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Author: Olivier Blanchard

Could Apple’s New $599 MacBook Neo Decimate The Mid-Range Windows Laptop Market
March 5, 2026
 

Could Apple’s New $599 MacBook Neo Decimate The Mid-Range Windows Laptop Market?

Olivier Blanchard, Analyst at Futurum, shares his insights on Apple's new $599 MacBook Neo. This breakthrough price point is set to disrupt the entire budget PC market and could be...
Olivier Blanchard
Stellantis FY 2025 Earnings Reflect Reset Costs as H2 Momentum Builds
March 4, 2026
 

Stellantis FY 2025 Earnings Reflect Reset Costs as H2 Momentum Builds

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, reviews Stellantis FY 2025 results, focusing on the customer-led reset, product cadence, quality execution, and what the H2 recovery signals for 2026....
Olivier Blanchard
Qualcomm-Ericsson Partnership Accelerates Path to Intelligent AI6G Fabric
March 4, 2026
 

Qualcomm-Ericsson Partnership Accelerates Path to Intelligent AI/6G Fabric

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on the partnership between Qualcomm and Ericsson and how both companies are working to establish not only the foundations for AI-first...
Olivier Blanchard
Market News Coverage MediaTek Expands into Micro LED Optical Communication
March 4, 2026
 

Market News Coverage: MediaTek Expands into Micro LED Optical Communication

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on MediaTek’s micro-LED strategy, and how the expansion of data center and networking solutions from leading-edge and device-focused semiconductor vendors both...
Olivier Blanchard
SiTime's Titan Platform and the Importance of MEMS Resonators
March 4, 2026

SiTime’s Titan Platform and the Importance of MEMS Resonators

In our latest market report, SiTime’s Titan Platform and the Importance of MEMS Resonators, completed in partnership with SiTime, Futurum Research examines how Titan’s miniaturization, integration, and resilience advantages could...
Olivier Blanchard
POCO and MediaTek Aim to Redefine Mid-Tier Performance Expectations in the Mobile Segment
March 3, 2026
 

POCO and MediaTek Aim to Redefine Mid-Tier Performance Expectations in the Mobile Segment

Olivier Blanchard, research Director at Futurum, dives into POCO’s X8 Pro and POCO X8 Pro Max launches, and discusses how, with the help of MediaTek, the Xiaomi subsidiary is redefining...
Olivier Blanchard
HP Q1 FY 2026 Earnings AI PC Momentum, Memory Costs Temper Outlook
February 26, 2026
 

HP Q1 FY 2026 Earnings: AI PC Momentum, Memory Costs Temper Outlook

Olivier Blanchard. Research Director at Futurum analyzes HP’s Q1 results, highlighting AI PC momentum, memory cost mitigation, and Print resilience, with guidance indicating near-term performance trending to the low end...
Olivier Blanchard
Voice-First AI Interfaces Are Quickly Expanding Beyond The Smart Speaker Segment
February 25, 2026

Voice-First AI Interfaces Are Quickly Expanding Beyond The Smart Speaker Segment

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on why AI-enabled hearables are quickly displacing AI-enabled “smart speakers” as the primary voice-first AI interface, and what the implications of...
Olivier Blanchard
Executive Summary Panther Lake – The AI PC Processor the Enterprise Has Been Waiting For
February 24, 2026

Executive Summary: Panther Lake – The AI PC Processor the Enterprise Has Been Waiting For

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, dives into the timing, specs, competitive advantages, market positioning, and strategic importance of Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) release and new 18A...
Olivier Blanchard
Google Debuts Pixel 10A Amidst Minimal Hardware Evolution
February 20, 2026
 

Google Debuts Pixel 10A Amidst Minimal Hardware Evolution

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, dives into the timing, specs, competitive advantages, market positioning, and strategic importance of Google’s Pixel 10A release....
Olivier Blanchard
Amazon CES 2026 Do Ring, Fire TV, and Alexa+ Add Up to One Strategy
February 5, 2026
 

Amazon CES 2026: Do Ring, Fire TV, and Alexa+ Add Up to One Strategy?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Amazon’s CES 2026 announcements across Ring, Fire TV, and Alexa+, focusing on AI-powered security, faster interfaces, and expanded assistant access across...
Olivier Blanchard
Xeon 6 Arrives for Workstations. Is Intel Reframing CPU Value
February 4, 2026
 

Xeon 6 Arrives for Workstations. Is Intel Reframing CPU Value?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, examines Intel’s Xeon 6 workstation launch and whether core density and memory bandwidth can reshape CPU relevance in professional workloads....
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