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Facebook – Jack of one trade

          Home is a bad sign for the longer-term outlook. The final verdict on Facebook Home was brutally handed down yesterday with AT&T slashing the price...

Yahoo! – Wrong villain

          Google is a bad choice. Apple would be a better fit. Marissa Mayer seems to want to get out of the company’s agreement with Microsoft...

Microsoft and Nokia – Window of Opportunity

            As good as it is, the latest video can only hope to start the conversation. Microsoft has launched a wonderful video to raise awareness...

Samsung – Who is the master now?

          Samsung is moving to take control of Android Samsung’s latest participation in the open source community shows: a) how fragmented Android is and b) how...

GOOG Q1 / MSFT Q3 – Have and Have not

          Google looks steady while Microsoft continues to chase its own tail. Sift through the details of Google and Microsoft’s earnings announcements and you will see...

Microsoft – From Danger Comes Gold

          Danger has been a superb acquisition for Microsoft. Microsoft’s acquisition of Danger (11th February 2008) has been described as a classic M&A failure with some...

Yahoo! Q1 – Darker horse

          Difficult results in display advertising mask the potential. Yahoo! reported disappointing results as display advertising continued to decline despite the remedial actions put in place...

Mobile Gaming – Return to roots

          App based gaming remains the future of this critical segment. Say what you like about games but nearly one third of all time spent on...

Flexible Displays – The Lion’s Den

          Flexible screens are Samsung’s patch, not Apple’s    Apple Patent applications and job filings are an admission of what I have long suspected. Flexible and...

iPhone – Screen Test

          Apple needs to skip the iPhone 5S and go straight to the 6.  To date, the iPhone has managed to hold its position by beating...