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Google / Microsoft – Silly spat

          The silly spat has ended with a win / win. Since the launch of Windows Phone 8, Google has been refusing to support the platform...

Smartphone usage – Meaningless data

          The latest data is meaningless without a demographic adjustment.  Experian has produced an extensive survey looking at what users do with their smartphones. The data...

Hulu – Caveat emptor

          Buying Hulu is fraught with risk. Hulu, the video site is up for sale once again but the price is unlikely to be better than...

Windows 8 – Adoption by attrition

          Windows 8 will get there in the end. At its London Analyst summit Intel bemoaned the lack of cool designs for the malaise of the...

HPQ Q2 – The Meg diet

            Austerity buys time for a proper strategy to be formed. HPQ posted good Q2 results and guided nicely as the cost cutting plan began...

Google – Out front

          Google is extending its lead except in games. Google regaled its fans with a three hour keynote that revealed updates and upgrades that push it...

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...

Intel – Killing the Monkey

          ARM is looking less and less threatening to Intel. Thanks to the blunder that is Windows RT (Windows 8 on ARM), ARM has made no...

Nokia – Brutal for a bit

          Nokia’s new platform does everything right except address the horrors of low end Android. Nokia has launched a big update to the Asha platform and...

IPR – The Weakness of Essential (part iv)

          The latest EU ruling weakens the case for using SEPs for protection. The strength of standard essential patents (SEP) has taken another hit as the...