J. Gerry Purdy

J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., is Principal Analyst of Mobile & Wireless at MobileTrax LLC.Dr. Purdy has been covering mobile, wireless, cloud & enterprise for the past 20+ years. He writes analysis and recommendations each week in an easy-to-read manner that helps people better understand important technology issues and assist them in making better technology purchasing decisions.Disclosure Statement: From time to time, I may have a direct or indirect equity position in a company that is mentioned in a column. If that situation happens, then I'll disclose it at that time.

Stop SOPA, PIPA Madness: Ways to Sensibly Protect Copyrights

I have written three books, and I still get royalty checks from my publishers. I open the envelope typically every six months to find money that rewards me for...

iBooks Textbooks: Apple’s New Billion-Dollar Business

In the United States, there are 55.5 million kids in K-12 and another 11.5 million students in two-year or four-year colleges, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau....

CES 2012: How Intel, Samsung, Android, Nokia Dominated

I hate going to large trade shows like CES. You get tired-really bone dead tired walking for what seems like 100 miles going from one meeting to another. Did...

Mobile, Cloud, App Wish List for 2012

Recently, I stated my predictions for 2012. Here, I provide my wish list. The difference is simple: In my earlier column, I predicted things that have not happened yet....

Mobile, Cloud, App Predictions List for 2012

Most people are likely saying "good riddance" to 2011. It wasn't a very good year on the global economic front. However, the tech world seemed to weather the world's...

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