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Apple – Other people’s products.

Apple looks to be going after both audio hardware and radio. Apple has cleared its decks of rival audio products in a sure move that a wider range of speakers,...

Google and Samsung – Engineering disease pt. IV

Samsung inches towards a cure. Not only are Google and Samsung in discussions for Google to have a bigger role on Samsung handsets (see here) but there have been a...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XXI

India is a blow upon a bruise. India’s move to stop Indian operators from using Chinese telecom equipment vendors looks bad for Huawei but it is quite possible that the...

SoftBank and Arm – Arm’s off.

Arm looks to be off the table. The reorganisation of Arm that was announced last month (see here) has been cancelled in what I think is a sure sign that...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XX

The US Department of Commerce gets serious. The US Department of Commerce has announced a tightening of sanctions on Huawei which at face value effectively mean that no one can...

Samsung – Glass is plastic?

Z fold 2 looks like Z Flip. Samsung released a good slate of new products but potential shortcomings with the new Fold and pricing marred what was generally a good...

Qualcomm & Samsung – Holding the line.

Qualcomm FQ3 2020 – Huawei joins the fold. Qualcomm reported good FQ3 2020 results as its original outlook has proved to be too pessimistic and 5G in China has picked...

Samsung Q2 2020 – Loving lockdown.

Semiconductors pull a blinder. Samsung has indicated that it has had a good Q2 2020 almost certainly because the stay at home trend has continued to productivity electronics and data...

Apple WWDC 2020 – Everything Arm.

Apple brings the ecosystem closer together. Apple released one of its more interesting updates to iOS, included some concessions to developers and confirmed the widely leaked news that it is...

Apple – The tax collector.

App store revenue shares are under pressure again. The original intention of the Apple App Store was to drive loyalty to the iOS ecosystem which begs the question whether all...