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Digital Car – Sitting ducks pt. II

Reply to this post           The best automotive infotainment unit is the one in my pocket A car maker with a future is a car maker...

Facebook – Soft target

Reply to this post           Facebook chasing broadcast rather than Netflix or YouTube. Facebook’s move into Media Consumption is well underway but it looks to me...

Tencent – Feathering the nest

Reply to this post           Rovio could help Tencent spread its wings. Rovio is almost certainly past its prime but it has an asset that could...

Airbnb – American losing streak

Reply to this post           Airbnb unlikely to win in China. Airbnb, like Uber and Amazon before it, has fight on its hands when it comes...

Facebook – Dial M pt. II

Reply to this post           Very little AI in the assistant that has launched. Now that Facebook’s digital assistant is available in the wild, one can...

E3 2017 – Glaring omission

Reply to this post           Very little interest in mobile gaming at E3. E3 is the biggest trade show for the computer games industry but it...

ARM vs. Intel – Pause for thought.

Reply to this post           Intel shoots at Asia rather than at home. With another attempt to replace Intel chips in PCs on the cards, Intel...

Alphabet – Goodbye blue sky pt. II.

Reply to this post           Homeless robots find permanent shelter. Alphabet has reached a deal to sell both Boston Dynamics and Schaft to SoftBank leaving it...

Essential Products – Domestic bliss.

Reply to this post           Home is where the heart is While I am not a fan of Essential Products’ phone (see here), I think that...

Amazon – A song of ice and fire.

Reply to this post           Project ice has nothing to do with phones. After racking up nearly $1bn in losses from its last foray into handsets,...