Cutting Room: Putting the shine back in the LG brand
The manufacturer's UK and Ireland head of mobile Andrew Coughlin said it will double marketing spend next year. Paul Withers discusses why it is vital LG sticks by this promise for it to achieve its aims
View ArticleCutting Room: BlackBerry accelerates back to the past
BlackBerry reported losses of $4.4bn and sold just 1.9 million smartphones - the majority of which ran BlackBerry 7. Paul Withers argues BlackBerry 10 has been a failure and the only way the business...
View ArticleCutting Room: UK is slow on the uptake of new tech
The hot topic this year is the emergence of wearable technology, but the UK market appears reluctant to embrace it thus far. Samantha Tomaszczyk looks at the reasons why
View ArticleMotorola – a high price for Lenovo to pay
Samantha Tomaszczyk looks at Lenovo’s cut-price acquisition of Motorola for £1.7 billion, and questions the logic behind it Google’s sale of Motorola to Levono, announced late last month, came as a...
View ArticleCutting Room: Mobile World Congress is alive and well
After a barren couple of years, MWC is set to get it mojo back as most of the handset manufacturers ready big product launches Mobile World Congress is upon us yet again and , if the GSMA is to be...
View ArticleCutting Room: Record MWC sets Samsung challenge
Samsung stole the headlines by unveiling the Galaxy S5 but with a number of other device launches at the show, competition promises to be just as fierce as ever this year Mobile World Congress has...
View ArticleCutting Room: Operators have to innovate to survive
With Three becoming the first network to make calls to 0800 numbers free, Paul Withers argues the networks must come up with additional services to stop revenues declining further You have to applaud...
View ArticleCutting Room: EE scores with a Wembley experience
You can’t miss the operator’s branding in and around the national stadium. Paul Withers argues that with hundreds of thousands visiting the venue this year, EE has pulled off a masterstroke At less...
View ArticleThe nightmare of the next big thing
The mobile market can be a cut-throat business. Just ask Samsung mobile design leader Chang Dong-hoon who after being praised to the ground for the record breaking Galaxy S4, was seemingly disposed of...
View ArticleEE needs to show it cares for its dealers
EE may be close to rectifying its commission issues – but emotions from its (at the time of writing) out-of-pocket partners are running high It was shocking to hear that dealers are still owed hundreds...
View ArticleNokia-Microsoft duo starting to pay off
After a challenging couple of years, Paul Withers thinks Nokia is well placed to become the number one player in the enterprise market within the next year, especially with the power of Microsoft now...
View ArticleAmazon’s Fire may be a damp squib
Padraig McGarrigle questions the inclusion of 3D on the Amazon Fire Phone, saying the company should have focused on making a top phone that was cheaper than the iPhone and Galaxy S series Amazon, the...
View ArticleSamsung picks up the tablet baton
Paul Withers says the imminent release of the Galaxy Tab S has put the manufacturer in a position to challenge Apple for tablet supremacy Tablets are not something I have ever got too excited about....
View ArticleOperators have to make the shift to digital
CloudSense chief executive Richard Britton says that operators must evolve their business models for the digital world Technology moves on, people move on and so does the recipe for success. The...
View ArticleChess looks for more pawns after Avenir
The acquisition Avenir’s UK airtime business makes perfect sense, but as Pádraig McGarrigle explains, Chess is already eyeing its next move The acquisition of airtime distributor Avenir Telecom last...
View ArticleLG a late arrival in the flagship stakes
The LG G3 has been released after a number of hero products from rivals. Paul Withers explains why this, along with a declining smartphone market and likely aggressive pushes from Apple and Samsung,...
View ArticleCan Samsung keep the pressure on Samsung?
Sales and profits were down for Samsung in Q2 and with the imminent arrival of the iPhone 6, Paul Withers looks at whether the Korean manufacturer can maintain its dominant market position The second...
View ArticleCustomer service must be EE’s Priority
Following further poor results in Ofcom’s latest findings, James Pearce backs the operator’s new queue jump service to boost its reputation among customers EE has came under fire for introducing a...
View ArticleNext few months crucial for Phones 4u
Padraig McGarrigle assesses the impact of Vodafone withdrawing sales from Phones 4u, with the results of EE’s indirecrt partner review proving crucial for the retailer’s future The timing of Vodafone’s...
View ArticleWinners and losers in Phones 4u saga
With Phones 4u entering administration, Paul Withers looks at how the demise of the retailer will affect the industry and its consumers The mobile phone industry has been left counting the cost of...
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