchase if a video company called NDS. NDS is a video technology company that services cable TV, satellite, and broadband pay-TV operators. NDS is also very active in those emerging markets where the conversion from analog to digital is occurring. Now on the surface it sounds as if the Cisco acquisition might not be a sound idea because of a push to move all video viewing onto the Internet. Think connecting the television directly to the Internet. Frankly, I think any significant move away from traditional cable to the Internet is a few years away; abo...

Like Yahoo, Google is searching for it's place in the new world of social. Google has tried to force Social in to search with Google+ and it does not seem to be working out so well for them. Google's success was based on good content (search results you wanted), but this is changing.

"Google was the rich kid who, after having discovered he wasn’t invited to the party, built his own party in retaliation. The fact that no one came to Google’s party became the elephant in the room."

URL link I hate patent suits they can get messy and sometimes they are just complete BULL. Then again there are times I believe that parties need to file against one another because I hate patent infringement. I believe that everyone is entitled to proper compensation for intellectual property. That all being said. I also like the aggressive management tactic that Scott Thompson is using to run his company, Yahoo. I also applaud the timing of Yahoos lawsuit against Facebook. As a rule, companies that are filing for an IPO dont need bad news like a major patent infringement lawsuit. The l...

URL link Some folks may consider me a sentimental softee who just cannot give up on WiMAX. You would be half right; I am sentimental but if I thought there was no future for WiMAX I would say so. APAC countries are like any block of nations, you go with what is popular. However, I would be surprised if APAC totally abandoned WiMAX. I still believe that WiMAX can fill a niche market role for backhaul, campus site voice and data, CCTV replacement (surveillance), and even fill a primary role as voice for emerging countries. My suggestion to APAC nations is deploy LTE for large serving ar...

"Fixmo, the mobile risk management (MRM) company, and AirPatrol, the leader in intelligent enterprise mobility solutions, today announced a technology partnership that will enable enterprises and government agencies to actively protect their mobile devices and maintain corporate compliance through location-based policy controls and context-aware data protection capabilities"

It was recently noted in "computing.co.uk"

“Thousands of companies may be harbouring spies in their meeting rooms that listen to private conversations, warned a security expert at the RSA conference, which has just ended in San Francisco.”

URL link I love it. This is what has to be done. Forget about giving Wall Street a measure of confidence. Thompsons actions are right on the mark. He is making aggressive and substantive changes; and the changes appear to be relevant. I use to believe in using ones patent portfolio in a defensive fashion; what can I say I was old fashion and I was looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. However, after 30 plus years I can tell you that taking an offensive position using ones patent portfolio is the smart thing to do. You need to look at the technology world in one way: Footb...