FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
All MSR Blog Posts
Dear NFL: We Want On-Field Tweets, Not Just Sideline Stuff! C’mon, Man!
The game that nobody watches, aka this weekend's NFL Pro Bowl, is all of a sudden more compelling because -- in the No Fun League -- players will be allowed to use Twitter during the game, for those random on-field thoughts that us fans just can't do without. In typical NFL fashion (see: instant replay) however the apparent way-cool thing is gummed up with controls -- players won't be able to Read More>>
Elemental Technologies Lands Stanford for its Sports Replay Solution
Elemental Technologies, a startup developing an array of technologies including instant replay for mobile devices, has signed a deal with Stanford University’s athletic department to show replays for events played at the school’s Maples Pavilion and Stanford Stadium. Stanford is using the Elemental Live product as the basis for its Wi-Fi Instant Replay system that it is deploying on campus. The Read More>>
Apple has Record Quarter, iPhones, iPad Sales Soar
Apple continues to see strong sales for its mobile products as iPhones and iPads witnessed record sales, as did its Macintosh computers, in its fiscal first quarter that ended December 31, 2011. The company had quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and a quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion. It is interesting to note that in its product lineup Apple's computers come in a far third place in Read More>>
Super Cellular Battle II: AT&T, T-Mobile Beef Up Indy Coverage; But What About Twitter?
If your call, text or tweet doesn't get through from the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, you probably won't be able to blame the phone companies. Today AT&T and T-Mobile joined Verizon Wireless and Sprint in announcing special plans to increase wireless capacity for the Feb. 5 showdown between New England and New York, which is expected to attract enough folks to completely fill the 70,000-seat Lucas Read More>>
Restructuring Management at RIM, Corporate Restructure Next?
Co-CEOs step down, New CEO Named The top management picture of wireless developer Research in Motion (RIM) has been completely redrawn this week with its cofounders surrendering the position of CEO and the board implementing a new top executive. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, the co-chief executives and co-chairmen of the company announced that they were stepping down and submitted a Read More>>
Nike Expands Presence in Fitness Tracking Space with Nike + FuelBand
Nike has entered the fitness tracking and measurement space with a user wearable wristband that tracks a user’s daily activity and uses a Nike-developed metric called NikeFuel to analyze your overall activity and oxygen burned. There is a growing market for connected activity tracking product, including Motorola Mobility’s MotoActv and Jawbone Up as the most direct competition for this, but Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report TechWatch: Apple to Own iBook Rights?
Has Google lost control of Android? A piece in the Guardian is suggesting that the OS has gotten beyond the company’s control and that fragmentation will continue to loosen its grip -- but it is not going so far as to say that this will harm its widespread adoption due to an uneven user experience. The post makes some interesting observations about the difference between the Android space and Read More>>
Twitter Knocked Out During AFC Championship Game
New England Patriots fans were no doubt concerned when star tight end Rob Gronkowksi got injured during the third quarter of today's AFC Championship Game. Though Gronkowski came back to play, we can't say the same yet for microblogging service Twitter, which has been on the sidelines for a good part of the second half. No such problems so far for the ESPN live chat. Let's hope Twitter gets its Read More>>
