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  • Don’t blame Elop or Microsoft for Nokia’s catastrophic fall from grace

    Pundits this week are describing Nokia’s fall from grace as one of the greatest corporate car-crashes of all time. But here’s an unfashionable view. Nokia’s problem is not Stephen Elop, or his strategy. Its problem is it didn’t have Stephen Elop, or his strategy, in place two years ago.

  • What is UltraViolet and why should you care?

    ltraViolet is the most important media service you’ve probably never heard of – a grand plan for Hollywood to get everything right that the music business has got wrong.

  • €1bn handout from the EU targets ambient nagware and robot pets

    The EU is throwing an eye-watering €1bn of public funds to bankroll some of the most whimsical technology projects ever envisaged – for a decade. A shortlist of six applicants includes talking pet robots, and ambient low-power sensors that provide health tips and “emotional” advice. The program is called FET, and is funded by the…

  • Copyright and the psychology of victimhood

    Of course, there’s real oppression, then there’s having to pay for music you want to keep. You can listen to almost anything for free, anyway. Your reporter’s view is that file-sharing is a real joy – that should be legally available. The music industry should concentrate on innovation, and delighting the substantial majority of us…