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Apple / IBM – Juicy fruit.

          Alliance is just a first step in addressing the enterprise. Apple and IBM have announced an exclusive partnership that will make iOS devices a much...

Microsoft – Field of dreams.

          If all you do is build it, they won’t come. Nadella’s recent memo says all the right things but reveals the vast amount of work...

PCs Q2A – Signs of life

          RFM still expects the PC market to grow in H2 2014. Both IDC and Gartner gave their estimates of the PC market in Q2 and...

Xiaomi – The big leagues

          Users are buying Xiaomi for the right reasons. With 26.1m devices sold in H1 2014, Xiaomi is becoming a force to be reckoned with. This...

Samsung Q2A – Brave face

          The decline may have started early. Samsung reported very disappointing Q2 14A results but it looks like the whisper numbers and comments from the CFO...

Apple – Final hurdle

          Key signal for a wearable launch still missing. The market has worked itself into a fever pitch with regards to the imminent launch of the...

HTC Q2 – The spiral

          One quarter does not make a recovery. HTC reported good Q2 results as cuts to marketing expenses allowed profitability to make up for weak sales....

Amazon – Bad Omen

          Fire phone’s draw looks to have already faded. Some observers are wondering why anyone outside the US would want to buy Amazon’s smartphone but I...

Samsung – No Song Sheet

          Google buying Songza is bad for Samsung not Spotify. Google has decided to acquire the music streaming service Songza which effectively means that Samsung will...

Google – The long game

          Google Android is becoming just like iOS or Windows Phone. Everywhere one looks it is become increasingly clear that Google aims to take complete control...