Archive For

November 2019

Xiaomi Q3 19 – Approaching reality

Xiaomi finds a bottom. Xiaomi has weathered Huawei’s market share gains in its home market extremely well which combined with growth in its ecosystem leads...

Cybertruck – The numbers game

Pay same. Get less.   The Tesla Model 3 is a no brainer as it is almost as quick as a BMW M5 but costs...

Virtual Reality – Stalled at the start.

Microsoft and Sony go in different directions. Microsoft will not be pushing VR in its next-generation console in contrast to Sony which is likely to...

Google Fitbit – Moot point.

The fuss around Fitbit data is moot. The inevitable (see here) acquisition of Fitbit by Google is creating a fuss around user wellness data but...

Quantum computing – No trick pony

A superbrain that cant play Pong. There is no doubt that quantum computing has the potential to completely change the IT industry, but Google’s demonstration...

5G – Wide open spaces

Coverage map lays bare the reality of millimetre waves. Verizon’s 5G coverage map in the USA (see here) shows that the only time users are...

Ford – Wild horses

Mustang Mach-E is a ray of hope. Ford may be mistaken about what electric and autonomous vehicles will do to demand for its products (see...

Sony AI – 2 from 3

2 of Sony’s AI proposals make sense. While Sony appears to be late to the game in AI, it has been working on this for...

Samsung services – Repeating history?

Here we go again. The last time Samsung had a go at services the result was expensive and painful and resulted in a civil war...

ByteDance (TikTok) – Full stream ahead.

Video comes for the music stars. ByteDance is aiming to extend the popularity of TikTok into the subscription music space but I question whether its...