Kamis, 26 Januari 2012

New e-book: Telecommunications and Transformation in Korea: A Personal Perspective

Over the past several months I've been working on a short book, and I'm pleased to tell you that it is now available through Amazon's Kindle Direct publishing program.  The book is entitled Telecommunications and Transformation in Korea:  A Personal Perspective.   (click on the cover graphic at left to see a larger version) It is more of a personal story than an academic publication, and it also represents a conscious effort on my part to try out the e-book genre.  In an important sense, the book simply expands upon thoughts that I've already published in this blog.

A word of warning to those of you who follow this blog.  I'm still working out some of the fine points of personal digital publishing, so I welcome any and all comments that you might have about the content and formatting of the e-book.  I will make an effort to respond promptly to all serious comments and criticisms.

My plan is to use this blog as a venue for dialogue with readers about the book.  So, let me know what you think!

Selasa, 10 Januari 2012

What's behind the popularity of the Galaxy Note

This week I traded in my iPhone 3GS for a Galaxy Nexus and I can report that I'm enjoying every minute of using the new device.  I always did like ice cream sandwiches!  

However, the most popular mobile device in South Korea these days seems to be the Galaxy Note.  Marketwatch reports on an interesting international survey that provides evidence for some of the key reasons that the Note is so popular.   If I did not already have a Galaxy Tab, I would have been tempted to go with the Note.


Growth of Skype versus International Phone Traffic

Telegeography has released a report that compares the growth of international phone traffic with that of Skype PC to PC calling. As shown in the accompanying graphic (click to see a full size version, while international phone traffic growth has slowed to the low single digits, TeleGeography projects that cross-border Skype-to-Skype traffic will grow 48 percent in 2011, to approximately 145 billion minutes.