Archive For

August 2014

Temporary Radio Silence – Back September 9th

RFM has taken a few days off but will be back just in time for Apple’s launch. 

Amazon – A very good turn

          Amazon has done Sony and Microsoft a big favour by acquiring Twitch. Amazon has reached an agreement to purchase Twitch...

Firefox India – Double edged sword.

          Unconformity to the design ensures losses. Mozilla has announced that Intex, the Indian handset maker, has launched a Firefox powered...

Project Ara – The Holy Grail

          A great quest likely to be sunk by the 2 E’s. A modular mobile phone has been a dream of...

Android – Fragmentation fix.

          Google and China likely to completely take over their versions. The latest report from OpenSignal strongly implies that Android fragmentation...

HPQ Q3A – Gentle drift

          HPQ is drifting from one quarter to the next with no direction.  HPQ reported good Q3A revenues as market share...

HTC M8 for Windows – Hearts and wallets

          Microsoft needs to appeal to the user’s heart not just his wallet. HTC has launched an virtual clone of its...

BlackBerry – Bottom bumble

          Stability buys time, but for what? BlackBerry has staved off the immediate threat of collapse but where it goes from...

Xiaomi MIUI 6 – Mission impossible?

          Xiaomi is like Apple except for its margins. Xiaomi has released the next version of its user experience which will...

Facebook & friends – Internal affairs

          Facebook’s messaging mess highlights a problem for everyone. The number of attempts Facebook is making to crack the millennial messaging...