Google Pixel – Damage done pt. II.
Google is still not a hardware company. Unnecessary problems with the latest Pixel device are a repeat of the issues that hampered the appeal of...
Xiaomi Q3 18 – Can carrier.
Internet Services can’t carry the can. Xiaomi reported good results but remains so dependent upon hardware from which it intends to limit its profitability, that...
Microsoft – The bigger threat.
Looks like its curtains for Cortana. Microsoft has received without a whimper a series of moves by Amazon that promotes its digital assistant Alexa over...
Blue Apron vs. HelloFresh – Bloody palms.
HelloFresh looks certain to crush Blue Apron. Blue Apron is in real trouble and, when compared to HelloFresh, it serves as a classic example of...
Tencent & Uber – Soul searching.
Both Tencent and Uber have some thinking to do. Uber Q3 18 Uber’s Q3 18 results show that it is not really capitalising on its...
Palm phone – Doomed experiment.
A resurrection best not practised The Palm brand (now owned by TCL) has launched a new device which is arguably more useless than cellular in...
Cable TV – Sword of Damocles pt. IX
Devices to hasten the demise Never one to miss a trick, both Amazon (see here) and TiVo (see here) are now offering set-top boxes that...
Research Publication – Mobile Ecosystems – Privacy-as-a-product
November 12th 2018: Radio Free Mobile updates its flagship research product with the publication of Mobile Ecosystems – Privacy-as-a-product. RFM research subscribers will receive their copy directly...
Tencent – Winter is coming.
Tencent battens down the hatches for the quarters ahead With the Chinese government showing no signs of letting the video game industry out of its...












Facebook – Broken Valley pt. VI.