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Digital Assistants – Google’s game

Reply to this post           Usage patterns of smart speakers strengthen Google’s position. Although Amazon remains dominant in terms of the installed base, the usage patterns...

Android – P is for pointless

Reply to this post           5 years to do what takes Apple 90 days. Google has released the Android developer preview for Android P (version 9.0)...

Geneva Auto Show – Own goals

Reply to this post           OEMs promote their own demise. While the automakers are falling over themselves to appear up to date and innovative at the...

HTC Virtual Reality – Repeated history

Reply to this post           HTC Vive loses out to Oculus. While penetration of VR units in the gaming community remains pathetically low, Oculus has edged...

Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the smart home pt. VIII

Reply to this post           Google booted from the nest. The tit for tat war between Amazon and Google (which I thought had been largely resolved...

MWC Day 2/3 – Uncovered issues

Reply to this post           Relevant items outside the usual MWC news flow. Google – Stairway to heaven. Google as taken a small step that may...

MWC Day 1 –Going bananas.

Reply to this post           MWC retro mania continues (except 5G). Android dullness alleviated by a banana. HMD (Nokia) has once again laid bare how dull...

MWC Day 0 – Halcyon days.

Reply to this post           MWC goes back to its roots. MWC has stopped wanting to be CES and is instead reclaiming its identity as a...

Rovio – One trick bird.

Reply to this post           Angry birds fly the coop. Rovio’s dependence on Angry Birds has been thrown into sharp relief as the fading popularity of...

Android for Enterprise – What elephant?

Reply to this post           Google continues to dodge the elephant. Google is having another go at cleaning up Android’s act in the enterprise, but while...