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...
The latest data is meaningless without a demographic adjustment. Experian has produced an extensive survey looking at what users do with their smartphones. The data includes normal telephony functions and reveals usage patterns that match most of the previous surveys. Time spent on smartphones by activity (%) % share of time iOS Android Total Talk...
Mozilla must live up to its promise to survive in mobile. Not content with just smartphones, it looks as if Mozilla is also moving into the cut throat tablet market. June 3rd is the date for a joint press event between Mozilla and Foxconn where a new device seems certain to be announced. The...
Buying Hulu is fraught with risk. Hulu, the video site is up for sale once again but the price is unlikely to be better than the $2bn valuation at which Providence recently exited. Hulu has 4m customers paying $7.99 a month and generated 2012 revenues of $695m. As an over-the-top (OTT) provider of premium content,...
Windows 8 will get there in the end. At its London Analyst summit Intel bemoaned the lack of cool designs for the malaise of the PC market but as usual, this less than half the story. There are multiple reasons why the PC market is struggling of which form factor is but one. These are:...
Austerity buys time for a proper strategy to be formed. HPQ posted good Q2 results and guided nicely as the cost cutting plan began to show results. Q2 Revenues and EPS where $27.6bn / $0.87 compared to consensus at $28.0bn / $0.81. Revenues from the PC segment where the real culprit for the top...
TV lets xBox One down but it is not Microsoft’s fault. The xBox One has been revealed with great fanfare and while it’s a winner in many areas, it falls over when it comes to the integration of TV. To be fair to Microsoft, I suspect that this is not its fault and that the...
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...