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Samsung & Google – Engineering Disease pt. V

Samsung is still not quite cured. Samsung’s deal with Perplexity will see Samsung’s in-house products become better, but I am not sure how much anyone will notice given that users...

Qualcomm vs. Apple – Another Fight Coming

Apple is itching to restart the fight but there is a limited window. While it is clear that Qualcomm’s modems are still far better than Apple’s, Apple finally has a...

MediaTek & Nvidia – Rumblings from Computex

Rumour is much worse than reality. Aside from Nvidia opening up the data centre CPU market, MediaTek was expected to enter the PC CPU market, but with nothing more than...

OpenAI – A Consultant’s Dream

The most expensive consultant in history. OpenAI will acquire Jony Ive’s hardware start-up at an eye-watering valuation, but it has filed to acquire the man himself full-time, making him the...

Apple and Amazon – AI Laggards

Apple FQ2 25 – AI not a problem yet, but tariffs bite. Apple reported good results, but then guided weakly as it warned of a $900m tariff impact that sent...

Intel – Anywhere to Go?

Mr Tan’s options already seem very limited.  The recruitment of Lip-Bu Tan as the new CEO of Intel should come with an expectation of a strategic shift that increases the...

Apple – AI Breakdown

AI is not needed to sell iPhones yet. Apple’s run of trouble with AI is continuing as a good proportion of the much-hyped Apple Intelligence services are being delayed again...

China vs. USA – Taiwan buys Insurance

A $165bn insurance policy The more TSMC invests in the USA, the more secure Taiwan becomes because if Taiwan, for some reason, goes offline then the TSMC fabs in the...

iPhone 16e – Pugilistic Intent

New modem needs to succeed to re-open hostilities. Apple has finally launched a phone that uses its own in-house 5G modem, but the real test of success will be whether...

Arm – Balancing Act

Arm will need a major charm offensive. It turns out that Arm may be looking to make its own chips after all in a move that needs to be carefully...