iPhone hysteria drives me round the bend
With reports that Apple iPhone 6 smartphones are bending, Ian White explains why all the noise made about it is proving to be too much Islamic State hordes are at the gates of Baghdad, Ebola is rife in...
View ArticleEE changes the channel with its TV offering
With the launch of EE TV, James Pearce says the operator has proven it is one step ahead of its rivals in the innovation stakes Rival operators better peel their eyes: the launch of EE TV has once...
View ArticleCutting Room: Is Samsung’s global lead under threat?
With Samsung reporting a 60 per cent fall in profits for Q3 to £2.4 billion – its lowest for more than three years – James Pearce assesses what has gone wrong and what it must do to maintain its...
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Opinion: Are operators doing enough to keep the UK safe?
Facebook took a battering in the press last week after failing to act upon messages posted online ahead of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. But what if they had used SMS? Last week, the media was in...
View ArticleCutting Room: O2 wants to get its dealer mojo working
As O2 announces its decision to scrap its Centre of Excellence programme, Padraig McGarrigle argues that such changes at the top at the networks can only be good news for airtime distributors O2’s...
View ArticleCutting Room: CES is now a mobile disappointment
James Pearce says that despite the lack of mobile launches at CES earlier this month, excitement levels have now being raised ahead of Mobile World Congress in March It saw the launch of a load of...
View ArticlePeter Jones taking Data Select Global – but will he stick around?
Michael Garwood looks at the creation of Brandpath and Jones’ expansion plans for the Marlow-based distributor News of Data Select’s planned expansion was something of a surprise.Perhaps even more of a...
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MWC unwraps the winners and the losers
Paul Withers says Mobile World Congress is the perfect opportunity for HTC and Samsung to turn things around Mobile World Congress is the biggest trade show in the industry and with all records set to...
View ArticleTwo decades of Congress and plenty to say
Mobile World Congress was the busiest it ever has been, with 90,000 attendees taking in all the action. Paul Withers takes a look back at the busiest and perhaps most important show in its 20 year...
View ArticleMake or break for the smartwatch market?
The wearables market has perhaps been underwhelming, with awareness and sales not hitting the anticipated heights. Paul Withers explains how the Apple Watch could solve these problems – even if sales...
View ArticleCutting Room: Pierce’s strategy of “less for more”
Paul Withers looks at Samsung boss Conor Pierce’s decision to reshape its relationships with distributors Conor Pierce has wasted no time reshaping Samsung in the UK, and has to be backed due to his...
View ArticleWho’s afraid of the iPhone cannibals?
Why should Apple care when iPad users are simply switching to other Apple products? Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook says that the iPhone 6 Plus with its 5.5 inch screen is “cannibalising” sales...
View ArticleBack in power and time to act
James Pearce outlines the job ahead for the new Conservative government within the telecoms space following their recent General Election victory Results are in. The ballot papers have been counted,...
View ArticleCyber security starts at home
The number of security threats to mobiles is growing. James Pearce warns it’s up to the consumer to protect their device and urged dealers to push out solutions to them to increase their own revenues...
View ArticleDealers’ cheers over iPhone move
Paul Withers explains how receiving iPhone stock through B2B distribution will make a dealer’s life much easier and significantly increase their chances of holding onto customers It’s not often...
View ArticleTesting times for the new kids on the mobile market block
James Pearce looks at how John Lewis, Westcoast and Gigaset might fare over the next 12 months in such a competitive industry I once had to start a new school in the middle of a school year and...
View ArticleHTC has brilliant smartphones but future looking bleak
James Pearce finds it difficult to see how the manufacturer can turn things around So what do the letters HTC stand for? Well, according to most the major analysts we spoke to, it could well mean...
View ArticleThe fox will have to be sly if it’s to make its mark among the wolves
Wileyfox has launched with big ambitions, but James Pearce questions whether it has what it takes to firmly establish itself in the UK market Last week we were invited along to the launch of a brand...
View ArticleSamsung leading the way in B2B
Paul Withers says that despite the release of the new Apple iPhones, the launch of the manufacturer’s new channel partner programme has further strengthened its leadership in the B2B market Samsung’s...
View ArticleA year on, the demise of Phones 4u is still being felt
James Pearce says the 265 stores that still remain empty provide a reminder of how much the retailer’s collapse continues to affect the high street It’s just over a year since Phones 4u collapsed but a...
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