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HTC Q4 14A – Skin of teeth

          Costs in line with sales allow HTC to survive HTC reported its first YoY growth in 4 years but the figures show that it is...

CES 2015 – Day 1 – Samsung spotlight

          Samsung Smart Home will live or die in software. Samsung headlined day 1 at CES but its press conference was pretty subdued with a distinct...

RFM 2015E – Top 5

          The PC market is likely to offer the biggest surprise in 2015E Wearables The technology industry is likely to continue scratching its head over what...

Huawei – Pipe dreams

          Huawei offers very little threat to Xiaomi. Despite slipping to number 5 in the Chinese smartphone market, Huawei has ambitions to return to its former...

Samsung vs. Apple – No pay day.

          A great payments service is not enough to stem the tide. While Apple continues to expand the reach of Apple Pay, Samsung is looking to...

Xiaomi – Reality Check Pt II

          Xiaomi disclosures push valuation even lower. A disclosure to the Shenzhen stock exchange has revealed the reality of Xiaomi’s financial performance in 2013A.   Xiaomi...

Xiaomi vs. Ericsson – Bloody bandwagon.

          Patent royalties will pressure margins further. Xiaomi has hit a road block in India as some of its products have been hit with a preliminary...

LGE – Harsh reality

          Only volume can improve profitability. LG’s latest moves show all the signs of a company that has come to terms with its commoditisation. In many...

Samsung – The wrong switch

          Potential reshuffle fails to fix the problem. It looks as if it’s the head of sales and marketing who is taking the fall for the...

Micromax Yu – The Bollysystem.

          The first Indian ecosystem launches. It won’t be the last. India’s second biggest handset vendor has launched a new line of devices resplendent with a...