Qualcomm’s Toq is a reference design that was fun to build. It would seem that Qualcomm is moving into the world of consumer devices with the launch of a smartwatch but closer inspection reveals that this is really a reference design to showcase a number of technologies that the company has developed. Hence there...
The Galaxy Gear is unlikely to stick. Samsung is looking for other avenues of growth and in that vein I suspect that the Galaxy Gear is merely an experiment. Samsung launched three products at its event at the IFA trade show: Galaxy Gear smart watch, Galaxy Tab 10.1 2014 and the Galaxy Note 3....
IFA owes its new found importance to its timing. The IFA trade show kicks off tomorrow in Berlin and its timing right before Apple’s event on September 10th has made it the place to launch new products. Consequently, Samsung is holding another unboxed event where it is widely expected that the company will launch...
Nokia shareholders are the big winners. Nokia and Microsoft have announced that Nokia will sell its Device and Services to Microsoft for E5.44bn. Key Points are: Microsoft will pay E3.79bn (0.2x EV/Sales) for the smartphone and featurephone businesses and E1.65bn for a 10-year patent license. Critically the patent portfolio will remain with Nokia but...
Gone to the desert – Back Sept 2nd
The fundamental flaw in HPQ is laid bare. Things have been looking better at HPQ in terms of corporate governance and cost control but Q3 results show that it is time to address the real problem: The PC business. Q3 revenues / EPS were in line at $27.2bn / $0.86 compared to forecasts of $27.3bn...
It’s a sell-out but for the wrong reason. The first version of the Firefox OS device, “The Open” by ZTE, appears to have sold out in both the UK and the US. The budget smartphone was selling for £60 in the UK and $80 in the US will now not be available until the next...
WP is still a small pond but it has potential. The latest data indicates that Nokia is making progress in smartphones. Its slow progress but progress none the less. A recent report by AdDuplex group indicates that Nokia’s share of the Windows Phone platform has grown to 86.9%. More importantly sales figures have shown that...
LG’s new tablet is likely to be a license to lose money. It appears that one disaster and the travails of almost all of its peers is not enough to dissuade LG from launching another tablet. The forthcoming G-Tab with an 8.3” screen, a 1920×1200 display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset is expected to...
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.
Nokia / Microsoft – Course change
Smartphone margins are likely to imminently collapse. Rationale, the deal structure and recent actions all suggest that a substantial increase in investment in the Windows Phone ecosystem has begun. It seems like action is already being taken with the lowering of the price of the flagship Nokia Lumia 1020 by $100 to $199 with a...