What can you do with your mobile?

Vijay Shekhar — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:14:30 +0000

We are in business of making most out the mobile phone. There are many things your mobile can do today. With fantastic hard disk sizes and processing capabilities, a phone is less just-a-phone and more of a general purpose all-in-one device. Adding various device-side or network-side applications, you can enhance your everyday experience to new levels.

Today most of the Value Added Services business is based on entertainment value to user. It definitely is heading towards more utilities and services for everyday use.

I love exploring how others see and use their mobile devices. In this hunt, I spotted these two videos worth a dekko.

First one is from Google as part of mobile tricks and second is presentation by Nokia ‘s Anssi Vanjoki (whom I am meeting this week .

Google Mobile tricks:

In the second video, Anssi describes some key finds of user behaviors and how Nokia is leveraging them.

Browsing remains #1 killer mobile application and messaging takes the second spot. Will social networking be an independent application or remain part of whole browsing traffic only?

Here is second video from Nokia World 2007

Do you think Nokia will be able to make itself a great services company ?

I say, why not.

Look at Apple – from a computer maker to world’s largest (digital) music seller and so much more (yes, Steve Jobs is the biggest factor!) .
A great company reinvents itself from time to time and challenges status quo in the markets.

My views on Ovi, Apple and GYM’s (Google/Yahoo/Microsoft) mobile application/services business in a post later.

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What can you do with your mobile?

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