Not a long post from me today, but just a link to an article in the Globe and Mail that explains what RIM’s misfortunes could mean for the city of Kitchener-Waterloo. I doubt that they will become the next Nortel, but hopefully they won’t.
Posts Tagged ‘technology’
The Importance of a Technology “Anchor”
June 20, 2011Ottawa Tech Sector / RIM
June 19, 2011A while ago I was going to post a quick something that I saw about the Ottawa Tech Sector from the Ottawa Citizen, but didn’t post it. Unfortunately things didn’t seem to be going well in Ottawa high-tech despite some encouraging signs from some companies. Article below: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/thinning+ranks+Ottawa+tech+sector/4564755/story.html?cid=megadrop_story But now it seems we could have [...]
Motorola’s come-back
September 10, 2010Just reading the EE Times article talking about Motorola’s resurgence. It’s good to see the inventor of the cell phone to be back in the business. The Android operating system really is helping Motorola come back. Will this be Apple’s undoing? Doubtful–but gives the competition some breathing room.
Getting things done
August 2, 2010Just a few observations from my trip to China. Seeing the growth of Shenzhen and the skyscrapers of Pudong in Shanghai, one cannot help but be impressed by the progress made in the last 30 years. I even got to ride on the Pudong Mag-Lev train to the airport. Very impressive. I was instantly reminded [...]
Lot’s of stuff going on…
August 1, 2010Been some busy months in my life that have kept me from posting. My brother was in a life-threatening cycling injury in the US, I’ve had a two week work trip to China, all the while trying to keep the family happy…but enough of all that…experiences that could fill a blog on them alone. But [...]
What’s going on at the iPad factory?
April 1, 2010Just a quick post on this one. Read the story on EE Times, and looked a little further into it. This can’t be coincidence with the upcoming delivery of the iPad. Should Apple (and others) reconsider using Foxconn?
iPad is coming! How about paper reduction?
March 31, 2010Coming soon to stores on April 3rd, the iPad is causing quite a stir. Will it be “all that”? The most interesting part about the iPad, the Kindle, and other tablet PCs and e-readers (and yes I know e-readers and tablet computers are really different things!) is what it might actually do to the print [...]
Positive signs
March 17, 2010I look through some of my posts and realize that I have a slightly negative tone to the blog. Well, today I will pass on some positive news–at least it’s positive for the industry I work in. The good ‘ole supply and demand economics is working, with semiconductor companies not going overboard building fabs so [...]
Craig Barrett on regional innovation
February 11, 2010Was just reading an article on The Next Silicon Valley website that details some of the talks that Craig Barrett (formerly of Intel) was giving in Ireland. He has some strong opinions on how a real technology sector can grow. I think he has a lot of good things to say, with the biggest [...]
Google vs. China
January 14, 2010Wow, this is actually a big deal. There are many aspects to this story which make it so compelling: one of the largest technology companies in the world versus one of the largest governments of the world. There is a lot of hope in China, especially as the domestic market grows. Many American businesses have [...]
