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  • Mobility, VoIP, Wireless

    Truphone Gets an Upgrade - Dial and Save

    05.28.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 2 Comments

    Truphone moved one step further forward today with a major upgrade that effectively puts Jajah Direct type capabilities onto the mobile without you having to remember all those local numbers. In fact perhaps that’s a simple way to explain it. Imagine an invisible Jajah, something that just exists in the software. The software manages all [...]

    Truphone moved one step further forward today with a major upgrade that effectively puts Jajah Direct type capabilities onto the mobile without you having to remember all those local numbers. In fact perhaps that’s a simple way to explain it. Imagine an invisible Jajah, something that just exists in the software. The software manages [...]

  • Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, research

    Take Your Team to India

    05.21.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    Yesterday I posted this blog Emerging Markets and Mobile Impact on the Supernova2008 ConversationHub and I wanted to share it here too. My interest in doing Market Research into Indian opportunities is not limited to mobile, or technology. Banks, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Consumer Products etc. It just traces to the size of the opportunity [...]

    Yesterday I posted this blog Emerging Markets and Mobile Impact on the Supernova2008 ConversationHub and I wanted to share it here too. My interest in doing Market Research into Indian opportunities is not limited to mobile, or technology. Banks, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Consumer Products etc. It just traces to the size of the opportunity [...]

  • Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, Strategic Foresight, iphone

    Modding the 3G iPhone - Cracking the Case

    05.12.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 3 Comments

    Many have been predicting for weeks iPhone Black as the 3G version. The latest flurry over the weekend when apparently AT&T listed it on their website. Oops! The problem with all these predictions is there is no rationale other than it is cool. Who’s asking why? Why aren’t they? I believe the mobile handset market [...]

    Many have been predicting for weeks iPhone Black as the 3G version. The latest flurry over the weekend when apparently AT&T listed it on their website. Oops! The problem with all these predictions is there is no rationale other than it is cool. Who’s asking why? Why aren’t they? I believe the mobile handset market [...]

  • Accelerating Innovation, Mobility, research

    Repairs, Tweaks and Choice - Mobile Phones

    05.09.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 3 Comments

    18 months ago I bought my daughter a Nokia n73 in India as a birthday present. At the time it was about the coolest phone I could get for her with a 3mpx auto focus camera etc. She’s a torture test user. The first keyboard lasted one year before the whole joystick and keypad underpinnings [...]

    18 months ago I bought my daughter a Nokia n73 in India as a birthday present. At the time it was about the coolest phone I could get for her with a 3mpx auto focus camera etc. She’s a torture test user. The first keyboard lasted one year before the whole joystick and keypad underpinnings [...]

  • Accelerating Innovation, Mobility, research

    Prince A950 — My China Phone - Think Different

    05.07.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 8 Comments

    I’m sure many will ask me why buy the “China Phone” hadn’t I seen enough? Will you ever use one? The answer is simple. It’s a learning sample, an artifact to share, and something I can get a physical reaction and response to from others. Plus it cost me just over $100. And you can [...]

    I’m sure many will ask me why buy the “China Phone” hadn’t I seen enough? Will you ever use one? The answer is simple. It’s a learning sample, an artifact to share, and something I can get a physical reaction and response to from others. Plus it cost me just over $100. And you can [...]

  • Mobility

    Manish Market and the New Mobile Ghetto Blasters

    05.06.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 1 Comment

    I’ve recently purchased a “China Phone” at Manish Market in Mumbai. I wanted to just have one as an example. Manish Market is the center of the “China Phone” trade. The building is ugly on the outside and dirty on the inside. It’s packed with two or three people crowding every kiosk. It’s noisy, [...]

    I’ve recently purchased a “China Phone” at Manish Market in Mumbai. I wanted to just have one as an example. Manish Market is the center of the “China Phone” trade. The building is ugly on the outside and dirty on the inside. It’s packed with two or three people crowding every kiosk. It’s noisy, [...]

  • Mobility, general, research

    From the Mouths of Kids - Mobile Insight

    05.06.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 1 Comment

    I made three new friends while in the Dharavi Slum in Mumbai. At first they just tagged along and then as we stopped at various mobile kiosks, photo booths they caught on to my interest in mobile phones and what was being used.
    These three kids were some of the smartest I’ve ever met on my [...]

    I made three new friends while in the Dharavi Slum in Mumbai. At first they just tagged along and then as we stopped at various mobile kiosks, photo booths they caught on to my interest in mobile phones and what was being used.
    These three kids were some of the smartest I’ve ever met on my [...]

  • Accelerating Innovation, research

    The Emerging Indian Middle Class

    05.03.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 4 Comments

    I made my first visit to the Dharavi Slum yesterday. Often described as Asia’s largest slum it remains central to Mumbai’s development and thriving economy. I have a few stories and themes that I want to weave together.

    I cannot help having the stark contrast in mind when we define the US middle class. Recently the [...]

    I made my first visit to the Dharavi Slum yesterday. Often described as Asia’s largest slum it remains central to Mumbai’s development and thriving economy. I have a few stories and themes that I want to weave together.

    I cannot help having the stark contrast in mind when we define the US middle class. Recently the [...]

  • general

    “China Phone”" Beats Nokia N95 in Boombox Test

    04.29.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    Going into the field is one of the things I really enjoy. This week I’m in India and apart from enjoying the food I’m generally on the lookout for the loud music playing phones from China. India is both noisy and an environment where the music is almost incessant. Your phone’s capability to play music [...]

    Going into the field is one of the things I really enjoy. This week I’m in India and apart from enjoying the food I’m generally on the lookout for the loud music playing phones from China. India is both noisy and an environment where the music is almost incessant. Your phone’s capability to play music [...]

  • general

    India World’s Fastest Growing Mobile Market

    04.28.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 3 Comments

    I’m in India for a week and one of the things I’m doing is getting an update on the local mobile phone explosion. India just had their single largest month an quarter for new cellphone registrations. India is now the world’s second largest mobile market after China with 261.09 million users. In March 2008 operators [...]

    I’m in India for a week and one of the things I’m doing is getting an update on the local mobile phone explosion. India just had their single largest month an quarter for new cellphone registrations. India is now the world’s second largest mobile market after China with 261.09 million users. In March 2008 operators [...]

  • Mobility, VoIP, iphone

    Fring - the All in One iPhone App

    04.15.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 5 Comments

    I’ve been reading the hype today about the first iPhone VoIP app. Fring Beta iPhone launched today. What we read is all wow wow. What we have is a Fring beta on an unsupported platform that works and still needs work. I’m impressed and not impressed at the same time. As a proof of [...]

    I’ve been reading the hype today about the first iPhone VoIP app. Fring Beta iPhone launched today. What we read is all wow wow. What we have is a Fring beta on an unsupported platform that works and still needs work. I’m impressed and not impressed at the same time. As a proof of [...]

  • Knowledge Innovation, Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, Strategic Foresight, VoIP

    What’s Your iPhone Strategy? Speculation or Prediction

    03.07.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 1 Comment

    A few years ago the strategy question for anyone in and around communications was “What’s your Skype strategy?”. Last year just after the Facebook API was launched it was common practice to ask: “What’s your Facebook strategy?“. Today, you need answers to “What’s your iPhone strategy?”.

    I’ve got a few friends which I’ve passionately talked [...]

    A few years ago the strategy question for anyone in and around communications was “What’s your Skype strategy?”. Last year just after the Facebook API was launched it was common practice to ask: “What’s your Facebook strategy?“. Today, you need answers to “What’s your iPhone strategy?”.

    I’ve got a few friends which I’ve passionately talked [...]

  • Skype Journal, VoIP, Wireless

    eComm - rethinking the thinking -

    03.05.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 2 Comments

    I’m looking forward to eComm on March 12 to 14. Although I had to wonder about “radical innovation” tied to Skype, Google and Ribbit.
    eComm™ is a brand new telecom event for those interested in radical innovation and seizing the next opportunity wave. Skype will open day one, Google day two and Ribbit day three. [...]

    I’m looking forward to eComm on March 12 to 14. Although I had to wonder about “radical innovation” tied to Skype, Google and Ribbit.
    eComm™ is a brand new telecom event for those interested in radical innovation and seizing the next opportunity wave. Skype will open day one, Google day two and Ribbit day three. [...]

  • Mobility, Skype Journal, VoIP, iphone

    Voice Enabling the iPhone - iAssistant?

    03.04.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    Wouldn’t it be nice to never dial a number again. What if you could just push one button and call all your friends by name? That in a nutshell is what Mobivox does. She’s a call assistant. “Hi Stuart. Who would you like to call?” My video examples below show how you can voice-enable [...]

    Wouldn’t it be nice to never dial a number again. What if you could just push one button and call all your friends by name? That in a nutshell is what Mobivox does. She’s a call assistant. “Hi Stuart. Who would you like to call?” My video examples below show how you can voice-enable [...]

  • Social Networks, Trust, VoIP

    Jaxtr Breaches My Privacy and Maybe Millions More.

    02.26.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 4 Comments

    Dear Jaxtr,
    Because I read Gigaom and follow VoIP I just learned that you Jaxtr breached my privacy. You added me to the new beta Cafe Jaxtr without my permission. Even exposing my real name and showing me on other peoples contact pages as I tried to click and understand what you were trying to do. [...]

    Dear Jaxtr,
    Because I read Gigaom and follow VoIP I just learned that you Jaxtr breached my privacy. You added me to the new beta Cafe Jaxtr without my permission. Even exposing my real name and showing me on other peoples contact pages as I tried to click and understand what you were trying to do. [...]