Archive For

March 2018

Siri – Mortal sins

Reply to this post           Siri must fly to the cloud. Siri was the first digital assistant to hit the mainstream...

Sony – Horrible histories.

Reply to this post           Sony looks to be risk of another historic loss. Sony’s apparent refusal to allow multiplayer gaming...

MoviePass – Ads or death.

Reply to this post           MoviePass has to track to survive. Unless MoviePass tracks its members and is able to monetise...

Spotify – Straight record.

Reply to this post           Improvement masked by debt slip-up. Spotify will be going public in a somewhat unorthodox fashion next...

Digital Assistants – Google’s game

Reply to this post           Usage patterns of smart speakers strengthen Google’s position. Although Amazon remains dominant in terms of the...

Android – P is for pointless

Reply to this post           5 years to do what takes Apple 90 days. Google has released the Android developer preview...

Geneva Auto Show – Own goals

Reply to this post           OEMs promote their own demise. While the automakers are falling over themselves to appear up to...

HTC Virtual Reality – Repeated history

Reply to this post           HTC Vive loses out to Oculus. While penetration of VR units in the gaming community remains...

Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the smart home pt. VIII

Reply to this post           Google booted from the nest. The tit for tat war between Amazon and Google (which I...

MWC Day 2/3 – Uncovered issues

Reply to this post           Relevant items outside the usual MWC news flow. Google – Stairway to heaven. Google as taken...