Connected albums revitalize record launches
Long gone are the days when a record label would set a launch date, have the video played nonstop on MTV, and enjoy a clear path to record sales. The world changed irrevocably with digital video...
View ArticleCloud content extends device life
You might love your devices, your smartphone, tablet, TV or laptop. But it’s no longer the love to the device itself that is that strongest love. As the services we are using become networked, the...
View ArticleMassive mobile momentum is materialising
One very strong market trend is the fact that mobile plays a key role in reshaping a broad range of industries. At the recent D11 conference, most presenting companies articulated “mobile first” as...
View ArticleLocation-based services enable new ways to meet in the city
Before mobile phones, we agreed with friends on a time and a place in advance to meet up. With feature phones, we agreed on a time frame and a neighborhood and fine-tuned our plans with text messages....
View ArticleWhere will we store all this user-generated content?
In a world in which video is replacing text, graphs and pictures as the primary information bearer, demand for personal storage is rapidly outstripping supply. For instance, I have a three-year old...
View ArticleDid you know: Facebook is the third-largest country in the world
We are living in a world of changes. We are living in a world in which more people own a mobile device than a toothbrush. The big motor of change is driven by ourselves and no one else. This is what...
View ArticleBring better battery back-up: don’t get digitally stranded
With the short battery life of our smartphones, we have all grown used to taking a charging cable with us to recharge our phones in the middle of the day. As vacation season kicks off in the northern...
View ArticleVersatile videography: shooting in slo-mo and 4K
With the rapid adoption of smartphones, our camcorders have been taking a back seat in capturing our vacations. Pictures and social media posts have ruled the documentation of our vacation trips. You...
View ArticleWhat is a phone?
I was recently participating in an innovation workshop attended by some of the leading organizations in the North American telecom market. We were brainstorming when somebody made the following...
View ArticleDisconnected vacation
As I write this, most of you in the northern hemisphere are probably on your way back to work after a well deserved vacation. Hopefully you managed to experience those things you dreamt of, played on...
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