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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...

IPR: Apple vs. Samsung – The weakness of essential (part v)

          It may seem unfair, but the White House has done the technology industry and the patent system a favour. The White House’s decision to veto...

Motorola – Pointless cosmetics

          The Moto X completely misjudges the US consumer. Motorola formally launched the much leaked Moto X. Differentiation is the name of the game with a...

Samsung Q2 – Sign of things to come.

          If the smartphone market fragments it will hurt Samsung’s margins. Samsung reported weak results and as expected it was the handset business that was mostly...

Apple Q3 – Middle Age Spread.

          These results have maturity written all over them. Apple reported Q3 results that beat expectations as iPhone shipments beat expectations by 20%. Q3A                Consensus Revenues                       ...

Apple – Maps and screens

          There is no point in acquiring Tom Tom. The wires have been alive for the last few days with the notion that Apple is on...

Nokia Q2 – Hit and miss

          Light Q2 sets up potential for a bounce in Q3. Nokia missed revenue expectations but profitability improved to allow profits to come in ahead of...

Motorola – Method in the madness.

          Google’s commitment to Motorola has nothing to do with handsets. If the wires are to be believed, Google is going to spend $500m to market...

Apple – In vogue.

          It is now increasingly unlikely that Apple will launch an iWatch this year. The wires are alive with the news that Apple has hired former...

BlackBerry – Ballad of the fat lady.

          It is far from over but the fat lady is warming up. They say that “aint over ‘til the fat lady sings” but BlackBerry’s Q1...