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Google Hardware – Pixelated strategy

Nice innovations but virtually no buyers. Google held a fairly subdued affair where it launched a new smartphone, earbuds, Chromebook and a smart home offering. The AI runs everything mantra...

Peloton – Race to the bottom.

Peloton effectively admits it has no IP. If Peloton has to resort to a dubious lawsuit to keep competition at bay, I think it is a tacit admission that it...

Microsoft Surface – Hedged bets

Durable folding screens would take Surface to a new level. Microsoft has launched two brand new form factors (and use cases) but I think it is not releasing them until...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. X

Google flips the kill switch on the workaround. Huawei’s imperfect, but viable, backdoor to add Google Services to its devices has been killed off by Google which virtually guarantees that...

Huawei & Arm – Clearer waters

The muddy situation resolves in Huawei’s favour. Its business as normal between Huawei and Arm meaning that Huawei’s silicon roadmap for its in-house modems and processors from HiSilicon will be...

Amazon vs Google – Jack of all trades.

Amazon is winning through ubiquity. Amazon certainly gets the prize for launching the most products at the same time, but with many of them clearly being wild shots in the...

Samsung and Huawei – Dodgy flagships.

Two flagships not-market ready. Huawei Mate 30. Huawei pulled out all the stops except the one that really mattered and launched would be argued to be the best looking and...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. IX

Beautiful form won’t fix software shortcomings. Huawei has Apple soundly beaten when it comes to form factor design but even these beautiful looking devices are going to struggle to see...

Huawei – Olive or thorns?

Huawei extends an olive or thorn branch? No one is sure what to make of Huawei’s offer to license its 5G technology to a Western (read American) player and I...

Apple – Ugly duckling.

Only software can make it a swan. The much-leaked iPhone 11 was launched to very little surprise and a form factor that only a mother could love. The huge square...