BlackBerry – Counting beans
Going private at $4.7bn is the absolute best case. The bean counters are out in force, and with Fairfax’s deadline...
Nokia World – Good News. Bad News
I expect a good launch event, with one glaring exception. Nokia is holding its annual Nokia World event in Abu...
Amazon and HTC – Full circle
HTC started life as an ODM. That’s where it could end. Amazon has been in the tablet market for some...
Yahoo! Q3 – The waiting game
Alibaba is flying. Core business is waiting. Yahoo! reported reasonable Q3 results which where more driven by events at Alibaba...
Broadcast TV – Sword of Damocles
If broadcast TV is smart, it will do a deal with Netflix. Netflix is on a similar path that Google,...
Microsoft – Hope springs external
Microsoft’s new CEO must be an outsider. I do not envy John Thompson. The fate of one of the worlds...
iPhone 5c – Loadsa Phones
The iPhone 5c is performing far below expectations. Apple has been keeping it quiet but it is patently clear that...
PC makers and Microsoft – Conflict Surfaces
Microsoft’s relationship with its partners has never been worse. For the last 10 years when Microsoft’s has dabbled in hardware,...
Samsung Round – Pointless can sell
It is pointless but that does not matter. Samsung has finally launched a curved display device. It is the Samsung...






Google Q3 – Strength to strength