Twitter – Shopaholic

Reply to this post           E-commerce is not the answer to Twitter’s woes. Twitter has expanded its presence in the fast growing e-commerce segment by announcing new partnerships for its “buy now” buttons. These are software buttons that make it easier for users to discover and buy products directly from tweets with a few simple clicks....

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Google – Flashbangs

Reply to this post           Product launches make noise but change very little. Google updated its Nexus devices at an event held yesterday with two new handsets, a professional tablet and two new Chromecast devices. These new devices will all ship with the new version of Android (6.0, Marshmallow) that was launched at Google i/o in...

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Yahoo! – Out of options

Reply to this post           Yahoo! seems determined deliver Alibaba at any cost. There is so little good news coming from Yahoo! these days that it appears to feel that it must complete the spin-off of Alibaba to shareholders, even if it results in a big tax bill for investors. To me, this is an indication...

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BlackBerry Q2 16A – The cold light of day

Reply to this post           While hardware exists, there is downside. Even assuming a successful acquisition of Good Technology, it is very difficult to see any upside in BlackBerry at the moment. BlackBerry reported very disappointing Q2 16A results as all three business lines missed expectations with hardware being the worst hit. BlackBerry recognised revenues on...

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Facebook – Star signs

Reply to this post           The stars are aligning for something special in the long-term. Facebook has announced that Instagram has passed 400m users in the latest of what has become a series of events that show that Facebook is edging towards becoming a fully-fledged ecosystem. Instagram has passed 400m users just 9 months after passing...

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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...

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Apple Auto – Wrong turning.

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...

Radio Free Mobile – Leisure in the Levant

          Radio Free Mobile will return on Monday September 21st.   

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Apple – Back to basics

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...

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PC Market – Surface to air.

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...

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