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Colin Gibbs
Thursday, July 9, 2009

My former colleague Mike Dano over at Fierce Wireless points to a couple of contrasting analyst reports regarding RIM’s standing in the smartphone market. GC Research analyst Tero Kuittinen writes that the company’s lineup looks “a bit shopworn,” while Canaccord Adams’ Peter Misek raised his rating on RIM shares, noting that the upcoming Tour could be “one of the best BlackBerries yet.” I think RIM is well positioned to continue its momentum, but it will need to churn out sexier gadgets to stay ahead in the era of the superphone.

Blaze Mobile awarded patent for NFC sticker

This could be a big win for Blaze Mobile, but the big question is who will pay to distribute those stickers to consumers? Because consumers aren't going to pay for it themselves.

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Mobile changing the way enterprises buy technology

...and as this piece notes, we're not even in the first inning of the ballgame.

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How Congress’ spectrum bills hurt the tech community

My colleague Stacey Higginbotham explains pending spectrum legislation as only she can.

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Sprint slashes Nexus S 4G price to $100 with contract

If Sprint (or Google) puts some marketing muscle behind this, it could be a pretty big hit. I'm not holding my breath, though.

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Despite Android’s rise, it’s losing developer support

I'm going to assume this trend is based on developers of tablet-centric apps who are focusing on the iPad, which makes sense. But building an app for the iPhone and ignoring Android makes no sense at all.

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