BlackBerry – Roll of the dice
Making BBM available elsewhere is a very risky move. The launch of the BlackBerry Q5, upgrades and extensions to BBM...
Google I/O – Full Circle
Gaming will put Google out front in the Digital Life race. Google is holding its annual developer event this week...
Intel – Killing the Monkey
ARM is looking less and less threatening to Intel. Thanks to the blunder that is Windows RT (Windows 8 on...
Nokia – Brutal for a bit
Nokia’s new platform does everything right except address the horrors of low end Android. Nokia has launched a big update...
Facebook – Jack of one trade
Home is a bad sign for the longer-term outlook. The final verdict on Facebook Home was brutally handed down yesterday...
Yahoo! – Wrong villain
Google is a bad choice. Apple would be a better fit. Marissa Mayer seems to want to get out of...
IPR – The Weakness of Essential (part iv)
The latest EU ruling weakens the case for using SEPs for protection. The strength of standard essential patents (SEP) has...
Intel – Dull, but right
The floundering challenge of ARM reduces pressure for Intel to do anything radical. Intel has announced the appointment of Brian...
Apple vs. Samsung – Lessons in futility
The only winners are the lawyers. Yet another round of tit for tat was launched this week with the date...
Google – Out front