J. Gerry Purdy

I’ve had a number of friends and relatives ask me, “What tablet should you buy for the upcoming holidays?” The question is a good one to consider because there are so many choices this year. Remember that, just a year ago, the only “tablet” in high-volume production was the Kindle e-reader. Now, the tablets on […]

I was fortunate to be asked by the Atlanta Wireless Technology Forum to moderate an interesting evening with some mobile and wireless industry veterans on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Ravinia Club in Atlanta. The event was held to discuss their vision for what mobile and wireless will look like in 2011. We enjoyed […]

Companies such as Nuance, Vlingo, Yap and others have developed some sophisticated technology to process spoken commands and convert speech to text in your mobile phone. The following seven statements are the kind of commands that new mobile voice recognition applications can do, or will soon be able to do, in your smartphone: 1. “Call […]

Here’s a question I frequently get from young entrepreneurs: “How do I fund my new mobile startup business?” After all, you might have an excellent idea and, perhaps, a small team who would love to create a business out of the idea. But you don’t have the funds to build the product and bring it […]

You have to love those Apple iPhone FaceTime ads on TV. They set up how mobile video conferencing can be so emotionally appealing: the grandparents get to see the new grandbaby from afar, the husband in the military gets to sweet talk and see his wife while on active duty, and the female shows off […]

I have been thinking for quite some time about writing a column on why I hate mobile e-mail. I feel almost like a traitor for suggesting that I-a mobile analyst whose livelihood depends on promoting mobile and wireless technologies and services-would suggest that I have any other feeling than “love” when writing about mobile e-mail. […]

RIM has announced the BlackBerry PlayBook, their new tablet device. But the most important part of the announcement is the BlackBerry tablet’s operating system, built upon the QNX Neutrino microkernel architecture. Thus, the secret of this new tablet is in the sauce powering PlayBook rather than in the hardware. Here’s why. The BlackBerry PlayBook has […]

You have to hand it to Microsoft. They have certainly fulfilled the old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Microsoft has had a number of previous attempts to build a successful operating system for the mobile market with WinPad, Windows Mobile and Win CE. These efforts-simply because they were from Microsoft-generated […]

CTIA is the trade and lobby organization that represents wireless operators, handset manufacturers and the rest of the wireless industry in Washington. In order to pay for their lobbying efforts, CTIA produces two trade shows a year: a large mega show in the spring and a smaller show focused on enterprise and entertainment in the […]

It’s very clear that Google’s Android operating platform (promoted as “Droid” by Verizon) is gaining a lot of market share in the smartphone market in the United States. Why are Android-based devices doing so well? Google’s business model for Android is very different from Apple, and yet, both firms are growing in market share.In addition, […]