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Samsung – Limited fallout.

Reply to this post           A fast and efficient recall results in no lasting harm.  Samsung has taken the prudent decision to recall the Galaxy Note...

IFA 2016 – Pair trade.

Reply to this post           Long glitz was typically short user experience.  Samsung led the pack for glitzy press conferences and superb hardware but it was...

Sonos – Sounds of sameness

Reply to this post           Sonos will become just like Android handset makers.  Sonos has announced that it will support Spotify Connect and Amazon Echo in...

Google & Android – Closed source pt. II

Reply to this post           Google is inching closer and closer to taking Android proprietary.  It looks very much as if Google’s Nexus devices this year...

Leap Motion – Second lap

Reply to this post           This reinvention makes more sense  Following on from the mess of its first launch in 2013 (see here), Leap Motion has...

Lenovo Q1 17A – Heavy weather.

Reply to this post           I see opportunity but not without risk.  Lenovo is hanging on in the difficult markets that it serves, but I think...

Xiaomi – Reality check pt V.

Reply to this post           Falling revenues reduces valuation to $3.6bn (92% below last raise).  Xiaomi has slipped to number 3 in its home market which combined...

Google – From Russia with Love pt. II

Reply to this post           Russian ruling could have global implications.  Although the Russian complaint against Google is a sideshow compared to the EU, it could...

Samsung – Pick and mix

Reply to this post           I think the acquisition of Dacor is all about cross-device.  Samsung’s move to buy the high-end white goods maker, Dacor, looks...

Android security – Swiss cheese pt. III

Reply to this post           Security is just another reason to close Android down.  Another vulnerability has emerged that exposes over 900m Android devices to the...