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Epic vs. Apple – A right Battle Royale pt. VII

Tim Cook has a really bad memory. There are a number of items that stretch one’s credibility in the testimony given by senior Apple executives which I think has started...

Folding devices – Nasty origami pt. VII

Samsung fixes everything but the elephant. Samsung is expected to release two new folding phones in July where it has made substantial improvements to durability except the one that really...

LG – End of an era

LG finally throws in the towel. LG has finally thrown in the towel on smartphones in an admission to what has been patently clear for many years which is that...

Samsung Q1 21 – Double barrelled.

Semis and smartphones drive results. Samsung reported excellent Q1 21 results as mobile devices and semiconductors look like they have underpinned a substantial recovery compared to Q1 20. However, as...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XXVIII

Patents are no panacea. Huawei may be down, but it is far from out as it is now putting its efforts into replacing the revenues it is losing from US...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XXVII

Huawei finally hits the wall. After nearly 2 years of ducking and diving combined with superlative execution on the part of Huawei’s management, its dependence on US technology has finally...

Epic vs. Apple – A right Battle Royale pt. VI

Epic adds the EU as the next theatre of war. Epic has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the EU in what is a natural extension of this dispute...

Wireless Charging – Jump start?

The Chinese may provide a long-needed boost for this technology. Oppo is the latest of three Chinese handset vendors that have jumped into the far-field wireless charging game in a...

Huawei & Twitter – Results and politics.

Twitter Q4 2020 – User issues. Twitter reported good Q4 2020 results, but it has run out of road when it comes to user metrics. Q4 2020 revenues / EPS...

Arm and NVIDIA – The unthinkable pt. III

This acquisition is becoming increasingly problematic. NVIDIA’s acquisition of Arm is becoming increasingly problematic with in-depth investigations being launched by both the UK and the EU competition authorities and the...