Speaking with Erik Caso, CEO of Younity, it is clear that he and his company have focused intensely on the definition and implementation of the “personal cloud,” with emphasis on the word “personal.” For many in the industry, “per...
We recently spoke with Hal Steger, VP of Global Marketing at Funambol, a leader in carrier personal clouds, and also a company targeted by a lawsuit by its larger competitor, Synchronoss. Where is growth coming from in the carrier...
(Podcast Download) NimbusBase makes information created by users in apps available to the users on their personal clouds. Founder and CEO Ray Wang states, “We believe the assets an individual creates should be controlled by them a...
(Podcast Download) Carrier provision of personal clouds for consumers has gained some traction in various geographic markets, however, major issues loom over this area. The overriding uncertainty about the carrier personal cloud m...
(Podcast Download) In commenting on the Apple Watch and Apple Pay, we were impressed by Apple’s gaining support, right out of the box, from the leading credit card networks. (“Apple Watch Foreshadows New “Personal Cloud” Platform”...
Back in January 2014, when the press and industry observers were all aflutter over “smartwatches,” we posted our analysis that Apple would develop a wrist-based mobile device in which the “watch” function was purely incidental. We...
Synchronoss (SNCR) has been identified for several years as a leading “enabler” to carriers, (also referred to as a “service provider IT vendor”) with their leading role in mobile activations and, recently, in cloud related areas....
When the news first broke on the addition of the M7 co-processor to the CPU assets of Apple’s 5s and iPad Air this past fall, the buzz was about how this highly derated, i.e. 145 MHz, low power processor would be used for processi...
We do not believe that Apple will focus on an iWatch product, but rather will offer a far more capable wearable – for two primary reasons, explained in this analysis. Other providers of watch-type wearables are also discussed. At ...
Back in February 2012 Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, stated about iCloud, “It’s not just a product, it’s a strategy for the next decade.” He also emphasized that iCloud and Siri were the core product directions for Apple’s future. While ...
