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 == Insights ==
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+=== Worth a Read ===
+* [http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2014/7/10/unbundling-innovation Ben Evans on the commoditization of the mobile device]
+* [http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/severe-password-manager-attacks-steal-digital-keys-and-data-en-masse/ Ars reports on how web-based (and client-side) password managers] are introducing more vulnerabilities for the sake of convenience, prompting some folks to right about the [http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-password-is-finally-dying-heres-mine-1405298376 impending death of the password].
+=== Notes ===
+* [http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/07/07/samsung-braces-for-earnings-pain-speaks-up/tab/print/ Samsung bracing for an earnings hit], as markets mature, and lower-priced, higher spec phones start to eat into their space.
+* [http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/14/5897641/microsoft-launches-a-price-assault-on-chromebooks Microsoft is (finally) responding to the threat Chromebooks pose] and announce lower-cost laptops to compete with Google, complement Surface offerings.
+* [http://lightspeedindia.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/unbundling-mobile-apps-for-the-emerging-markets/ larger apps are a harder sell in emerging markets]
+* [http://www.talkandroid.com/213383-mediatek-reportedly-ready-with-4g-qhd-octa-core-processor MediaTek and its partners continue to release more powerful chipsets] to put pressure on Qualcomm and Samsung (and their margins),
+* [http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/YbWiA78lcpc/story01.htm Flipkart] continues to evolve as India's go-to online mobile device source
+* Following [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/ceo/index.html Satya Nadella's email to employees], speculation on [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/ceo/index.html layoffs and refocusing at Microsoft] is starting to run.
+* Google Glass continues to lose lustre, and its [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/07/14/amazon-lures-google-glass-creator-following-phone-launch/ original project lead to Amazon].
+* Starting to see Google's [http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/07/13/exclusive-google-prepping-play-store-update-thats-one-step-closer-to-material-with-beautiful-new-listing-ui/ Material Design start to show up in re-design work for Play] and other Google services.
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