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Microsoft – Lose lose

          Making Windows Phone and RT free is pointless. The latest notion to come from the re-organisation of Microsoft is the idea that reducing Windows Phone...

Ubuntu – Money and power

          There is a real risk of fragmentation in the Ubuntu camp. All is not well in the world of Linux open source as the relationship...

Windows RT – End of the road

          Microsoft has all but confirmed the end of RT. Microsoft has finally confirmed what I have long suspected which is that Windows RT will be...

Snapchat – Hypeware

          The hype is peaking. Its time to sell. The hype around Snapchat has hit fever pitch this week with constant chatter regarding its spurning of...

Jolla – Plain sailing

            Apps are now available but are they any good? The brave sailors at Jolla are about to start shipping their device and have managed...

Microsoft and HTC – Lip service

          Other handset makers will only pay lip service to Microsoft. The wires are alive with the idea that Microsoft is begging HTC to resume making...

Samsung – Device advantage

          Samsung is using its control of  the device to its best advantage. Samsung’s strategy to move into software and services is starting to bear fruit...

Mobile Developers – Still no number 3.

          Windows Phone is still shunned by developers. The latest data from appcelerator shows a worrying trend. While everyone seems to want a third ecosystem to...

Google Android – Number update.

          Google has to address Gingerbread to make a difference. Radio Free Research has indicated that while Android utterly dominates the market for smartphones, its parent...

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...