Microsoft’s climb down is a very encouraging sign. In response to general clamour, Microsoft has changed its policies with respect to the Xbox One on both online use and used games. The only remaining difference between PS4 and Xbox One now remains the price and I expect that too, will fall into line prior...
The latest data indicates that there is still a big gap between iOS and Android. Chitika Insights (see here) has published some more data surrounding the use of Android and iOS in North America. The data was collected between May 1st 2013 and May 8th 2013 and consists of around 300m web page impressions....
By focusing on the low-end Google is aiming to increase its addressable mobile market by 60% or more. An update to Android was missing in action at Google I/O in May but it looks like this will be forthcoming this autumn. One of the biggest problems that Android 4 faces at the moment is its...
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...
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.
Samsung – Barely a murmur
There was a huge, but deadly silent crowd at today’s launches. There were lights. There were stars. There were some great products but no one seemed to be that excited by them. There was nothing revolutionary about Samsung’s product launches but I am hopeful we are getting towards the kind of products that play to...