Qualcomm Brings Advanced AI, Gaming and Imaging Prowess to Snapdragon 6 & 7 Series Platforms
Growth in the global smartphone market declined annually for the first time ever in 2018. This was primarily due to the lengthening replacement…
Apple’s China Problem : 12 Reasons
Apple's Tim Cook issued a "letter to investors" last week on Apple's profit warning and lower than expected performance for the first quarter of…
5G Race is On: Intel 5G Modem Based Devices and iPhones Coming in 2020
Intel yesterday finally unveiled its latest 5G modem solution which will help it to stay relevant in the 5G race. Intel aims to power a plethora of…
IBM’s RedHat Acquisition – Complements & Completes IBM’s Cloud Offerings
IBM, one of the world's leading integrated technology and services company focusing on enterprises agreed to acquire Red Hat Inc for about US$34…
Apple and eSIM – Control, Convenience and Commercial Opportunities
We have talked and deep-dived on the potential of eSIM across different connected things (see here) from automotive to drones (see here), to IoT (see…
Apple Fall Launch 2018: Apple Watch Series 4 Steals the Show
Apple, the first company to touch a trillion dollar market cap, announced a series of new additions to its premium portfolio of consumer smart…
Dual Camera Smartphones Are Going Mainstream: Explosive Growth in 2018
Almost 42% of smartphones sold globally in July 2018 sported two or more rear camera (dual+) sensors and this dual+ camera sensors adoption in…
Samsung Electronics : Q2 2018 : Tale of Two Business Units :: Semiconductor the Star
We mentioned in the previous post (here) how Samsung is transforming into semiconductor and systems company. Now we have more evidence that the…
Apple’s Audacious Bet to Build its Own Maps. Too Little Too Late?
Since the Apple Maps fiasco at the launch of iOS6 and a public apology by Tim Cook in 2012, which led to exit of Richard Williamson who used to be…
IoT World USA 2018: ST Micro, Sunsea IoT, Ericsson-PTC, Cumulocity & Microsoft Impresses the most
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego - June 29th, 2018 IoT World 2018 was a comprehensive event in Santa Clara, CA…
AWS Greengrass: Amazon Driving Intelligence at the Edge
Overview: This report discusses the need to shift from Cloud to Edge computing and the current players. It thereafter analyses AWS Greengrass in…
Xiaomi IPO : Need Focus on Intellectual Property & Opportunities
It is a historical day for the eight year old upstart Chinese consumer electronics vendor Xiaomi as it filed for its Initial Public Offering (IPO)…
KaiOS : Bridging The Digital Divide
Mobile devices have consumed the world. They’re the most successful consumer durable product of all time. Smartphones now get all the attention. In…
Apple’s Revenue “Super Cycle”
Everyone has been less bullish or skeptical if Apple this time will witness a "Super Cycle" for demand of its new iPhone X, 8 series portfolio like…
Apple HomePod: Let’s Just Call It an ‘Apple Music’ Speaker
Some quick thoughts on Apple HomePod. HomePod, which Apple claims to be in the development for last six years, definitely shows up in terms of the…
HERE “Mobility Marketplace” Platform – Unique, Disruptive & Will Help Build the “Mobility Graph”
CES 2018 has transformed from a show focusing on "consumer electronics products" to "intelligent consumer mobility" solutions powering next…
Samsung Transforming into a Semiconductor and Systems Company
Samsung today announced its fourth quarter (Oct-Dec) 2017 and full year results. The results have been good but also indicate how Samsung…
Average Smartphone NAND Storage Capacity will Top 60GB by 2018
Flash Memory storage has become an important component in smartphones not only for consumers as their needs for storage keeps on increasing with…