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Intel Q314A – Waiting for Godot

          Core M is the key to a laptop replacement cycle. Intel reported solid Q314A results as corporate PC demand continues to keep the PC market...

Tablets – The long goodnight

          The latest releases from Apple are unlikely to reignite growth. The tablet market has been the fastest market to go from birth to rapid growth...

Xbox One vs. PS4 – The late game

          Microsoft’s understanding of the ecosystem is a big threat In the next generation console war, the first round has emphatically been won by Sony. The...

PCs Q3 14A – Big is beautiful

          Only bad marketing keeps the PC market from growth. Both Gartner and IDC have released their Q314A figures for the PC market which continues to...

Samsung Q3A – All at sea

          Samsung is getting closer to the fate of its peers. Samsung has guided for Q314A results that strongly indicate that it is losing control of...

Nokia and Microsoft – Still HERE

          Quality of HERE more important than availability on iOS or Android. There is confusion regarding whether Nokia is about to pull its support for Windows...

BlackBerry – Bendy noise

          BlackBerry Passport will be a niche product.  The uproar over bent iPhones has completely drowned out any real splash that BlackBerry was hoping to make...

Apple – Happy days

          iPhone 6 just as profitable as the 5s despite bigger screen.  The screen of a mobile device is by far the biggest single cost element...

Sony – Still in play

          Sony is still in a better position than many. Sony has reduced its FY2015E net profit forecast by JPY180bn ($1.66bn) due to the write down...

Microsoft – Glaring Obsolescence

          Microsoft is still missing the opportunity created by laptop obsolescence. The Surface Pro 3 is far more than a laptop replacement but so far Microsoft...