Good morning, I hope you had a pleasant and relaxing weekend! Google launched Android One this week, and there are more rumors that Microsoft will indeed buy Mojang. More on that if it happens. On to the update: Google Launches Android One in India Google first announced Android One at this year’s Google I/O, promisingSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Apple/China Follow-up, The iPhone in India (versus China), Buying Smartphones in the U.S.
Good morning, I apologize that today’s update is so late – I’m very much looking forward to being back in Taiwan’s time zone! Stereotypes and pattern-matching are funny things, and all three items today touch on them in different ways. The latter two updates confirm some of my suspicions about the smartphone market, but theSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Xiaomi Wins on More than Price, Micromax and Local Taste, Local Brands and Scale
Good morning, Today’s update is really one big piece focused on the rise of local players in smartphones, with a specific focus on Xiaomi and Micromax. On to the update: Xiaomi Wins on More than Price Big news from China, from the Wall Street Journal: Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker with the diminutive name, becameSubscribe […]
Daily Update: Google I/O – Analysis on Every Announcement
Good morning, It’s the day after the Google I/O keynote, and I believe the actual presentation has concluded but I really should check to make sure… In all seriousness, this year’s presentation was actually shorter than last year’s, but no less ambitious. Like I did after WWDC, I’m going to spend this update running throughSubscribe […]