Archive For

May 2013

Google – Out front

          Google is extending its lead except in games. Google regaled its fans with a three hour keynote that revealed updates...

BlackBerry – Roll of the dice

          Making BBM available elsewhere is a very risky move. The launch of the BlackBerry Q5, upgrades and extensions to BBM...

Google I/O – Full Circle

          Gaming will put Google out front in the Digital Life race. Google is holding its annual developer event this week...

Intel – Killing the Monkey

          ARM is looking less and less threatening to Intel. Thanks to the blunder that is Windows RT (Windows 8 on...

Nokia – Brutal for a bit

          Nokia’s new platform does everything right except address the horrors of low end Android. Nokia has launched a big update...

Facebook – Jack of one trade

          Home is a bad sign for the longer-term outlook. The final verdict on Facebook Home was brutally handed down yesterday...

Yahoo! – Wrong villain

          Google is a bad choice. Apple would be a better fit. Marissa Mayer seems to want to get out of...

IPR – The Weakness of Essential (part iv)

          The latest EU ruling weakens the case for using SEPs for protection. The strength of standard essential patents (SEP) has...

Intel – Dull, but right

          The floundering challenge of ARM reduces pressure for Intel to do anything radical. Intel has announced the appointment of Brian...

Apple vs. Samsung – Lessons in futility

          The only winners are the lawyers.  Yet another round of tit for tat was launched this week with the date...