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BlackBerry – Roll of the dice

          Making BBM available elsewhere is a very risky move. The launch of the BlackBerry Q5, upgrades and extensions to BBM make it very clear how...

Google I/O – Full Circle

          Gaming will put Google out front in the Digital Life race. Google is holding its annual developer event this week from Wednesday May 15th to...

Facebook – Jack of one trade

          Home is a bad sign for the longer-term outlook. The final verdict on Facebook Home was brutally handed down yesterday with AT&T slashing the price...

Yahoo! – Wrong villain

          Google is a bad choice. Apple would be a better fit. Marissa Mayer seems to want to get out of the company’s agreement with Microsoft...

GOOG Q1 / MSFT Q3 – Have and Have not

          Google looks steady while Microsoft continues to chase its own tail. Sift through the details of Google and Microsoft’s earnings announcements and you will see...

Yahoo! Q1 – Darker horse

          Difficult results in display advertising mask the potential. Yahoo! reported disappointing results as display advertising continued to decline despite the remedial actions put in place...

Mobile Gaming – Return to roots

          App based gaming remains the future of this critical segment. Say what you like about games but nearly one third of all time spent on...

Google and WhatsApp – Admission of weakness

            Google’s interest in WhatsApp is a sign of weakness.   WhatsApp has denied that it is in talks with Google with respect to being...

Facebook – The right move

          Home is the right strategy for Facebook to extend its reach. Facebook Home is a software skin that takes over the home screen of an...

Facebook – Once bitten, twice shy

          Tonight’s announcement risks being a big anti-climax. The last time Facebook made a “big announcement” the result was the spectacularly unambitious Facebook Graph Search. What...