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Google – Toothless in Europe pt. V.

Better products, not ineffective regulation needed. The regulations being imposed upon Google by a seemingly hapless EU appear to be having the opposite effect to that intended in yet another...

Apple – Silly season.

Not everyone at Tesla does cars. Apple is recruiting people from Tesla again which I think has nothing to do with cars and everything to do with augmented reality. Commentators...

Apple vs. Qualcomm – Pressure cooker pt. II

The injunction has teeth. In a surprising admission of weakness, Apple has admitted that if the injunction remains in force, it will be forced to settle with Qualcomm which I...

Samsung vs. Huawei – Rivers of blood pt. V.

Samsung needs hardware differentiation more than ever. I think Samsung is undergoing a flurry of display innovation with its Infinity-O screen and it’s new folding screen form factor because it...

Fixed Internet – Creeping obsolescence.

A Small light at the end of the 5G tunnel. The latest data confirms what RFM’s Digital Life Pie has been indicating for some time: namely that increasingly, mobile is...

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 the Pixel 2 in 2017...

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 it has very little hope...

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 the Apple Watch as it...

Samsung Developer Conference – Communicator II

Samsung reinvents the Nokia Communicator but sadly, doubles down on Bixby. Samsung has shown (see here) the form factor within which it thinks that a folding screen will be most...

iOS vs. Windows – Input and Office

Even the best can’t touch laptops The tablet market is dying and its failure to take over the laptop market means that it is likely to continue being squeezed and...