In case the title is a little baffling, we’ll go step by step through what it means.  Apologies to those who wish to proceed more rapidly.  A disruptive technology is defined as follows:

Disruptive technology is a term coined by Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen to describe a new technology that unexpectedly displaces an established technology.
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Christensen demonstrates how it is not unusual for a big corporation to dismiss the value of a disruptive technology because it does not reinforce current company goals, only to be blindsided as the technology matures, gains a larger audience and market share and threatens the status quo.

As you will see, that is a most appropriate explanation for what we are about to discuss.

App

Most people will know the word App which can be defined as follows:

(APPlication) The term has been used as shorthand for "application" in the IT community for decades. An app is a piece of software. It can run on the Internet, on your computer, or on your phone or other electronic device.  However, it became newly popular for mobile applications in smartphones and tablets, especially due to the advent of Apple’s iTunes App Store in 2008.

The Mobile Web

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has promoted a Mobile Web Initiative:

Combining the power of the Web with the strengths of mobiles devices.

W3C’s mission includes ensuring that the Web be available on as many kind of devices as possible. With the surge of powerful mobile devices in the past few years, the role of the Web as a platform for content, applications and services on these devices is increasingly important.

Google Search Promotes The Mobile Web

Google has a dominant position in search on the Web.  The Mobile Web is increasingly important so naturally Google wishes to maintain its search superiority in this new ‘cyber-space’ too.  That is why we see initiatives such as its advice on Making Websites Mobile Friendly.

The Mobile Web Is Challenging And Can Be Annoying To Users

Unfortunately it is not always easy to condense the information visible on a desktop PC screen to a screen, which may have only 10% of the screen ‘real estate’.  Input of data and control is also much more difficult since keyboards are tiny and there are no mice.

This is why many suggest a satisfactory user experience on a smart phone will only be achievable using an App rather than a traditional web page.  Some far sighted people were seeing this 15 years ago.

In 1997, Wired published a now-infamous “Push!” cover story, which suggested that it was time to “kiss your browser goodbye.” The argument then was that “push” technologies such as PointCast and Microsoft’s Active Desktop would create a “radical future of media beyond the Web.”

This is now borne out by what is happening in the market-place.  According to Mashable, Consumers Are Now Spending More Time on Mobile Apps Than the Web. 

It is hardly surprising to see headlines such as The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet.

We should be clear on the dynamics.  It’s not just that Apps work better.  What we see on the Mobile Web is often hardly a satisfactory user experience.  As ReadWriteWeb suggests, Like a Gangly 8-Year-Old, the Mobile Web Needs to Grow Up.  As they say the Mobile Web is often annoying.

The App Internet

Forrester CEO George Colony gave a speech at LeWeb, where he proclaimed three thunderstorms are coming. The first one of these is the death of the web and the emergence of a new kind of Internet called the “App Internet.”

As John McCarthy of Forrester Research explains:

I see innovation coming from the combination of apps and smart devices like appliances and cars, improved user experience around the apps by better leveraging the context from the sensors in the devices, and enabling the apps to take advantage of new capabilities like near field communications (NFC) for things such as mobile payments.

Using An App Does Not Require Google Search

If we are living on the Internet, but not on the Web, then that implies a different role for search engines such as Google Search.  Likely it is a much smaller role and whether it can support the same volume of advertising are key questions that come to mind.  Google will continue to have a major stake in the App Internet through Android and through its Chrome Webstore.  However Google will have to reconsider its strategy in the light of this major shift.

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The App Internet – Disruptive Technology For Google Search

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Fast Company believes that NFC technology for mobile payments is making a stuttering start.  Many players are pushing for their share of the pie. However 2012 will see NFC getting a much bigger foothold in everyday commercial transactions.

Thanks to the smart phone and the proliferation of mobile devices. NFC (Near Field Communication) has become a viable means of transferring data between two enabled devices for various purposes. One of the first applications has been in electronic payment, which has shown great potential and futuristic style.

How NFC works

NFC technology has managed to seamlessly integrate physical infrastructure (banks, delivery services, retailers, etc.) with online entities into a viable digital ecosystem. Mobile networks and carriers are not new to commercial transactions being undertaken through wireless transmission.

Things started with the introduction of 3G technology a few years back. It started the trend with micro-transactions over the mobile phone and payments being paid along with the phone bills.  NFC, the open platform technology is ready to break through and business is sure to snowball. To ensure interoperability between services and devices, 135 member companies have jointly promoted the NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association.

Such mobile commerce through the networks has brought banks, retailers and merchants together along with advertisers and marketing services, to connect with consumers on a personal mobile platform. The NFC eco-system will be able to generate a steady stream of consumer information and data. Thus analysis can yield reports on preferences, trends, security issues, consumers and demographic analytics.

Using this standards based connectivity technology, today’s diverse contact-less technologies can give  great convenience to consumers to make transactions, transfer or exchange content, connect devices and all just with a tap. So users of NFC need not carry cash, reward coupons, transit passes, tickets, and credit and debit cards. Instead they carry their smartphone.

Another technology innovator, NFC-Data Inc. is offering its flagship product “padloc” which works as an e-wallet and also Point of Sale Terminal. It will be available as a limited pre-sale release from February of 2012 for early adopters, NFC enthusiasts, partners and application developers.

NFC is entering markets the world over

The mobile payment market is growing fast especially in Europe. NFC will be playing a critical role in the exponential growth being witnessed in mobile payments. NFC technology has been put into trial already in many places over the world. Poland will be using NFC technology for 2012, as four major operators including Orange, T-Mobile, Plus and Play will be following a common standard for payment services soon.

RIM is ready in Australia with NFC technology in their Blackberry phones in partnership with Tapit. RIM will be introducing into the Australian market the Blackberry Bold 9900 and Blackberry Curve 9300 with NFC. Tap this Blackberry on a device embedded with a NFC chip to quickly access information or make a payment. It works like the payment methods that allow card holders to tap their cards on a receiver as used by MasterCard’s PayPass and VISA payWave.

By updating to Blackberry 7OS, users will also bring the Blackberry Tag service enabling Australians to share content just by tapping their phones. Other smartphones that are NFC-enabled are Nokia N9 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Google Android phones with the “Ice Cream Sandwich” operating system like the Nexus are already available for Australians that support NFC. The “Android Beam” is the tap feature that allows transfer of data. The roll-out of NFC-enabled retail outlets have begun too.

Isis has been created by a joint effort of three of the largest mobile service providers in USA- AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. Isis is a nationwide mobile commerce network that uses the NFC technology on the smartphone, to build a country-wide mobile commerce network. Isis has got RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Motorola, and LG committed to bring out NFC enabled devices for them.

Google Wallet will run on the Galaxy Nexus but Isis might not open up their phones to Google Wallet now, but later when things get favourable. Google Wallet was launched in September partnering with Sprint, MasterCard and Citibank.

The mobile commerce system or m-commerce will be a joint venture in the UK, by Vodafone, O2, Orange, Everything Everywhere and T-Mobile. They will be joining to start a NFC payment system through their networks.

Using NFC in a partnership, Barclaycard and Orange will provide the Quick Tap service that will enable people in the UK for the first time from November, to pay using their smartphones.

So the future is not far when your smartphone becomes not only your smart e-wallet but an instrument to unlock key-less devices and establish interoperability with numerous other systems both in the real and cyber world, in real time.

Author Bio: Blogger Dinesh V.K. writes on latest consumer products, gadgets, technology, market trends, shopping offers, free samples, politics, public sector and other services.

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NFC For Mobile Payments In 2012

Technorati Tags: device, nfc, payment, Smartphone

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The biggest conflict we have seen all year has been in the smartphone industry. iPhone and Android have been battling each other all year long, which has actually put several phone makers in court. So which really is the best? Should you go with Android or iPhone? 

Android Becomes Best Selling OS: Android – 1, iPhone – 0

There is no denying that Android is the most common operating system available on smartphones. 2011 was the year that Android came to prominence and really started showing their dominance in the overall marketplace. While the Apple iOS is only available on the iPhone and Android is available on a wide spectrum of devices, it is still clear that more people are accessing apps like Facebook and Twitter from Google’s OS.

The Tablet War: Android – 1, Apple – 1

Despite the different Android tablets available on the market, the iPad is still the clear and dominant force in the tablet world. While the Kindle Fire launched in the latter part of the year, the iPad still soared above competition as the leading seller for the all-important Christmas retail season.

The Samsung Galaxy S II: Android – 2, iPhone – 1

Tech writers and critics are clamoring about the release of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Not only is the screen bigger than the iPhone 4S, the processor, graphics, and overall functionality of the product are leaps and bounds above the new iPhone product. This may mark the first step Android phone manufacturers have taken to undermine the iPhone’s dominance as the device for creatives.

Apple Beats HTC in Lawsuit: Android -2, iPhone – 2

The legal patent battle between these two companies produced a slight win for the iPhone this year. According to CNET, Apple has forced HTC to stop producing phones that include technology Apple trademarked earlier. HTC has until late April to fix their phones or come up with a contentious counter-argument to take Apple back to court.

Siri: Android -2, iPhone -2

The introduction of the iPhone 4S brought about the release of the Siri app. iPhone claimed that this piece of software would be the first artificial intelligence device that fully integrated with the human experience. But so far, no one seems to be using the technology. Once more data is collected from users, Siri may pan out to be a unique iPhone product, but only time will tell. For the moment, this leaves the score level.

What will the year 2012 bring for these two mobile tech giants? There are rumors that the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 will be released and Google is working on making the Android voice activated technology even greater. Expect to see Nokia bring their flexible phone technology on the Windows operating platform at some point. On this battle-field, don’t expect to see anything coming from the Blackberry manufacturer RIM unless it is news about their bankruptcy.

Author Bio:  Sam Peters is a blogger who frequently writes for entrepreneurial and tech blogs covering topics from online marketing to the newest gadget and mobile web news.

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iPhone vs Android: Which Won In 2011?

Technorati Tags: Android, Apple, HTC, ipad, iPhone, patent

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Siri, the virtual assistant for the Apple iPhone 4S, when it appeared two months ago seemed possibly to be an Android killer.  It had both natural language technology together with artificial intelligence.  Given Apple’s emphasis on usability and user convenience, it promised to be impressive and so it was to many.  Google perhaps as one might expect was less enthusiastic.

Andy Rubin, Google – Strategy or Subterfuge

Andy Rubin, Senior VP Mobile, Google said that the Siri was wrong-headed since a phone should merely act as an intermediary between humans and should not be a virtual assistant.  Whether this was a confirmation of Google’s Mobile strategy or merely a smoke-screen to cover up their real intentions, only time will tell.

Now word is that Google is launching a Siri rival for the Android.  It apparently is code-named Majel.

Codenamed “Majel” after the late actress Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who provided the computerized voice of the Starship Enterprise in “Star Trek,” the technology will reportedly upgrade Android’s “Voice Actions” app, which lets users make calls, get directions and perform searches on Android smartphones using voice commands.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt had voiced concerns over Siri’s potential to transform search and thus compete with Google’s core business. Majel’s debut may put these concerns to rest by endowing Android handsets with voice-activated search capabilities comparable to those of the Apple iPhone.

What Majel does not offer

Majel may offer enhanced voice-actuated search capabilities but it seems clear that it cannot quickly catch up to the artificial intelligence that Siri offers. This is based  on a military DARPA project, and is the culmination of over 40 years of research.

Even though Robin Williams may be somewhat disparaging on what Siri can do for you (as you can check in the video below), it seems likely that Siri will have great user appeal. Android may need to do some fast peddling to catch up.

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Android’s Majel Is Not An Apple Siri Rival

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The outstanding Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Honeycomb tablet is lighter and a hair thinner than the Apple iPad 2, and has a smaller footprint than either the Motorola Xoom or the Acer Iconia Tab A500, which are heavier and bulkier than most tablets.  The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a major contender.

If you check out the specs, you will be even more impressed.

That 10″ wide screen just invites you to get involved.  The iPad has already prepared the market place for devices like this and the Galaxy Tab may well be the major beneficiary.

The only impediment on the road may be the patent conflicts that are already ongoing between Apple and Android / Samsung.  The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has again been delayed in Australia by the courts.  However this is only temporary.  Note also that the full Federal Court of Australia seemed to have found Apple’s objections to the tablet sales somewhat lacking.

The full court found that Justice Annabelle Bennett did not adequately assess the strength of Apple’s patent claims when she allowed a ban to go into effect last month.
“In our view, her decision was clearly wrong and should be set aside,” the full court wrote.

Now in the US, the headlines are that Judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh  in San Jose, California stated that Apple would likely prove Samsung infringed one of its tablet patents. However, Apple had not shown that it was likely to overcome Samsung’s challenges to the patent’s validity.  Apple must demonstrate both infringement and validity to succeed in its lawsuit.

Global tablet sales are expected to explode to more than 50 million in 2011. Apple, which has sold more than 30 million iPads so far, is expected to continue to dominate the market in the near term. With the entry of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, we may be about to see a shift.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Looks A Winner

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Nigam Arora, a contributor to Forbes.com suggested that Apple will make billions On Google’s Android.  This is because Apple has a mountain of patents related to using movements and gestures on smart phone screens, which are very effective and may well set the standard for what users will accept.

For example there is an Apple patent for a ‘slide to unlock’ feature.

All Android devices use this feature.  This is the feature that a person uses to unlock a phone by sliding a thumb over an image to unlock the device.  Slide-to-unlock has become so popular because it is the simplest and most elegant way to date to prevent inadvertent calls.

He goes on to describe some of the other fundamental smart screen patents that Apple has and it all looks very convincing.  A smart phone small screen is a very challenging space within which clumsy fingers are meant to define very precise tasks. Fitt’s Law would suggest a few large objects, one of which can be easily selected should be the approach for smart phones.  Apple already has several products including the iPad that do a great job here.

All this however is not convincing to another Forbes.com contributor writing a week or so later. David Coursey states that Apple won’t “make billions” off Android, and may even pay Google.

He notes that the Google acquisition of Motorola and its 24,500 patents could well cause payments to be going from Apple to Google as the technology advances.  He admits that he is not a patent expert so he is citing a theoretical possibility here.

Only someone with detailed technical knowledge of the possibilities could provide a definitive answer on this.  However I believe the strong user support for Apple products shows that usability of touch screens has been a priority for them for many years.  I would guess they are in the driving seat here on touch screen movements and gestures for smart phones.

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Google’s Android May Pay Billions To Apple

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… But what do you think about the Android’s ” Iris ” . Do you think it can compete with Siri?

I had never heard about the Android Iris, so some immediate exploring was required.  Yes indeed, there is an Android app called Iris.  Apparently there had been a later version of the app that was issued and then withdrawn so the only one available at present is a prior version.

Some quick checks with Iris soon demonstrated that this was not at all comparable with the Apple Siri.  It appears to be something to provide voice input to searches, but even on that the performance was very variable.

Since Andy Rubin, the Senior Vice President responsible for Google Mobile including Android, had spoken out against Siri, it was somewhat surprising to see an app that apparently tried to give the same Siri functionality to an Android device.

After a little research, I was not convinced that Iris would ever become a mainstream Android application.  Here are the facts as I was able to put them together.

The Iris Chronology

Iris is produced by Dexetra Software Solutions  located in Cochin, India.  The dexetra tagline is delivering surprises

How they got involved with producing Iris is explained in their blog.

A day when Siri inspired us to create Iris for Android

It started out as a lazy Friday with half our team missing, the influx of tweets and posts on the “Awesome Siri” were flying everywhere. Suddenly, I got the urge to do something similar for Android.

After eight hours of frenzied teamwork the first version of Iris was produced.  The response from those they were in contact with was so positive that they decided to develop a version that could be put in the Android app market.

The blog then tells us: Iris (improved) goes live on Android market.

… and indeed it is and you can download it for free.  I found it less than satisfactory.  If you disagree, then by all means add your comments below.

My View On Iris

Iris may be improved but it is very much at the alpha state and in my opinion it is unlikely to get to a beta version that will excite any interest among potential users.  In addition since the official Google mobile strategy does not seem to envision a Siri-type functionality for Android devices, I do not think any significant resources will be invested in it.

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Awesome Siri, Aweless Iris

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The Forbes Debate On Whether Siri Is A Google Killer

Whether provocatively or by happenstance, Forbes raised the hype by publishing two conflicting commentaries on this.  Eric Jackson wrote a piece on why Siri is a Google killer.  Ten days later David Coursey countered with a piece on why Siri is not a Google killer. Both contributors are knowledgeable in the field so clearly this question is not easily resolved.

Eric Jackson Sheds More Light on The Google Mobile Team

Eric Jackson has written a most interesting post on the history of voice technology and described how some of the key players have been involved. He was involved in the voice technology sector and knows the players and their motivations. You might well think from that review that the present Google mobile team was well placed and very experienced to take the right strategic decision.

One item in that post is a video produced by Apple in 1987 as their vision of where this technology might go.  This is produced below.

An Apple Future Vision Becomes Reality

The first video here is Apple’s visionary view in 1987 of the Knowledge Navigator:

The second video is a demo of the new Siri application on the Apple iPhone 4s.

As you may notice, most of the functionalities envisaged in 1987 are now available almost a quarter of a century later.  It may have taken a long time to come together, but clearly this is a practical approach at this time.

Google May  Continue Its Present Mobile Strategy

Although Siri has done much more in the artificial intelligence field than Android has (as far as is public), Google could certainly put the resources in place to do their Android version of Siri, if it wished.  It certainly has some of the brightest people in voice technology.  However I believe there are reasons why, as an organization, they will be reluctant to do this.  That is why I wrote in Technorati that Siri will be a Google Mobile killer. The reasons I set out in the article were the following:

1. Google Is A Product-Driven Company
2. Google Thinks Apple Is Wrong
3. Google Is Proud
4. Smart Phones Should Use Voice Input Not Finger Swipes

The first reason is why Google will not acknowledge the importance of the fourth reason.

Apple Will Have A 2 Year Lead In The Mobile Internet

I am not alone in this line of thinking.  Gary Morgenthaler, a partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, recognized expert in artificial intelligence, and a Siri board member and investor argues that Apple now has at least a two-year advantage over Google in the war for best smartphone platform.

Apple is now offering through semantic analysis and artificial intelligence the opportunity to interact with your mobile device to home in on the right answer or complete the right task.  This is quite counter to the typical Google approach where they hope by understanding enough about you and your preferences, they will deliver exactly the answer you want in one pass.  That may be an additional reason why Google will reluctantly followed the Siri lead when the marketplace shows that it is inevitable.

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Siri Is An Android Killer

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He was speaking last week at the AsiaD Conference and expressed the somewhat surprising view that a phone should be merely a phone.  This is how he set out his views about Siri and the iPhone:.

I don’t believe that your phone should be an assistant. Your phone is a tool for communicating. You shouldn’t be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating with somebody on the other side of the phone. … To some degree it is natural for you to talk to your phone. We’ll see how pervasive it gets. … This isn’t a new notion. In projecting the future, I think Apple did a good job of figuring out when the technology was ready to be consumer-grade.

Here is how the Siri website describes what it does for you.

It helps you do the things you do every day.

Ask Siri to text your dad, remind you to call the dentist, or find directions, and it figures out which apps to use and who you’re talking about. It finds answers for you from the web through sources like Yelp and WolframAlpha. Using Location Services, it looks up where you live, where you work, and where you are. Then it gives you information and the best options based on your current location. From the details in your contacts, it knows your friends, family, boss, and coworkers. So you can tell Siri things like “Text Ryan I’m on my way” or “Remind me to make a dentist appointment when I get to work” or “Call a taxi” and it knows exactly what you mean and what to do.

Perhaps the following video will give you a better appreciation of what it does.

Siri involves many partners in its technology, but perhaps the most impressive is the contribution promoted by SRI International, the DARPA PAL program.

The DARPA PAL program (the Personalized Assistant that Learns) focused on improving the way that computers support humans through the use of cognitive systems—that is, systems that reason, learn from experience, and accept guidance in order to provide effective, personalized assistance.

SRI International has led the PAL Framework effort to make available many of the successful machine learning and reasoning technologies developed on the PAL program for use by the broader DARPA, research, and military communities.

Clearly the iPhone with Siri is one smart phone, whatever Mr. Rubin may opine.

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Should Smartphones Be Smart

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