Google, & Co. have their tentacles in almost everything that’s “free” RFM’ use of Google as the developed market’s benchmark for monetisation gains greater foundation as it turns out that...
Yet another AI red flag. Another small slip-up by Facebook reveals just how challenging its AI problem is and why it must continue to hire humans to do the jobs...
G+ failure saves Google from major problem. Google is finally shutting down its attempt at competing with Facebook in Social Networking following a security lapse which, due to the inactivity...
WhatsApp interoperability is a glaring omission. Facebook has launched its first piece of hardware which aims to drive engagement with Facebook’s Messenger platform but its lack of interoperability with WhatsApp...
Forced sale creeps closer. Snap has sent a memo that inadvertently admits that its business model is fundamentally flawed that I think can only lead to the company being forcibly...
TME is different. It makes money. Tencent Music Entertainment is no Spotify or Apple Music but it has many more users than both of these put together and critically, it...
A quiet integration should be going on in the background. In light of recent issues, Tencent has announced a re-organisation that I think offers a golden opportunity to fix a...
Another move-fast service that broke. Facebook has disclosed that it has been hacked with the loss of data from about 50m of its users which will only serve to further...
Founder exits are good news. The founders of Instagram are following the founder of WhatsApp in exiting Facebook which, in my opinion, is some of the best news Facebook has...
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.
Verizon – Dumb pipe
More excited about its pipe than the contents Verizon reported good Q3 18 results headlining with 510,000 smartphone post-paid net adds, 5G and 6% YoY revenue growth and playing down...