Google seems to be going for engagement, not shipments. Google’s new features are almost all software based and the fact that many of them will be rolling out to older...
WhatsApp interoperability is a glaring omission. Facebook has launched its first piece of hardware which aims to drive engagement with Facebook’s Messenger platform but its lack of interoperability with WhatsApp...
Forced sale creeps closer. Snap has sent a memo that inadvertently admits that its business model is fundamentally flawed that I think can only lead to the company being forcibly...
Amazon gains a short-lived edge over Google. Amazon is enabling its skills to talk to one another in a move that will greatly enhance the functionality and appeal of Alexa...
TME is different. It makes money. Tencent Music Entertainment is no Spotify or Apple Music but it has many more users than both of these put together and critically, it...
Toys for workers. Microsoft has given its Surface line-up a badly needed refresh and is having a go at Bose and Sony with the launch of Surface Headphones. Of the much-anticipated...
A quiet integration should be going on in the background. In light of recent issues, Tencent has announced a re-organisation that I think offers a golden opportunity to fix a...
Another move-fast service that broke. Facebook has disclosed that it has been hacked with the loss of data from about 50m of its users which will only serve to further...
Toyota could trigger an industry cave-in to Google. It looks like Toyota (see here) is about to allow Android Auto access to the infotainment units in its vehicles in a...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Google – Silver lining
G+ failure saves Google from major problem. Google is finally shutting down its attempt at competing with Facebook in Social Networking following a security lapse which, due to the inactivity...