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Facebook – The right move

          Home is the right strategy for Facebook to extend its reach. Facebook Home is a software skin that takes over the home screen of an...

Facebook – Once bitten, twice shy

          Tonight’s announcement risks being a big anti-climax. The last time Facebook made a “big announcement” the result was the spectacularly unambitious Facebook Graph Search. What...

Samsung vs. Google – Game of Thrones

          Samsung and Google will end up in a struggle for the user. So far Samsung and Google have been on good terms given the symbiotic...

Android in China– No Google here

          The China ecosystem is coming.  Android is currently exploding in China but there are plenty of signs that this is temporary. Under Google’s definition, anything...

Mobile Chat – The Culture Line

          Exporting services from Japan is a license to lose money.  NHN Corp, South Korea’s biggest internet company, is making a bid to expand outside its...

Samsung Galaxy S4– All the rage

          The Galaxy only evolves slightly but it makes iPhone 5 look more and more out of date. Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 with much fanfare...

LGE – Old Habits Die Hard

          History looks ready to repeat itself at LGE. LGE has proudly announced that it has cumulatively sold 10m LTE devices but, if history repeats itself,...

MWC 2013 Day 1 – Writer’s block

                MWC is bigger than ever but the frantic rushing around has given way to a more leisurely stroll. I very much doubt...

Firefox OS – The Vital Promise

              The success of Firefox hinges on a single promise. Lots of attendees and lots of partners were present for the launch of Mozilla’s...

Samsung Rex – King Cnut

          Rex is not strong enough to hold back the tide of Asha.  Samsung has renewed its assault on the forgotten 1bn with the launch of...