Category Archives: mobile

end to end design versus BOM design

Grossly simplifying, some products are Bill of Materials (BOM) products and some are Designed products. BOM products come to market via a process of generating a parts list and then integrating. In place of designers, BOM products have buyers and … Continue reading

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The smart phone patent

Coming to Marshall Texas. 33 defendents, 128 claims .

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Cell phone handsets and linux and software value

Update at the end. Two FSMLabs alumni are leading the charge for Linux handsets in two different companies. Jason Whitmire is now GM of cell phones for Wind River. Jason’s blog is here and a Linuxdevices article discusses his first … Continue reading

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