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Apple – Non-event.

YouTube live stream is the biggest surprise. It is that time of year again (10th September, 10 am PT) and the biggest surprise is that the whole event will be...

Android 10 – Pointless innovation

Smartphones could be obsolete before this update is complete. Android 10 (Q) becomes available today but it could be as much as 7-10 years before all of Google’s Ecosystem devices...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. VIII.

Huawei’s ex-China smartphone share is heading to 0%.  Q4 19 will be a crucial test for Huawei as its new flagship (Mate 30) will not be a Google ecosystem device...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. VII.

Mate 30 Pro won’t sell without Google. Commentators are getting excited about the leaked specifications of Huawei’s next big launch (Mate 30 Pro) but the only thing that matters is...

8K & 3D – The long hard road.

One runner left It has been clear for several years now that the only 3D visual entertainment system that is going to work in the home environment is one without...

Apple FQ3 19 – iPhone-o-holic

Still a one-product company. Apple reported good results as iPhone growth declines slowed and services continued to chug along nicely. However, I still think that ending its dependence on the...

Apple & Intel – Fuzzy logic

Acquiring Intel’s modem business now makes no sense. The WSJ (see here) is reporting that Apple is close to buying Intel’s modem business but given that Apple has accepted a...

Samsung, Huawei et al – Nasty origami pt. V.

Folding screens need to start again from scratch. There is still plenty of enthusiasm and research being put into flexible screens but until the scratch-ability issue is solved, these designs...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. VI

It is still a reprieve in name only. A statement from the US Secretary of Commerce (see here) has been interpreted by the press (see here and here) that Huawei...

Google Hardware – Paging Dr. Porat

I think Google’s condition may finally be treated. While the wires are already speculating on the form factor of the Google Pixel 4 due to be launched in Q4, I...