Microsoft needs to appeal to the user’s heart not just his wallet. HTC has launched an virtual clone of its flagship HTC One M8 with two main differences from the original: First, it is running Windows Phone 8.1 instead of Android / Google Mobile Services (GMS). Second, after the subsidy, it is half the price...
Stability buys time, but for what? BlackBerry has staved off the immediate threat of collapse but where it goes from here is a mystery. The job cuts and consolidation have created a company with $4bn in revenues, 0.6% market share in smartphones and critically one that is cash flow neutral. This gives it time to...
Xiaomi is like Apple except for its margins. Xiaomi has released the next version of its user experience which will be rolled out onto its phones, tablets and other Android powered devices. Google is nowhere to be seen on this device meaning that this software is proprietary to Xiaomi and replaces the functions and services...
Improvements give Lenovo more space to invest and execute. Lenovo reported good Q1 results as its handset business and PC business both grew share. This gives the company more breathing room when it comes to turning around the loss making Motorola Mobility that it is about to acquire from Google. Q1 revenues and net income...
Tizen increasingly looks like it has no real future at Samsung As more and more time passes the less likely it becomes that Samsung will ever make anything of Tizen. Instead it will be forced to try and preserve its margins by sticking to Android devices. This is a feat that will be very difficult,...
No wearables expected next month. The first days of September are going to be littered with new device launches. The IFA trade fair has become a great place for stealing Apple’s thunder as it occurs in early September, right before Apple’s traditional launch window. Two new iPhones, the Galaxy Note 4, the Sony Experia Z3...
Not a laptop replacement but something much better. The Surface Pro 3 has significant issues but it is the first product capable of changing the higher-end mobile computing landscape. (It is important to note that I am specifically excluding the tablet market as tablets are focused on content consumption which is now a very different...
Bad results show the difference between consoles and handhelds. Zynga reported weak Q2A results and cut its 2014E guidance as new revisions of its flagship games will take longer than expected to reach the market. The key metric for Zynga is bookings which is the value of virtual goods sold during the quarter. Q2A bookings...
First there was media. Now there is ecosystem Xiaomi is not just the largest smartphone vendor in the Chinese market it is also the manufacturer that clocks up the most usage. Xiaomi is now No. 1 in the Chinese market with 14% market share just behind Samsung, Lenovo and Yulong who have 12% each. Huawei...
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.
Facebook & friends – Internal affairs
Facebook’s messaging mess highlights a problem for everyone. The number of attempts Facebook is making to crack the millennial messaging market is growing fast and with it the bill for shareholders. Facebook’s travails also highlight a very significant problem faced by all of the ecosystem contenders when it comes to developing their Digital Life offerings....