Google Pixel – Damage done pt. III
Yet another avoidable blunder. In what is becoming a recurring habit, reviewers have found a serious problem with the Google Flagship device that further underlines...
Google and Fitbit – No Panacea.
Engineering disease bill rises to $16bn. Doctor Porat has been able to do very little to treat Google’s chronic case of engineering disease (see here),...
Samsung Bixby – Radical refinement
The best refinement is to ditch Bixby Undeterred by its failure to launch Galaxy Home, a smart speaker with the execrable Bixby, Samsung is doubling...
Google Hardware – Paging Dr. Porat
I think Google’s condition may finally be treated. While the wires are already speculating on the form factor of the Google Pixel 4 due to...
Google – The rule of 99.9%.
75% of almost zero is still almost zero. Google is making some noise about how quickly Pixel users are upgrading to Android Pie (version 9),...
Motorola – Buying numbers
The Moto G will be good for units but awful for profits. Motorola is taking a leaf out of Nokia’s...
Ultra HD – So big it fails
Ultra HD looks great on the stands and in the shops but the dimensions of the living room are likely...
Microsoft Surface – The thin ice.
Microsoft has a commanding position in the market for PC software but it cannot really afford to antagonise its partners....
Japanese Consumer Electronics – Apocalypse Now!
Things are so bad at Sharp that it may have to ask the Japanese state to bail it out when...
Alphabet – Wishful thinking