Intel has nothing to make a splash in over-the-top (OTT) internet TV. Intel has already confirmed that it is working on an internet television platform with the aim to provide broadcast TV, catch-up TV and on-demand video. This is all well and good but at the moment only 5% of US households have “cut the...
Line is making its bid for the big time. Line is a competitor to WhatsApp and other IM applications that differentiates itself by allowing users to exchange cutsie cartoon images. Line was developed in Japan and Korea where the cutsie cartoons are an integral part of everyday life. Line has recently expanded into Western countries...
Sony’s PS4 launch puts Microsoft on the back foot. With Apple doing little more than chugging along at WWDC, the big news of the week was the full launch of the PS4. There are three standout features. The PS4 will be at least $100 cheaper than the Xbox One at $399. The PS4 will...
Recent surveys indicate that Apple still leads iOS in all aspects except volume. Recent work by Flurry shows that while Android is now the runaway volume leader in the mobile ecosystem race, it still lags when it comes to usage. Market leadership has swapped back and forth over the course of 2012 but it...
Microsoft is on thin ice with Xbox One but Sony is no better off Details have emerged regarding how the Xbox One will deal with the second hand games market, offline play and game sharing. The advent of digital copies and storing games in the cloud complicates the management of user rights to play purchased...
BlackBerry needs something else to prevent its users from jumping ship. BlackBerry’s move to make BBM available on other platform is incredibly risky unless there is something else that will ensure that BlackBerry users stay faithful. BBM is also no longer about developed markets as those users have long ditched BlackBerry and gone elsewhere. This...
Hybrid devices are likely to be a factor in the take-off of Windows 8. Computex 2013 kicks off Tuesday June 4th in Taipei and here, the bulk of the coming year’s innovation in the PC world is likely to be announced. Not wanting to get lost in the noise, ARM, Intel and Acer have already...
The silly spat has ended with a win / win. Since the launch of Windows Phone 8, Google has been refusing to support the platform and so Microsoft took the APIs and made the You Tube app itself. This became available this month and immediately caused consternation as the Microsoft’s implementation allows the videos to...
Over the top offerings will need to be integrated or they will perish. TV over the internet is still a tiny fraction of the market (5% of US – see here for details) but it is the future and so everyone is starting to get their ducks in a row for when it finally takes...
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.
Amazon – Baby Digital Empire
Amazon has the makings of a major force but still has a long way to travel. Many people still consider Amazon to be just an online retailer but look under the hood and one will find the grass roots of a digital empire in construction. Amazon has just announced an exclusive deal with Viacom where...