The China Branded OEMs
I spent a lot of time talking to the China handset OEMs once known as the Shanzhai. As I said in my last note, […]
Category Archives: Google
Android ART – obscure, important and not really about modern art
There must be a metric that defines the ratio of how important something is compared to how obscure it is. If this ratio is not named yet, I am claiming […]
In for a penny, in for the cow
So Microsoft finally pulled the trigger and is buying Nokia. Big. Risky. Bet. The blogosphere is crowded tonight, but I have been watching these two flirt for so long that […]
Operating Systems with Chinese characteristics – revisited
HTC is reportedly working on a new operating system (OS), one that is specifically tailored to a Chinese audience. This is a smart strategic move for them, software is they […]
A Very Big Market – China’s Handset OEMs
In the 1980’s we saw the emergence of the PC production complex around Taiwan. This decade we are going to see a smart-device complex emerge around Shenzhen and South China. […]
Google I/O Themes
I spent the day listening to Google’s developer conference in the background, while trying to do real work in the foreground. So I can’t say that I caught all the […]
Android numbers in context
Google opened their I/O Developer Conference today. In the keynote they called out a bunch of statistics at their I/O Developer Conference today – “900 million activations to date”, “1 […]
Lost in a Sea of Apps: App Store Optimization
A big topic here at D2D Headquarters is exploring ways for app developers to get paid. So first, credit where credit is due. Smartphones have opened up a huge market […]
Location, Location, Location
If you have been around the mobile industry long enough you may remember when the great topic of the day was “Location-Based Services” (or LBS). No one really knew what […]
The New Front in the OS Wars: Browser Rendering Engines
Yesterday and today, all the attention seems to be on Facebook’s new “Home on Android”. The stock is up, and the new product is being covered all over the blogosphere. […]