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Nokia / Microsoft – Course change

          Smartphone margins are likely to imminently collapse. Rationale, the deal structure and recent actions all suggest that a substantial increase in investment in the Windows...

Nokia and Microsoft – End of days?

          Nokia shareholders are the big winners.   Nokia and Microsoft have announced that Nokia will sell its Device and Services to Microsoft for E5.44bn. Key...

Firefox OS – Cheap is cheerful

          It’s a sell-out but for the wrong reason. The first version of the Firefox OS device, “The Open” by ZTE, appears to have sold out...

Nokia – Big fish. Small pond

          WP is still a small pond but it has potential. The latest data indicates that Nokia is making progress in smartphones. Its slow progress but...

BlackBerry – Circling vultures

          The smell of blood is in the air. BlackBerry has announced (again) that it is open to considering strategic options for the company other than...

WP8 Apps. – Wrong end of the stick.

          Filling the app. store with amateur apps. will not fix the problem. Microsoft has launched Windows Phone App. Studio which is a web based editor...

Google Android – Number update.

          Google has to address Gingerbread to make a difference. Radio Free Research has indicated that while Android utterly dominates the market for smartphones, its parent...

Tizen – Suspended animation.

          In mobile, Tizen has no future while Android lives. Tizen is an operating system for mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and in-vehicle infotainment. The platform...

Windows RT – White Elephant

          Windows RT has no future. If only Microsoft could see that. The latest round of disclosures reveal what a disaster Windows RT is adding further...

Tablets – Google on top?

          Android now has huge share in tablets but is it really Google? The latest data on the tablet market shows that Android is now far...