IoT: The Philosophy of the Net is Dead

"The problem that we now face is that the internet into which IoT is being born is philosophically very different to the internet into which the web was born."

Internet vs. IoT: A Closer Look at Key Philosophies

The Internet of twenty-plus years ago and prior was a place of free love and open standards.Coming from academia where commercial pressures were low,  we moved into the era where internet connectivity onto PCs was the norm --The introduction of Windows 95 -- The way we as a society put the internet to use, has had an uneasy relationship with this "free love", uncommercial philosophy. Think back on how we us get our hands on any type of material ( , studies, music, video etc) for free. In line with the academic philosophy and its influence on the net that information should be freely available for anybody who took an interest in it. For the information producers it was a challenging time as some commercial realism had to be added.

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Why FacePhone and FaceDroid will fail

The latest rumours to surface is Facebook releasing its own smartphone..  
According to various different reports Facebook will introduce its own version of Android running on a phone with a ton of Facebook features. HTC is on board with Facebook and most likely offer "FaceDroid" on its phones. Facebook is reportidly looking for other manufacturers to join. As for further technical specifications not much is known.


Is this the latest sign of innovation?  
Nope, all Android and iOS phones come with Facebook baked into it. Whether it is chat, call, photo, poke or "Like It" it is available. 

The last time Facebook tried to enter the Smartphone market (with HTC ChaCha) it was not an experience to remember. The smartphone developed and manufactured by HTC flopped badly.

The Facebook name or brand alone simply is not going to drive people to buy a device based on its brand (Unlike Apple), especially Facebooks' trackrecord with its users privacy is doing the company not any favors. 

I just don't see the "FacePhone" on "FaceDroid" being any different from any other current smartphone. Only if Facebook is able to offer something completely new and innovative their FacePhone has a chance to succeed, so a powerfull camera is not going to cut it. 

Let me know what you think

Why IPhone will survive the S4, N4, Z10 and others to come

With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, LG Nexus 4 and Blackberry Z10 a war against Apple's IPhone 5 seems to be declared. But is it really? On the surface it might seem this way, but the real motivation could be seen in a different light. That is what I am going to discuss today.

A review of recently released smartphones showed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 indeed seems to fullfil its promise followed by HTC One. 
The Blackberry Z10 has a relatively low score, but is basically on par with IPhone 5. 
Interestingly enough the Galaxy S3 marginally outperforms the IPhone 5 and the Z10. 




Does the IPhone have a future?
The IPhone 5 is far from dead. The results published in the review by Primatelabs need to be looked at with a bit of nuance. The IPhone 5 has been on the market since 6 going 7 months, therefore the comparison with the Galaxy S4, HTC One and LG Nexus 4 are not reflecting its actual capabilities.  The S4, One and Nexus 4 all operate on 4 core hardware whilste the 5 is operating on 2 cores (with an operating 2,5 times faster than the IPhone 4S). If you take the release date of the IPhone 5 and benchmark it with phones released in a simular period it suddenly jumps  in ranking to #2 behind the Samsung Galaxy S3. 

What has the Galaxy S4 to offer that the IPhone 5 has not?

5 Reasons Why Chrome OS fusing with Android is Good!

My previous posts were mostly about security concern and the rise of wearable devices. 
In this post I discuss a "minor" staff change at Google and how it relates to the Android OS and why it can be seen as sign of strategic change in Google's approach

This week saw Google reveals its future mobile ambitions by replacing long serving Andy Rubin (head of Google Mobile Android Division since 2004) by Sundar Pinchai, who is currently head of Google Chrome's department and has been responsible for the browsers' meteoric rise in the last 4 years. 
In practice this means that Mr. Pinchai will be heading both Google Chrome and Google Apps. Losely translating this means that Chrome will is preparing for the moment that Android (Mobile Devices) and Chrome (PC/Desktop) will become one. 

1. What is Google aiming for? 

At current Google is not charging any of the companies deploying Andriod in Mobile Devices. Instead Google is earning on the applications that run on Andriod via its Play Store. Google is making money with the Advertising campaigns targeting Andriod.  By merging Andriod OS and Chrome OS Google creates a potentially massive new revenue base.

2. What did the "Chromebook Pixel" do? 

The release of Google's "Chromebook Pixel" laptop, which provides a superb browsing experience and native intergration with Google's Cloud Service, demonstrated its inability too rival both the Windows and MAC Operating Systems. Basically all that you expect from a cheap laptop
As reviews showed: it was not a greatly celebrated success and that is an understatement. But not to fear, Google is here. Turning a bad experience into a usefull one!

3. What makes Android so interesting?

2013 Rising Mobile Security Threats

After my last blog I started to brainstorm about the level and what type of security risks M-Commerce and Social Commerce need to mitigate or assure. Given the rise of sales in Smartphones and Tablets and the immense volume of downloadable applications and increasing volume of apps being developed, (personal) data and the protection of it will be key for any business to succeed. 

In this blog I will provide a bit more background on the type of security issues M-Commerce & M-Users are exposed.
Furthermore I will try to provide some information on who are what creates those threats and what the key drivers are. To finalize a current overview of the business practices and which security gaps need to be closed fast.