Reply to this post Facebook has everything it needs to disrupt classifieds. Facebook is jumping into the world of classifieds and recommendations but it will take a lot more than just throwing it out there to make it successful. In the US this is aimed squarely at Angie’s List and Yelp but the performance of...
Reply to this post GoPro must make the ecosystem its top priority. I think that GoPro will soon begin to really struggle as the hardware element of its product becomes less and less relevant. The outlook for GoPro is exactly the same as it is for almost every other seller of consumer electronics: execute on...
Reply to this post I think that Magic Leap has solved the field of view problem in AR. There are many augmented reality (AR) companies out there but the best financed is almost certainly Magic Leap. AR is very different from virtual reality as VR creates an entirely artificial world while AR superimposes virtual objects...
Reply to this post Investors are sentenced to another year of fumbling and uncertainty. Yahoo!’s management appeared weary and browbeaten when it announced that instead of spinning out Alibaba, it would spin out everything else leaving Alibaba alone inside the old company. The rationale behind this change is simply that spinning Alibaba carries a risk...
Reply to this post Firefox joins the stagger of zombies that somehow lives on in open source. Mozilla has announced the end of Firefox OS for mobile operators, ending a three year crusade to do the impossible. This comes hot on the heels of Jolla being close to shutting up shop (see here) and the...
Reply to this post HERE will be key to ejecting Apple and Google from the car. The three German automakers (Audi, BMW and Daimler) have closed the deal with Nokia and are now masters of the 6,500 strong mapping organisation HERE. The new owners are committed to HERE remaining an open and independent company and...
Reply to this post Mobile gaming is the last wilderness but explorers are coming. Mobile gaming is the single largest segment of the Digital Life pie but as of yet there is no dominant player. There are three very strong multiplayer gaming offerings (Sony, Microsoft and Tencent) but as of yet none of them have...
Reply to this post This is the right time for Facebook to torpedo Twitter. Facebook’s Live Video offering which allows users to broadcast themselves to their friends and followers is being moved from just celebrities into advanced testing with real iPhone users. Clearly, the stage is set for this feature to be offered as just...
Reply to this post Microsoft faces a dilemma with a Surface Phone. The next release of a mobile device by Microsoft should give a clear indication of what Microsoft’s intentions are when it comes to its struggling consumer ecosystem. There has been a premium, metal based device in the works for some time but this...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Autonomous Autos – Filibuster
Reply to this post California is a great example of why this will take ages. The California department of motor vehicles (CDMV) has made a proposal that obviates the use case of a self-driving vehicle in a large number of use cases. The CDMV is proposing a law that requires a person who is licenced...