Reply to this post Making a car still makes no financial sense. While commentators and investors are getting increasingly excited regarding the prospect of Apple launching an automobile, no one is considering the impact that this would have on profits and cash flow. Instead all of the focus is on Apple bulking up its team...
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Reply to this post Hardware innovation made exciting with software functionality. Apple returned to what it does best in making innovations in the user experience that are enabled by the new hardware upgrades that it has launched in its new products. iPad Pro The iPad Pro was by far the most interesting product launched at...
Reply to this post Further proof that the Surface Pro 3 is the winning design. Dell, HPQ, Accenture and Avanade have all signed up to sell and support the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and its descendants to their enterprise customers. This is despite the fact that it competes with their in-house designs. This is a...
Reply to this post I see no reason for China to fall for Google’s charms. It looks like Google is about to mount another assault on the Chinese market but even if it gets in, it is almost certain to end up competing with one arm tied behind its back. After leaving the market in...
Reply to this post Integration and execution key to success. BlackBerry has agreed to buy its rival Good Technologies for $425m in cash, underlining my view that BlackBerry’s days as a handset vendor are numbered. Good has had a chequered history after being purchased by Motorola, then being sold on to Visto and now finally...
Reply to this post Spotify has to make sure everyone knows that it has a better proposition. The war of words is as hot as ever in the emerging world of music streaming, but whatever the realities are, I suspect that it remains a two horse race. The latest shots to be fired come from...
Reply to this post 4K is a pointless gimmick but could help to sell some phones. Sony has updated its Xperia line of devices headlining with the Xperia Z5 Premium, a smartphone with a 5.5inch 4K screen. The IFA trade show in Berlin has seen Sony release 3 new devices in the Xperia line. First. The...
Reply to this post As usual the only beneficiary from changes to Android is Google. Google has launched a new app. on iOS that will allow devices that run Android wear to synchronise and integrate with the iPhone. Many of the core Google Digital Life services that run on iOS will now be available through...
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Xiaomi – MI phone home
Reply to this post MVNO builds users but not profits. Xiaomi has updated its flagship Chinese smartphone with the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4c and also launched an MVNO to support its devices and ecosystem. Although the product logo makes it look an awful lot like the iPhone 5c, I suspect that the c...