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Nokia – Big fish. Small pond

          WP is still a small pond but it has potential. The latest data indicates that Nokia is making progress in smartphones. Its slow progress but...

LG – Glutton for punishment

          LG’s new tablet is likely to be a license to lose money. It appears that one disaster and the travails of almost all of its...

BlackBerry – Circling vultures

          The smell of blood is in the air. BlackBerry has announced (again) that it is open to considering strategic options for the company other than...

Apple vs. Samsung – Eternal see-saw

          The ban won’t be overturned but it is irrelevant. The endless back and forth continues with Apple now having a ban on Samsung products but...

IPR. – The weakness of essential (part VI).

          If Apple can show infringement, it is in a much stronger position. Apple has had a good week. First the presidential veto of Samsung’s ITC...

WP8 Apps. – Wrong end of the stick.

          Filling the app. store with amateur apps. will not fix the problem. Microsoft has launched Windows Phone App. Studio which is a web based editor...

IPR: Apple vs. Samsung – The weakness of essential (part v)

          It may seem unfair, but the White House has done the technology industry and the patent system a favour. The White House’s decision to veto...

Motorola – Pointless cosmetics

          The Moto X completely misjudges the US consumer. Motorola formally launched the much leaked Moto X. Differentiation is the name of the game with a...

Samsung Q2 – Sign of things to come.

          If the smartphone market fragments it will hurt Samsung’s margins. Samsung reported weak results and as expected it was the handset business that was mostly...

Apple Q3 – Middle Age Spread.

          These results have maturity written all over them. Apple reported Q3 results that beat expectations as iPhone shipments beat expectations by 20%. Q3A                Consensus Revenues                       ...