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Microsoft / Nokia – Quick Win

          Synergies will be pretty easy to achieve. With the Chinese finally signing off on the deal, Microsoft has finally managed to close its purchase of...

Apple Q2E – Pushmi-pullyu

          A beat is on the cards but guidance could be a hiccup. Apple reports Q2E results after the US close today. (Wednesday 23rd April 2014)....

Google – Turn of the screw

          Google is the only winner in the Android ecosystem. June is becoming one of the most important months of the year for the mobile ecosystem...

Blackberry – No prisoners

          Life without handsets will be little better than with. John Chen has finally admitted the possibility of failing to turn around Blackberry saying that the...

Samsung and HTC – Chalk and cheese

          Samsung is about growth. HTC is about survival Both Samsung and HTC have reported preliminary results and neither are very encouraging. Samsung Samsung preliminary Q1...

Apple vs. Samsung – Hammer and tongs

          Only the lawyers are winning. Apple and Samsung are at it again and for the next few weeks the airwaves will be full of sensational...

Android – Command and control

          Google – 10. Handset makers – 0. The latest edict from Google requires handset makers who want to implement Google apps to display a “powered...

BlackBerry Q4 – Last lap?

          Q4 gives no reason to hope. BlackBerry reported disappointing results as the two most important metrics of a company in trouble (revenue and cash flow)...

HTC – Cut and run.

          As good as the M8 is, it will not save HTC. HTC launched is new flagship device at an event in New York and despite...

Motorola – Something right.

          With the Moto 360, Motorola has finally got something right. Smart watches are still a problem looking for a solution but with the Moto 360,...