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Google – Real pie in the sky

          Skybox has great strategic value for Google. Google wastes vast amounts of money on frivolous expenses but the acquisition Skybox is one that actually makes...

E3 2014 –Two horse race

          Microsoft is on the back foot going into E3 2014. So far in the competition to be the leading next generation console, Sony has won...

Qualcomm vs. Ericsson – No sweat.

          Ericsson represents very little threat to Qualcomm or MediaTek. Ericsson’s handset radio chipset business is emerging from the ashes of two failed joint ventures to...

Amazon – Wrong dimension.

          Amazon is attacking the wrong end of the value chain. Amazon will hold an event in Seattle on 19th June to launch what is very...

Computex 2014 – New life

          The PC market is far from dead. It is just changing.   Computex has kicked off in Taiwan and this year, more than ever, it...

Apple – Shopping trip

          Digital Life services are what Apple needs to secure its future.   Next week sees Apple host its overhyped WWDC developer’s conference in Silicon Valley....

Mobile Health – Carts and horses

          The realisation of this dream is years away.   Samsung held an event in San Francisco where it elaborated on its ambitions for mobile health....

LG G3 – Deadly race

          The G3 will enrich Google, no one else.  LG has released another update to its flagship that will ensure that competition in Android will be...

HPQ Q2A– Slash and burn.

          No strategy means no recovery. Hewlett Packard reported Q2 14A results earlier than expected as it announced another 11,000-16,000 jobs are to go on top...

Lenovo Q4A– The thin red line.

          Lenovo can only just afford its strategy Lenovo reported reasonable Q4 14A results but the addition of Motorola will almost tip Lenovo into the red....