The Guardian published an article this morning claiming that Google is charging handset makers (OEMs) for their Google Mobile Services (GMS) license. The report has proven controversial with Google denying that […]
This morning VMWare announced it will acquire AirWatch for almost $1.2 billion. AirWatch is a leading provider of software solutions for enterprise mobility, and are arguably the leader of Mobile […]
Yesterday the big news was Google acquiring Nest Labs, maker of the Nest Thermostat. There are a lot of interpretations of this move. I tend to be a bit more […]
I have been thinking about how mobile apps make money. In my post on Friday, I linked to a post from web greybeard Tim Bray who lamented that no one […]
I still have content I want to discuss from CES, but frankly, I’m all CES-ed out for the moment. Fortunately, I saw a very good post on “Ongoing by Tim […]
Back in June I wrote about the China branded OEMs as the last big ‘swing vote bloc’ in the handset market. These vendors which contribute so much to global handset […]
I spent a lot of time talking to the China handset OEMs once known as the Shanzhai. As I said in my last note, […]
