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Apple vs. Qualcomm – Black magic

          Apple is likely to stay away from the black art of cellular radio. News articles and recent hires by Apple suggest that Apple may be...

CES 2014 – Big show in little Vegas

          CES has highlighted how difficult 2014 will be for some. CES 2014 is almost over but three important trends have clearly emerged: First: Android commoditisation...

Vertical industry – Monkey business

          Qualcomm and MediaTek have at least one hurrah left. In the latest twist, Samsung and Corning have tidied up the shareholding around the j.v. Samsung...

Wireless Charging – Usual muddle

          From a muddle of three standards one should emerge. Wireless charging is a great accessory to have but high cost and standard fragmentation are so...

NFC – A step closer

          The biometric craze is here but the place to invest is NFC I have long believed that there are two barriers to the take-off of...

Leap Motion – Desk draw candy

          Leap Motion has huge potential but this version is no more than a toy. The delayed Leap Motion controller is finally in the wild but...

Apple – In vogue.

          It is now increasingly unlikely that Apple will launch an iWatch this year. The wires are alive with the news that Apple has hired former...

Computex – Hybrids on high.

          Hybrid devices are likely to be a factor in the take-off of Windows 8. Computex 2013 kicks off Tuesday June 4th in Taipei and here,...

Jolla – Half the story

          Jolla’s new handset is really only half of the story Jolla has released the Jolla Phone with some interesting innovation, but the $520 price tag...

Intel – Killing the Monkey

          ARM is looking less and less threatening to Intel. Thanks to the blunder that is Windows RT (Windows 8 on ARM), ARM has made no...