AI Chips: The Next (maybe Last) Semis Frontier
The market for AI chips is putting new strain on the large chip companies, who have so far been largely absent from the market.
Category Archives: Google
Why is no one investing in games?
Traditional ventures have some good reasons for shunning investing in games, but that leaves a big blind spot for someone else to fill.
IoT in the Home – You’ll know we’ve have arrived when no one uses the term “Educating the Consumer”
At what point does the hassle of managing all these connected devices outweigh the benefits of having a ‘smart home’? Someone is going to need to simplify it all. You will know when we have arrived when no one uses the term “Educating the Consumer” when discussing their IoT strategy.
Who Should Attend MWC?
How to approach Mobile World Congress? As I mentioned in my last post, I am now preparing for my trip to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in two weeks. […]
MWC 2014: Mobile OS Entering the Stasis Field
I have will be e-mailing out my full note from Mobile World Congress over the weekend, below is one piece from that longer note. I will post the rest of […]
Turning to China – The Conglomeratization of US Internet Companies
There has been a ton of coverage on the Facebook/WhatsApp deal. I have read only a small portion of it, but I would classify much of the reaction as stunned silence. […]
How much is a social gaming user worth? King Digital files for an IPO
King Digital filed to go public this morning. For people who enjoy this sort of thing (raise my hand) this F-1 has been eagerly anticipated for a while. King Digital (ticker […]
Nokia to launch an Android Phone?
The Journal reported today that Nokia is expected to launch its first Android phone at Mobile World Congress this month. My first response to this was to disregard it, as […]
“If not Google, I will pay someone for Android”
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 […]
The Hard and the Soft – Part 1
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 […]
