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Amazon – Baby Digital Empire

          Amazon has the makings of a major force but still has a long way to travel. Many people still consider Amazon to be just an...

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...