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Samsung Q1 19 – Bad apples.

Samsung is looking better than Apple. Samsung has warned that its Q1 2019 performance will miss expectations which is most likely a sign of further weakness to come at one...

Apple Services – The big blue.

New services a drop in a big blue ocean of hardware. In the face of stagnating hardware revenues, Apple has brushed up its services portfolio that have almost zero chance...

Apple – Hardware heroin

Apple needs 2.1bn paying subscribers to make it a services company. Apple will launch its new video service today, but it is very unlikely to ever be big enough to...

Renault (& Co) & Google – Keys to the kingdom pt. II.

Google’s automotive ambitions take another hit. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s deal with Microsoft raises the question as to whether Google will have any access at all vehicle data and in my...

Google gaming – Late to party.

Google Maps or Google +? Google has at last decided to have a proper attempt at gaming but its record outside of its core competencies is not exemplary, begging the...

Autonomous Autos – From Russia with love.

Deal with Hyundai Mobis is a big credibility boost for Yandex.  Yandex’s agreement with Hyundai Mobis is a big endorsement for Yandex’s autonomous driving solution. This deal provides both a...

Medical Wearables – Inching closer.

Apple is a bit closer to a killer use case.   The latest data from Apple’s study with Stanford University is encouraging and I think represents a step closer towards...

Android Q – Humdrum update

The most interesting feature is the new logo It looks like Google i/o is going to be rather dull this year as tinkering with the beta has revealed that the...

Microsoft – Better lucky than good.

Many years late but maybe not too late. Microsoft should be thankful that everyone else in the games industry has also made a mess of mobile meaning that, while bringing...

Samsung & Google – Engineering disease pt II.

The Chinese and Apple benefit from continued intransigence. I continue to believe that the best interest of Samsung and Google would be served by Samsung giving up software and Google...