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Android – Downward slope.

Reply to this post           Fragmentation getting worse not better. Despite Google’s best efforts, the situation with fragmentation in Android devices appears to be materially worsening,...

Apple – Tick in the box.

Reply to this post           Hacking of Face ID proves its security. The inevitable hacking of Face ID has been achieved but I think that the...

Softbank & Uber – Sellers’ paradise

Reply to this post           At around $70bn, there should be plenty of sellers. Uber has approved a deal where SoftBank will lead a $1bn fund...

Apple – Augmenting reality.

Reply to this post           Unit launch in 2019 is an augmentation of reality. If Apple is working on an AR headset, I think that there...

Tencent – Digital circumnavigation.

Reply to this post           Tencent begins to build on Supercell. Following the most difficult set of results after its IPO, Snap has conveniently announced that...

Snap Q3 17 – Sixes and sevens.

Reply to this post           Dreadful results reveal a company in disarray. Snap reported weak results that bear all the hallmarks of a small, weak player...

Facebook vs. Snap Inc. – Own goal pt. II.

Reply to this post           An unaffordable outage. Snap Inc’s Snapchat service suffered a 4 hour worldwide outage that enraged its users, greatly increasing the risk...

Razer phone– In character.

Reply to this post           For hardcore fans only. Razer has stuck to what it knows in its in launching first smartphone, but its focus on...

Apple FQ4 17 – All things X.

Reply to this post           X hits the spot. Apple reported good results and guided strongly for FQ1 18 as it has managed to deal with...

Facebook Q3 17– Organic brains.

Reply to this post           Humans are not the answer. Facebook reported strong results but gave disappointing guidance as its shortcomings in AI mean that non-productive...