TECHnalysis Research

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Bob O'Donnell
TECHnalysis Research was founded by technology market research veteran Bob O'Donnell.
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Column/Blog
July 9, 2025

Samsung’s Latest Foldables Stretch Limits

OK, let’s be honest. Most current smartphone designs are pretty boring. They all look and feel the same, regardless of platform. The only real difference has been in the software. But what if physical design started to matter again? Imagine if you could have a phone that looked and felt and operated much differently than the mainstream slab of glass options. Of course, long-time industry observers know that option already exists in the form of foldable phones, now available from several vendors (and supposedly coming from Apple sometime next year).

TECHnalysis Research, LLC provides strategic consulting and market research services to the technology industry and professional financial community. Building on a deep understanding of critical technology and business trends in conjunction with hard-hitting, original research, the firm provides unique "out-of-the-box" perspectives that are still grounded in the practical realities of the technology, media and telecom markets.
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Column/Blog
July 17, 2025

AWS Puts Agent-Focused Platform Center Stage

AI-powered agents have unquestionably become the hot topic for all the largest tech vendors, as Amazon’s latest event in New York City once again demonstrated. However, as awareness of the complexities of creating and widely deploying agents has grown, so too has the number of questions regarding how to make that happen. At AWS Summit, Amazon’s cloud computing division addressed those challenges head-on with a range of offerings covering development and deployment tools for agents, as well as a new marketplace from which customers can purchase finished agent products.

USA Today Column
June 24, 2025

T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite network can text 911 from virtually anywhere

Thinking about how your smartphone gets connected probably isn’t high on the list of things you worry about. After all, for the most part, mobile phones are now pretty reliable across a lot of different locations. But what if you could get connected — at least on a basic level — virtually anywhere? It turns out the technology to do just that is coming soon to nearly all newer model smartphones, courtesy of T-Mobile. First, though, some background on cellular network developments.