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Dual Boot – Insult to concept.

          Dual Boot is a hack that is doomed to failure. CES 2014 is full of devices that are trying to be both laptops and tablets....

Samsung Q4 – The stock whisperer.

          Bad results but the whispers have already done the damage. Samsung reported preliminary Q4 results that disappointed but forecasts but whisper numbers had already taken...

HTC Q4 – Phoenix free zone.

          Happy New Year and best wishes for 2014. HTC’s results offer little hope of a recovery. HTC reported Q4 results that missed expectations as it...

Samsung – The slow subtle web

          Extending HomeSync is yet another strand of the web. Samsung’s moves are subtle but taken together it is clear that Samsung is intending to build...

2013 App Charts – Top of the Pops

          Twitter and Apple fare badly on smartphone usage. The smartphone app. charts for 2013 are out (for the US anyway) and it makes interesting reading...

Yahoo! – Eye off the ball

          Yahoo needs to stop shopping and get integrating. Yahoo! is in line to make yet another acquisition but I am starting to wonder whether or...

Nokia vs. HTC – Sign of the times

          Nokia’s victory over HTC is a sign of what is to come. HTC’s troubles have deepened further with Nokia winning an injunction against it in...

Console gaming – Then there were two

          Wii U looks like it is dead in the water. Despite a nine month lead and a lower price the Wii U has been decimated...

HPQ Q4 – Deadly drift

          Meg has stabilised the ship but it still has no course. Things are better at HPQ but there remains no real plan for the future...

Xbox One vs. PS4 – Blu drives of death

          The bark is much worse than the bite. It looks bad but the hard drive defect on the Xbox one looks to be no more...