Jio and Google fragment the Android platform. Jio Platforms is redoubling its efforts to capture the Indian market for new digital services while ceding the traditional ecosystem to Google and...
LG finally throws in the towel. LG has finally thrown in the towel on smartphones in an admission to what has been patently clear for many years which is that...
The Supreme court puts the issue partially to bed. A 10-year titanic struggle comes to an end with Google triumphing over Oracle in a case that will set a precedent...
The opposite of that which is intended. A proposal to cut app store fees to 20% in Russia but also force developers to contribute a further 30% to a fund...
The tech war heats up. The White House has ratcheted up the pressure on China with the issuance of two executive orders that in Tencent’s case makes far more noise...
Has Samsung seen the light? Google and Samsung are in discussions that could see Google take over more of the core software functionality on Samsung devices making them more attractive...
Usage increase that will be hard to monetise. There has been a large increase in smartphone usage, but I think that a lot of companies are going to struggle to...
Software is not a refuge. Faced with the complete collapse of its smartphone business outside of China, Huawei is trying to develop its own ecosystem but without any users, this...
Samsung gives 5G a major boost. Samsung has launched its annual flagships for 2020 and the fact that all of them will support 5G at close to the same price...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
Apple App Store – House of cards
The concession that brings down the house. Apple’s most recent changes to its App Store policy look like little more than an attempt to win favour with both the US...