Archive For

January 2021

CES 2021 Day 2 – The lowlights.

CES 2021 limps along. Most of the action in the technology sector this week is not to be found on the digital venue. EVs. The...

CES 2020 Day 1 – The exhibitions

Vacuum allows Samsung chips to grab the limelight. The exhibit count is way down, and I suspect that the smaller, more interesting end of the...

CES 2020 Day 0 – The placeholder.

CES 2021 shaping up to be just a placeholder for 2022. If the media day is anything to go by, the CTA will be very...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car? pt. II.

There is only one way this works. Speculation has reached fever pitch with Hyundai admitting it has been in talks with Apple with regard to...

Apple vs. everyone – A simple solution

A way out that no one seems to want.   As Apple now requires user consent for apps that use tracking for advertising targeting, developers...

China Technology – Big boots.

Big shoes create opportunities. The fall from grace of Jack Ma in the eyes of China’s government has created an opportunity that may be replicated...

Epic (& Facebook) vs Apple – A right Battle Royale pt. VI

Facebook wades in on its own account. Epic has added an important ally in its tussle with Apple but, as ever, Facebook’s participation is mostly...

CES 2021 – Digital shadow.

A large part of the show is likely to be missing in action. The pandemic is likely to have 2 main impacts on CES. The...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car?

18 months on and making a vehicle still makes no sense. Making a vehicle in 2024 makes as little sense as it did in 2016...