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Android Security – Swiss cheese pt. V.

Reply to this post           Leaks look dated but still push Google towards proprietary Android. Even if Google could quickly fix the vulnerabilities in Android that...

Smart Home – Back to front.

Reply to this post           Apple is losing badly despite offering the best user experience. Apple has redesigned its HomeKit website (see here) in order to...

MWC Day 1 – The time machine

Reply to this post           The taxonomy of MWC is changing Nokia has through nostalgia has created some excitement in the mobile phone industry but elsewhere...

MWC Day 0 – Prominent feature.

Reply to this post           A feature phone steals the show. Huawei – Rear view mirror. Huawei launched its latest flagship the P10 and P10 plus...

Samsung – Residual fall-out.

Reply to this post           It is still the long-term damage that I fear.  While Samsung appears to have contained the disaster that was the Note...

Google vs. Amazon – Homefront.

Reply to this post           This could be a repeat of VHS vs. Betamax.  Google is adding functionality to allow Google Assistant to compete more directly...

Magic Leap – Creations great but not small

Reply to this post           Technology is there but size is miles off. While I do believe that Magic Leap is capable of producing an augmented...

Virtual Reality – Virtual standstill.

Reply to this post           VR seems only to be popular at trade shows. After a very disappointing 2016, Virtual Reality looks set to have another...

Xiaomi & Huawei – Different strokes

Reply to this post           Xiaomi and Huawei go in different directions. While commentators are absorbed with Apple’s (almost certainly temporary) No. 1 position in the...

GoPro vs. Shenzhen – Forlorn hope

Reply to this post           GoPro needs something special to fend off Shenzhen. GoPro released another set of awful results highlighting how much damage its failure...