Diminishing Returns: The Cold, Hard Truth for CES Smartphones Read more: http://techland.time.com/2013/01/09/diminishing-returns-the-cold-hard-truth-for-ces-smartphones/#ixzz2Hi0MdTwV

Interesting view on the lack of outright innovation in the mobile sector, a view that we’ve reached a plateau. This seemed pretty clear when you looked at the major messages behind the launch of the iPhone 5, a significant story was the quality of the casing and accuracy of the machining, all very good but it seemed to mask that there wasn’t much ‘inside’ to talk about.