Interesting offerings that slipped through the cracks. Real wireless power Thanks to Apple, wireless charging using the Qi standard is now everywhere, but far more interesting is the possibility to...
2019 demands delivery not more hype. Automotive & infotainment CES 2019 is likely to be even more dominated by automotive than it was last year and, in that vein, the...
Better products, not ineffective regulation needed. The regulations being imposed upon Google by a seemingly hapless EU appear to be having the opposite effect to that intended in yet another...
A packet-pushing future awaits Verizon confirms my long-held belief that the one good thing that Marissa Meyer did for long-suffering Yahoo shareholders was to sell the Yahoo core business to...
AliMe is no Google Assistant beater. Alibaba is making strides to develop its AI, and its voice assistant in particular, but despite a very impressive demonstration, I think it remains...
Lyft should accept the gift Uber is offering. Lyft has filed confidential documents with the SEC signaling its intent to go public in 2019 but given the state of its...
The hits keep on coming. The UK government has opened up yet another front against Facebook with the publication of a series of e-mails dating back to before 2015 that...
Epic throws down the gauntlet to the app stores. In another direct challenge to the app stores, Epic has decided to launch its own app store for PCs, which if...
Google’s automotive deals may be coming unstuck. Volvo and Ericsson have signed a 5-year digital automotive deal that leaves me wondering whether all the fanfare about Volvo using Android in...
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.
Chinese Ecosystems – Ball and Chain
A losing strategy. More draconian regulations are falling upon the Chinese ecosystems that I think will kill innovation, raise costs and severely hamper China’s ambitions to lead the world in...