Category Archives: Cloud Computing strategy

Deep technical evangelism and development team inside the DPE (Developer and Platform Evangelism) unit of Microsoft

It is a fantastic gig – we’re working with developers, designers, and IT pros from across the industry – from the consumer to enterprise to startups to hobbyists – helping them create amazing next generation apps, build the frameworks that … Continue reading

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New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia

… by bringing premium experience to the entry-level smartphone market: Peter Skillman (Head of Ux Design for Mobile Phones & HERE at Nokia) demonstratingSwipe and Fastlane experiences on a greatly enlarged touchscreen, actually from a ladder, at the launch in … Continue reading

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Intel CEO (Krzanich) and president (James) combo to assure manufacturing and next-gen cross-platform lead

Update: excerpts from Intel’s CEO Presents at Annual Shareholder Meeting Conference (Transcript) [Seeking Alpha, May 17, 2013] Andy D. Bryant – Chairman of the Board: In his most recent role as Chief Operating Officer, Brian [Krzanich] led an organization of … Continue reading

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Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad

Update: 3” display with 240 x 320 pixels, not AMOLED screen, 3.2 MP camera. More information:- New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia [‘Experiencing the Cloud’, May 9, 2013] my composite post … Continue reading

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Microsoft: With cloud services investments starting to pay off Windows 8 and Windows Blue will bring more competitive devices particularly in new smaller form factors targeting the tablet market

This statement is the essential  summary of Microsoft current performance according to the results  in the first 3 months of 2013 and the near term actions the company declared now to further improve its stance, particularly in the market which … Continue reading

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Nokia: Continued moderate progress with Lumia, urgent Asha Touch refresh and new innovations to come against the onslaught of unbranded Android and forked Android players in China and India

Nokia Corporation’s CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results – Earnings Call Transcript [Seeking Alpha, April 18, 2013] … At the highest level, I am pleased that in Q1 2013 Nokia Group achieved underlying operating profitability for the third quarter in a … Continue reading

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Software defined server without Microsoft: HP Moonshot

HP Moonshot: Designed for the Data Center, Built for the Planet [HP press kit, April 8, 2013] On April 8, 2013, HP unveiled the world’s first commercially available HP Moonshot system, delivering compelling new infrastructure economics by using up to … Continue reading

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Nokia’s expanded, new risks and uncertainties for its Windows Phone strategy for 2013

According to the Nokia SEC filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (FY12) vs. that of the Nokia SEC filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (FY11): As per the “Risks and Uncertainties” sections in both, … Continue reading

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Applying 2-16 cores of ARM Cortex-A15 in ‘2014 vintage’ LSI Axxia SoCs that will power next-generation LTE basestations from macrocells to small cells opening upto 1000 times faster access to the cloud by 2020

OR LSI Corporation’s ARM Cortex-A15 based 2-16 core SoCs with similar number of LSI’s specialized networking accelerators inside to drive the next-generation LTE base stations (from femto- through pico- and micro- to macro- and metrocells) boosting the cloud clients to … Continue reading

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Windows Azure Media Services OR Intel & Microsoft going together in the consumer space (again)?

With Intel Media: 10-20 year leap in television this year [Feb 16, 2013] and Microsoft entertainment as an affordable premium offering to be built on the basis of the Xbox console and Xbox LIVE services [Feb 13, 2013] this is … Continue reading

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