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Samsung and Huawei – Dodgy flagships.

Two flagships not-market ready. Huawei Mate 30. Huawei pulled out all the stops except the one that really mattered and launched would be argued to be the best looking and...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. IX

Beautiful form won’t fix software shortcomings. Huawei has Apple soundly beaten when it comes to form factor design but even these beautiful looking devices are going to struggle to see...

Huawei – Olive or thorns?

Huawei extends an olive or thorn branch? No one is sure what to make of Huawei’s offer to license its 5G technology to a Western (read American) player and I...

Apple – Ugly duckling.

Only software can make it a swan. The much-leaked iPhone 11 was launched to very little surprise and a form factor that only a mother could love. The huge square...

Apple – Non-event.

YouTube live stream is the biggest surprise. It is that time of year again (10th September, 10 am PT) and the biggest surprise is that the whole event will be...

Android 10 – Pointless innovation

Smartphones could be obsolete before this update is complete. Android 10 (Q) becomes available today but it could be as much as 7-10 years before all of Google’s Ecosystem devices...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. VIII.

Huawei’s ex-China smartphone share is heading to 0%.  Q4 19 will be a crucial test for Huawei as its new flagship (Mate 30) will not be a Google ecosystem device...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. VII.

Mate 30 Pro won’t sell without Google. Commentators are getting excited about the leaked specifications of Huawei’s next big launch (Mate 30 Pro) but the only thing that matters is...

8K & 3D – The long hard road.

One runner left It has been clear for several years now that the only 3D visual entertainment system that is going to work in the home environment is one without...

Apple FQ3 19 – iPhone-o-holic

Still a one-product company. Apple reported good results as iPhone growth declines slowed and services continued to chug along nicely. However, I still think that ending its dependence on the...