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Sony Q3 14A– Selfie saviour

Reply to this post           Selfie craze and PS4 underpin first signs of progress. Sony reported much better Q3 14A results than expected, driven by camera...

Huawei – Halves and thirds

Reply to this post           Market share gains only tell half the story. Huawei’s consumer business has had an excellent Q4 14A as far as market...

Lenovo Q3 14A – The executioner

Reply to this post           Results augur well for acquisition turnarounds. Lenovo reported excellent Q3 14A results despite the first time inclusion of two loss making...

Samsung Q4 14A – Storm rigged.

Reply to this post           Steady results show better weathering of the handset storm. Samsung reported reasonable Q4 14A results and some signs have emerged that...

Apple and Yahoo! – Chalk and cheese.

Reply to this post           Results highlight the differences between these two players. Investors greeted the results announcements of both companies with enthusiasm but for very...

Qualcomm & Samsung – Hot silicon

          Overheating very unlikely to be a Qualcomm design flaw. There is enough noise in the market to make it likely that there has been a...

Xiaomi – Circumnavigation.

          Xiaomi must have exclusive services to succeed. Xiaomi is following in the footsteps of its rivals in building an ecosystem via purchasing small shareholdings but...

Lenovo – Cash Call

          Lenovo offers far more value than Xiaomi. Following the acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google, it looks very much as if Lenovo has realised that...

CES Day 3 – Huawei – Eggs and Bacon

          Huawei now has the eggs but can it bring home the bacon? One of the most interesting developments at CES was the emergence of understanding...

Samsung Q4 14A – Breathing Space

          Some relief as handsets did not worsen materially. Samsung reported Q4 14A preliminary results that beat expectations but were not enough to lead me to...