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Android in China– No Google here

          The China ecosystem is coming.  Android is currently exploding in China but there are plenty of signs that this is temporary. Under Google’s definition, anything...

Mobile Chat – The Culture Line

          Exporting services from Japan is a license to lose money.  NHN Corp, South Korea’s biggest internet company, is making a bid to expand outside its...

Microsoft – Too brute a force

          Microsoft has loads of money but no clue how to use it.  Paying developers to write applications is a well-known tactic for those trying to...

Google Reader– The boring truth

          Google Reader has gone because it is not big enough. That’s all. The retirement of Google Reader has nothing to do with the “free” internet...

Samsung Galaxy S4– All the rage

          The Galaxy only evolves slightly but it makes iPhone 5 look more and more out of date. Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 with much fanfare...

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...

Instagram vs. Twitter – Picture power.

          I am becoming increasingly concerned regarding Twitter’s long-term ability to monetise its service. It was some months ago when Instagram pulled the plug on its...