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Apple – Final hurdle

          Key signal for a wearable launch still missing. The market has worked itself into a fever pitch with regards to the imminent launch of the...

HTC Q2 – The spiral

          One quarter does not make a recovery. HTC reported good Q2 results as cuts to marketing expenses allowed profitability to make up for weak sales....

Amazon – Bad Omen

          Fire phone’s draw looks to have already faded. Some observers are wondering why anyone outside the US would want to buy Amazon’s smartphone but I...

Samsung – No Song Sheet

          Google buying Songza is bad for Samsung not Spotify. Google has decided to acquire the music streaming service Songza which effectively means that Samsung will...

Google – The long game

          Google Android is becoming just like iOS or Windows Phone. Everywhere one looks it is become increasingly clear that Google aims to take complete control...

Wearables – Missing link

          Key to wearables still missing The wearables space is on fire today with talk of new devices from Fitbit as well as yet another potential...

Amazon – No Fire sale

          Expensive phone with no ecosystem does not make a hit. Amazon has launched its Fire smartphone but its cost and limitations will put a smile...

Nuance & Samsung – Private preference

          Nuance looks good for private equity not Samsung. Nuance is a provider of speech and language technology that is used by Apple in its Siri...

PCs – Two tides

          RFM continues to see the growth in the PC market in 2014E. Intel increased its Q2 guidance as end-of –life XP machines are being upgraded...

FireFox OS –A $25 dream

          $25 dollar smartphone is likely to remain slideware Mozilla is moving to fulfil the promise of an ultra-cheap smartphone but the outcome of this initiative...