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MWC 2013 Day 4 – Missing Persons

            At this year’s show, what was missing is actually much more interesting. It was all downhill from Monday, with very little news being announced...

MWC 2013 Day 1 – Writer’s block

                MWC is bigger than ever but the frantic rushing around has given way to a more leisurely stroll. I very much doubt...

Firefox OS – The Vital Promise

              The success of Firefox hinges on a single promise. Lots of attendees and lots of partners were present for the launch of Mozilla’s...

Samsung TV – Iceberg dodger

          Samsung’s software is poor but it is learning how to dodge the icebergs in its path. Afraid to get lost in the noise, Samsung has...

Microsoft Office – Play with fire

          Microsoft needs to see the wood for the trees if it wants to maintain loyalty. Microsoft has changed the terms on which it sells Office...

Samsung Rex – King Cnut

          Rex is not strong enough to hold back the tide of Asha.  Samsung has renewed its assault on the forgotten 1bn with the launch of...

HPQ – size 12s

          This new excursion into tablets and smartphones has all the hallmarks of the malaise that currently grips HPQ.  Not content with blowing $1.2bn on attempting...

Dell – Greed and fear

          I see the possibility that the whole deal collapses.   Some investors seem to think that they have a right to benefit in the potential upside in Dell...

Samsung – Borrowed time

          Hardware has made Samsung great but it must now repeat that success in software. Samsung’s great talent has always been hardware, but the company is...

Microsoft Surface Pro – Jack of all trades…

          …master of none….yet! The Microsoft Surface Pro is out in the wild but it has yet to prove Steve Jobs wrong. Apple’s stance on hybrid...