Telekinesis will actually make sure that the data entered is via thoughts only.
A technology website for the Singularity University known as Singularity Hub has recently reported that Alphabet Inc. has achieved another major milestone. The Google Nexus 9 tablet has finally succeeded in making it possible to amalgamate thoughts with the company’s search engine box.
This technology has actually come into existence through a project known as the “BrainGate” that initiated a few years back. The idea behind this venture was to manage devices that were mostly prosthetic through brain power.
This technology primarily requires a minor sur4gey were a small chip is embedded into the brain of the subject. This will actually result in sending monitor signals that will be generated via hundreds of neutrons. So after conducting various researches and deliberating them it has actually become possible to break down a chunk of the brain that is actually responsible for controlling the motor signals. So when they are focused on a particular area. The opportunity accelerates thus enabling it to lead us to translate the signals into actions and instruction.
In the start, the “Patient T6” was asked to type in text into the search bar of Google, however the pace of the project was extremely slow. Moreover, the technology that was needed to pull off such an operation was not as sophisticated as required. So the hindrances and barriers in the technological advancements actually caused the patient to focus on every alphabet individually, similar to the situation where how one could focus at it whilst writing. This method actually caused the entire operational process to slow down. To overcome the misery, the project team at the tech giant came up with an interface that had the ability to connect via Bluetooth for the Nexus 9 tablet. This thing came into existence after several experiments carried out by the company.
So the latest interface that has been designed will enable the patient to think about the alphabets, the moment they are typed and they will then appear on the screen. The refinements and enhancements made on the interface enable the users to tap on the screen display wherever they want. This also encompasses the place where web addresses and hyperlinks are added. This will actually make sure that the data entered is via thoughts only.
“Telekinesis might not be too far with this latest development, through the data presented on Singularity Hub.” Thus, changing the game on the whole for the tech behemoth that seeks to interlink technology wherever possible.
With a smarter strategy, Google can change its fate in the mobile hardware industry.
The rivalry between Alphabet Inc. and Apple Inc. is not an unheard phenomenon. Both the tech giants have always given a tough time to one another particularly when it comes to the software segment in the smartphone industry. In terms of operating systems, the Apple iOS and Google Android have been dominating the operating systems domain.
The good thing is that Android has actually conquered 70% market share. Since the launch of Google Nexus, it is estimated that the search engine giant is all geared up to give a tough time to Apple’s mobile hardware. Apple at this point needs to come up with it’s a game if it wishes to bounce back the damage which GOOG can cause.
Undoubtedly, the Apple iPhone is reigning over the smartphone market where it is considered to be on the top right now. This device is said to be the “breadwinner” for the tech giant. Almost 92% of the profits in the smartphone industry were lured by the latest model of this phone. Moreover, the recent iPhone 6s is doing better and is expected to further beat the sales records during the holiday season making it difficult for other companies to give them a tough time.
So this is the point where Google wishes to actually come forward to. The company has been making smartphones since a relatively long span of time. However, they are not associated to the distribution of the devices since they are not retailed at the company’s retail stores but they are sold online only. Moreover, the marketing of the company’s Smartphone is extremely weak. On the other hand, iPhone is marketed with the grandeur it deserves.
At this point it seems like the company despite having designed a cumulative hardware and software package similar to Apple, they fail to come up with a strategy that will result in “cannibalization”. So if the tech giant actually starts to promote, market and sell its products then there are high chances that its Android platform will flourish equally. In the times to come it is expected that companies like Samsung will come with its own variant of Android then Google will not really have many outlets to capitalize on.
Google can actually give a tough time to Apple provided that it deploys a better marketing strategy that will assist them in establishing the niche of their hardware and software in the industry making it a win situation.
The company opens up its biggest flagship store in the heart of the New York City.
Microsoft Corporation has finally opened up a new flagship store in the New York City on the 677 Fifth Avenue, right in the middle of Manhattan. The software giant is apparently trying to make things better between the manufacturers and the customers, which is why this store is being set up in the first place.
The whole idea for Microsoft business to come up with this idea of a new flagship outlet is to end the problems that had begun to emerge from the customers and how they could not connect with the company at any level, as they had no platform to do so. In the store in Manhattan, the customers will have an interesting chance to go around and have a look at all the different tech gadgets that are being offered by the software giant and to see the kind of software that is being used as well. This will not only provide for a new platform to the customers but it will also give them a free chance to file a complaint or ask for help where they believe it is needed.
The new store, which has been set up in the heart of the city, is reportedly one of the biggest stores that have ever been established by Microsoft software. This clearly shows that the giant is quite serious about the kind of efforts it puts in to make the customers’ level of satisfaction up to the mark. The tech company has already gone through a lot of tough times but not giving customers the kind of platform that other rivals in the market are providing to the customers, and it has taken away the spotlight from the Windows makers quite a lot of time as well.
However, this time the company does not want to dwell upon any uncertainty and the new flagship store has excited not only its fans but also the investors as it is clear that the result from this venture is going to turn out to be all in the positives for the organization. Since the giant has always been looking after software based services and issues, its recent turn towards the tech side has elevated its position in the market and has somewhat brought it closer to the competition that is currently being put up by other rivals in the tech and software industry.
In the new store, the customers will also be able to play games on the new Xbox and know its pros and cons before they make the buy. In the same way, the buyers will now be able to opt more for the products offered by the giant.
Microsoft believes its updates are beneficial amid user contention.
Microsoft Corporation has rolled out Windows 10 but there is one thing that annoys a lot of people is the frequent updates that need to be installed by users regularly. The issue is that there is not much control on the packages that a user will receive.
It is actually a point of immense concern since thousands of Microsoft users have actually written petitions to the chief executive officer of the company Mr. Satya Nadella to modify the practice for updates regarding the Windows 10.
The “cumulative updates” also encompass all those updates that have been revealed for Windows 10 that are being used by consumers. Users at this point want to have the power to control the things being added to their systems. They also want to know what might happen if they cannot install an update that breaks out the key functionality.
Joe Belfiore who is the vice president of the company’s corporate Operating Systems Group mentioned in an interview that MSFT believes that by giving out cumulative updates is a relatively better model than giving permission to users and IT managers to decide what patches they wish to install. His analysis was incompliance with the verdict given by IT Managers on this matter.
Mr. Belfiore stated: “We’ve involved a lot of companies and real-world IT management organizations in talking through the implications ... and our feeling talking with them is that the net result that you get is better.”
He further added, “We’ve seen lots of examples of situations where end users experienced lower reliability or unpredictable system performance because of a relatively untested combination of updates. So our net intent is to improve the quality overall, for everybody. And we believe that this method will deliver that.”
The ease for Microsoft is that by providing cumulative updates the company can experiment and test the new updates they roll out. This makes it extremely effective since they know what has been installed on the top instead of being concerned about the variant versions of Windows having distinct capabilities. Moreover, it is great for developers since they can build applications with ease through cumulative updates.
The reasons why users are not really content with these updates is that most of the times they are not even targeted to them. Moreover, in case of a bug the system tends to slow down. Microsoft needs to find a solution since a petition by thousand users is alarming.
The food company has introduced an all day breakfast but it does not seem to be working out for the food outlets.
McDonald’s Corporation has been going through a massive turnaround plan for a couple of months now, which is believed to be taking the giant to great heights at a lot of points. However, recently a lot of surveys were made on the all day breakfast plan which was introduced by the food giant as a part of the turnaround tactic and even though the shares of the firm were seen to climb up on the index, the results have come out to be a little negative. The company has been working really hard to bring this plan to effect and has been working towards making the new strategy work, by implantation of a massive marketing technique as well.
However, the all day breakfast plan has been deemed as a ‘nightmare’ by the analysts who have been carrying out surveys at the franchises as well, and it has been derived from the results that things might just not be as well for McDonald’s restaurants than they seem to be. According to Business Insider, the report that was carried out to see the change in the food business showed that the all-day breakfast plan has brought about quite a lot of chaos in the kitchens of the chains which has turned out to be quite a disaster on an overall basis.
The problem of chaos is more in the areas where the outlets or franchises are smaller in size. Furthermore, another source revealed that even though there are a lot of people who are coming to the restaurant to eat their favorite breakfast menu, the issue of selling more of the cheaper breakfast items instead of the usual meals carrying a reasonable price tag might turn out to be a bigger problem for the giant than it realizes for itself.
On the other hand, MCD franchises are believed to be carrying out an instruction from the management which is being considered as something not very smart by the management, as things that are being messed up in the kitchens is a big problem to be taken into consideration and might also cost the company some major figures if a better plan to turn around its revenue and sales figure is not introduced as soon as possible by the higher management.
Another McDonald’s outlet was survey by the Insider and it reported that the chaos in the kitchen are also disappointing quite a lot of customers as they have to wait for long before they receive their order and sometimes it gets so late that they just leave in large numbers rather than waiting on their food.
Omid Korestani has now bid farewell to Google to join Twitter
Twitter Inc. has been successful in poaching Mr. Omid Kodestani- an executive at Google Inc. Mr. Omid will now head the social media department of the company as the executive chairman. This comes as a turnaround strategy by Twitter who is trying to redeem itself under the leadership of Jack Dorsey who has now been confirmed as the official CEO.
Many analysts believe that Mr. Kordestani has a lot of sales experience which can result in becoming a turning point with the insights, vision and knowledge of Jack Dorsey.
Mr. Kodestani mentioned in a tweet, “It's rare you get to be in a company with an amazing business that's also transforming the world.” He further added, "I've had the good fortune to be at three: Netscape, @google, and now @twitter."
Kordestani is said to be the current senior adviser at the search engine giant. So now he is all geared up to join Twitter and will be taking up an operational role in the social media company. According to a spokesperson from Twitter, Mr. Kordestani will have the responsibility to assist the board along with recruiting employees. Moreover, he will also advise the executive leadership on various issues.
As per Twitter, they are further mentioned that they will recruit someone from the outside world as the chairman since Mr. Dorsey is heading to companies simultaneously.
This initiative by Twitter is actually a big dent on Google since Mr. Kordestani is respected at the company and was handling an important domain.
The announcement turned about to be a positive ray of hope for Twitter since the company’s stocks which were down by 18% this year, rose by 1% after this news penetrated in the market.
This announcement can actually result in several changes in the company’s board of director which has been criticized for a relatively long period of time for having numerous former CEOs of Twitter. Many analysts and investors now believe that this is the reason why the company has failed to engage several high level executives.
Twitter is now devoted to reuniting growth since over the previous quarter they embraced a negligible growth since the time they have gone public in FY13. Moreover, news has been penetrating where the company might lay off 8 per cent of its total workforce merely comprising of product and engineer employees.
James Cakmak who is an analyst at Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. stated, "(Kordestani) has incredible business acumen and can help fine-tune the strategy and attract talent to Twitter.”
GoPro Inc is coming up with its GoPro Awards to intrigue buyers.
GoPro Inc, the action camera giant has been trying its best to transform itself into a content publishing platform over the past couple of years. So now they are actually running their own television channel and have also established a portal for content licensing this summer so that they can actually acknowledge creative users. A report was published by The Verge recently where it was claimed that the firm is all set to take its licensing platform by launching GoPro awards to make the service more likeable.
As per initial reports, the GoPro awards are said to be programs that will function throughout the year that targets a broad range of consumers giving them the chance to make unlimited submissions. So this actually means that the people making content can submit clips that can be of any length dealing with music, action, sports, animal and family etc. The awards will be given according to camera techniques the video flaunts. As per the criteria, if still pictures are submitted then they can yield the winner $500, if video clips are submitted raw than $1000 and $5000 in the case of a full edited video.
The action camera giant has vowed to award almost $5 million to users over a time span of a year. The winners will be picked on a daily basis. The closing date for submissions will be around November. The platform is so far devoted to a licensing program so it needs to be noted here that the company will have all rights to the video. This actually means that they have a right to alter it, reproduce it, modify it and broadcast it whenever they want.
A video clip was submitted by the company where they explained that "you grant to GoPro and its licensees, successors and assigns a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, right and license." But the users will have the ability to “retain all right, title and interest” on their content making them eligible for a higher compensation rate if those videos are used on platforms that are ad-supported.
Many analysts believe that the GoPro Awards will prove to be a milestone when it now comes to creating a platform for the company that paves its way to success in the content domain. The core advantage of the company through this venture is that it creates an active consumer base that is forced to invest in GoPro Hero range when they see its potential.
McDonald's might soon launch its All Day Breakfast in India.
McDonald’s Corporation is at this point of time studying the possibilities of extending their recent “All Day Breakfast” campaign in the Indian cities. This campaign has been already started in the United States and now has the potential to make its way to other regions across the globe. The company at this point of time is targeting the corporate sector with this initiative giving them the idea of an out of home breakfast without any time constraints.
According to Mr. Rajith Paliath, who is the Vice President of McDonald’s in India encompassing the West & South zones with 213 outlets under his leadership stated, "McDonald's is keen to build out-of-home breakfast as a category in India and at this point evaluating the possibility of All-Day Breakfast campaign here. We would try to build our breakfast along with our McDelivery Service.”
McDonald’s menu for breakfast comprises of a healthy and wholesome items that encompass both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items like sausages, eggs, hit cakes, hash browns, pancakes etc. They are also offering a coffee range such as McCafe that is now being served to consumers at the company’s all outlets and franchises from 7am to 11 am in the Indian market.
In places that are not very well developed, the breakfast is offered at 9am but ends at 11am. So far, all over India the breakfast menu ends at 11 am and then the regular menu gets served among consumers.
The idea behind coming up with an All Day Breakfast campaign in the United States is to actually liberate the breakfast ideology. Despite the company sales have dropped significantly but Mr. Mike Andrea who is the President of McDonald's in United States considers it to be a strategic move. This is considered as a great initiative made by the company since FY09when they actually decided to unveil their McCafe range.
As of now, McDonald's has come up with its All Day Breakfast campaign which it is now being marketed on social media platforms like Twitter in the United States where they are talking about the availability of breakfast after 10:30.
According to Mr. Rajesh Kumar Maini the General Manager of Corporate Communication stated, "While our focus is on developing awareness of our breakfast offerings and creating demand at this point, in the long term, it would naturally evolve in that direction (All-Day-Breakfast).”
So now lets just wait and see when McDonald's actually launches breakfast in India.
The search engine company's decision to diversify is being taken as a step towards massive progress by analysts of Robert Baird Equity.
Alphabet Inc, Google’s parent company, has received a high end rating for its stock with a target share price of $780 while an overwhelmed rating of an ‘outperform’ has been given to the giant by the analysts at Robert W. Baird Equity firm. According to the analysts’ belief, the tech giant is capable of a lot more than it is believed to do so, and the shares of the company might be under valued at some point, which is something that needs to be changed.
For the investors, the analysts are of the opinion that they need to keep their focus on how the giant has transformed itself from a tech giant into becoming a subsidiary of parent company and how this only gives out positive vibes for the future, which is another factor which is making them so bullish about the giant’s stock. The search engine company is also showing massive signs of receiving some major gains in the near future which is mainly because of its idea to diversify itself into become a parent company with a number of giant projects working under its eye.
Analysts of the equity company have also compared the movements that were once made in General Electric Company to the ones being made in Alphabet business currently, which shows how the same kind of success can be expected from it in the upcoming months. Using the process of diversification, the tech company has opened gates for itself which can lead it to higher levels of success in the industry by making sure that it takes use of all the different opportunities that come its way. For all the companies which are not related to the tech business Google software was seen carrying out will now be worked under the new parent holdings, which will give them the right space to grow in such a way that they were not allowed to in the past, as influence from the tech business kept them in a hush.
In the same research note, analysts at Baird Equity has been observed to stress upon how the giant’s idea of separating all the smaller companies with a different business from the tech and software business of Google is going to bring about massive positive changes to all of these companies which will give them a clearer field to prosper. In this way, the parent company will be able to generating more revenue by the end of each quarter than it was doing before the transition took place.
iPad Pro can gain immense traction if unveiled the coming week.
A lot of time has not passed since Microsoft Corporation pulled off a successful hardware event. As per the recent reports, Apple Inc., the iPhone maker is all set to reveal the iPad Pro by November FY15. This device is likely to go head to head with Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 tablet that has also gained traction in a relatively short span of time.
The Microsoft tablet is scheduled to roll out by the end of October FY15. So if the Apple product is launched earlier there are more chances of better sales. Here’s why I think that the iPad Pro should be released earlier than the expected date.
The two in one market is being dominated by Microsoft Corporation since the time they have launched the Surface Pro 3. Their market value has substantially increased resulting in making them the uncrowned king of this industry. So now just to keep pace, Apple will have to push itself to redeem itself in the industry. Since the bar has been raised by Windows 10 manufacturers thus the room for errors has dropped for other companies in the same market.
As per the recent reports, the tech behemoth will release the iMac which will be 21.5 inches the coming week, although the iPad Pro will hit the Apple stores by the start of November. This is actually a week more than the launch of Microsoft Surface Pro’s launch. The preorders for the Windows tablet will start in the first week of October where the shipment will be made to the buyers by 26 of the same month.
In a relatively short period of time, Microsoft has established its image as a tablet maker and has made its niche market. These buyers are actually quite eager to get their hands on the device. On the other hand, this is the first time that Apple has come up with an iPad that is 12.9 inches so they don’t really know the sort of response they might get from consumers.
Everybody knows that the Silicon Valley giant has a great reputation when it comes to the sales of their iPad. However, the company never tapped upon the two in one market weakening their position in front of their rival.
Moreover, it is not anything deniable that the Surface Pro 4 is far more efficient than the iPad Pro again giving the former an edge over the latter. Both the companies will now anticipate what will happen after the launch.
Nike COO gets sarcastic and futuristic during GreekWire Summit stating that shoes will be manufactured with 3D printer in near future.
Just imagine, you switch your computer on, connect it to the Internet, and buy a file from the online store of Nike Inc. known as Nike.com. This file will contain data that is related to the company’s particular shoe type, which is customized according to the size of your foot. Along with that, it also has the color and design of your choice.
So now, you will simply have to download the file, provide a 3D printer at home with the necessary material for the shoes, and wait for a few hours. As a result, you will be able to get a show similar to the ones found at the store.
Eric Sprunk, the COO of Nike, does not really consider this impossible and farfetched as many might consider it to be. The 22-year-old Nike veteran graced the GeekWire Summit this Friday where he talked about the possibility of making a shoe at home. Therefore, he stated that there might be a day where this might actually happen. Todd Bishop, the cofounder of GeekWire, asked the question regarding 3D shoes.
This was actually a very timely question since Dan Shapiro, the chief executive officer of Glowforge, demonstrated a 3D laser printer a few minutes before Mr. Sprunk was asked this question.
“Do I envision a future where we might still own the file from an IP perspective — you can’t just have anyone making a Nike product — and have it manufactured in your own home or we do it for you at our store?” Sprunk stated. “Yeah, that’s not that far away.”
Sprunk particularly mentioned as to how the mechanism for testing and manufacturing has evolved over a short period. He mentioned about the Flyknit technology that is being sued in some of their running shoes that encompass a creative engineering and manufacturing methodology that have minimized the waste level during production and has paced up the process.
According to Mr. Sprunk, the way shoes have been manufactured over the past decade has been completely transformed by Nike’s new strategy. “This shoe shows how technology and digitization of our process makes a huge difference,” added Sprunk.
Nike is open to innovation and will try to make its products as advance as possible. A 3D printer developing a shoe is extremely futuristic that might not happen in near future but technology is constantly upgrading. Many companies are experimenting to utilize modern technology to their advantage and innovate.
Facebook founder faces trial over fraud in a real estate case in Palo Alto.
The chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, is likely to face a trial that encompasses fraud charges regarding real estate close to his residence at Palo Alto. The case material was acquired by a reputable analytics platform, where Mr. Zuckerberg used his influence to slash the price of the property. Moreover, he bought the property and later breached the contract details. Mr. Mircea Voskerician is said to be the plaintiff of the lawsuit who is a known name in the real estate world of Palo Alto.
The job of Mr. Voskerician is to buy the local property, modify it, and later sell it to buyers and sellers locally. Currently the property in question is Hamilton Avenue that was under his ownership. This property is sharing the boundaries with Facebook’s executive’s house along with an extra 2600 sq. feet. Like a good neighbor, when the expansion plan was being carried out, he asked the social media giant to give an explanation. Later he even asked to sell the property to him.
When a realtor approached the real estate giant, he was immediately offered to sell out the space to Mr. Zuckerberg along with the remaining property. Mr. voskerician did not respond immediately but took time to consider the offer. During this time, another party approached the developer and offered to buy the property for $4.3 million. However, social network’s founder made an offer of only $1.7 million, which was far below the offer made by the other party. Now he started to use his sources to pressurize the developer. The deal was done and the property belongs to the Facebook's CEO.
Soon after the expansion continued and all the properties in the local area were bought by Mr. Zuckerberg to ensure his privacy but the promises with the developer were never fulfilled. According to Mr. Divesh Makan, his financial advisor, stated, “it would be wherever [Zuckerberg] wants though the [Facebook] office is ideal. We are trying to “wow” these schmucks so they will accept an offer for the home that is reasonable. The plan is to have [Zuckerberg] spend 15 minutes with them, make them feel special, etc. Perhaps you can prepare two goody bags as well.”
No response has been observed from the plaintiff and rumors suggest that the Mr. Voskerician’s lawyer has resigned from the case due to personal conflicts. The case is likely to be moved to another day.
The auto making giant has released the high end electric car in the market which has been receiving mixed opinions from all over the industry.
Tesla Motors released its new car on Wednesday which was not only the most talked about car of the auto makers but was also the third electric vehicle that the giant has so far released in the market. The anticipation with which it was received was one of its kind, and the auto makers seem to have met almost all the expectations of the customers and analysts that they had with the new model, as the comments and reviews that the automobile has gathered from the market so far have turned out to be quite on the positive side. On the other hand, there are some analysts who are looking at the new car with a little bit of disappointments as the auto giant has somewhat failed to give them the results that they were expecting to get out of it.
Analysts are also of the opinion that for all those customers which are using Tesla cars for the first time, this new car might turn out to be a very exciting new car which supports such high tech software. However, the analysts and customers which have been following the trends set by the company from the starting might not get too impressed by the new revelations of the firm since the kind of progress that they were thinking the company would make did not really materialize. For those customers who are thinking in this manner are considered to be taking the whole launch of the new car a little too negatively, as analysts think that the fact that the smart car makers have installed an option in the luxury car that is going to drive a lot of people, who believe in the emergence of the apocalypse, towards the automobile in the long run.
Tesla has installed a new cabin inside the Model X which will be protecting the atmosphere of the car from the impurities in the air outside the closed doors and windows of the hybrid EV. This will be supported by a special filter called the HEPA filter that will also be working towards keeping the air inside the vehicle as clean and hygienic as possible for the people travelling inside it. This is being referred to as an important factor for all those who believe in the zombies, because when they do actually appear and pollute the air as per the popular belief, the people who own Tesla cars will be able to break free and stay in clean air inside their cars which will be providing them the utmost satisfaction.
The iPhone makers have broken one of their own records by making sales of around 13 million units of the new iPhone over the weekend.
Recent, Apple news discusses the high-end sales that the Mac producers have made in the past week by selling off a massive 13 million units of the smart phone, meeting the exact predictions of the analysts in the industry. Previously, when the Street analysts set these predictions, others in the market showed disbelief over the figure and commented on how this seemed rather impossible for the software giant to achieve. However, it turns out that the firm proved all the bears wrong and ended up selling a massive number of iPhones on the weekend, breaking all the previous records it had set in the past.
Apple business was seen to release its new phone that was made available for sale to the customers over the weekend. The giant has been following the tradition of making huge releases over the weekend only and following its own footsteps, it released its much-awaited smart phone in the market. The sales that were recorded by the end of the weekend came around to be with an increase of 30 percent compared to the weekend launches made in the previous year.
Analysts, on the other hand, believe that there is one point where Apple software could be mistaking. The new iPhone 6s model was not launched in China along with the release in the United States, which is something that the analysts have realized to be a drawback of the promotional plan being followed by the tech giant. It is not a hidden fact that the iPhone makers received pre-orders from all over the world in a huge number and from China alone; the orders came around to be almost 3 million, which is yet again a figure that analysts believe the software company might have failed to give attention to.
Moreover, analysts are seen discussing the fact that Apple stock business received orders from the Asian country in such a huge number, and if only the firm had launch the smart phone in the country at the same time, the weekend sales would have hit records bigger and this figure of 13 million units would have not meant anything. This is one reason why the analysts are looking at the figure as one that could have been better. The Mac makers have been growing at a very high pace and analysts believe that reports have shown that the Californian Company still has a lot to offer to the tech world.
The software giant has shown strong signs of putting up a fight to be stay constant on the stock index for a longer period of time than the analysts think.
Apple has been performing quite well in the stock market lately and analysts believe that this routine that the software giant seems to be following since the past couple of years could be growing on the firm in all the positive ways. The iPhone makers did experience a bad time on the stock around a decade ago but the giant has made sure that that does not get repeated again. One thing that the analysts of the industry are seen to be discussing is how the giant has been receiving profit margins which are difficult to ignore. Over the past ten years, the giant has grown on an exponential level, where the gross profit margins have seen to grow from 29 percent to 44 percent, which is a huge jump to be reckoned with. It cannot be denied that the Mac maker has been enjoying the substantially stable profits for itself in the long run which is something that analysts believe other tech and software companies dream of achieving.
In the current times, many analysts would talk about how Apple software giant might not be able to work its way up like it always have been and there might come a time when it is unable to maintain a strong position in the market. However, analysts at Motley Fool are of the opinion that the tech company has shown signs that clearly displaying that the firm is capable of carrying out positive business activities for a much longer period of time than the equity firms are thinking about.
The selling prices that Apple business has been observing for its products are considered to be higher than similar smart phones in the market but the new iPhone that was released by the giant in the previous year was worth $650, which the analysts believe is not too much to consider given how it’s an Apple product. The main iPhone 6 Plus phone was indeed higher than a normal smart phone price worth a massive amount of $750.
The interesting part is that the sales of iPhone did not get affected at all by the high prices offered by the software giant, which analysts believe is something quite positive on the firm’s part. For those who would think that the smart phone sales would decline considering the high prices couldn’t be more wrong, as the iPhone ASP that was recorded and reported in the third quarter of the year came around at $660, which was previously $561. This shows that the firm has a massive potential to keep a constant position in the market for a longer time than estimated.
The software giant, Microsoft Corporation, is going to release a fitness tracker with interesting functionalities as well as sensors.
Since past few years, it is observed that as the time passes, wearable technology moves toward the advancement and gains high popularity. Organizations, such as Fitbit Inc. and Jawbone, have been ruling the market with activity trackers from some time. It is expected that the smart accessories, such as fitness trackers or smart watches, will be worth more close to $12.6 billion in couple of upcoming years.
This situation had reinforced the hulking organizations Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Apple and Google to release a number of wearable gadgets and these companies are looking very keen to introduce more wearable tech products in order to make their position strong in the tech market.
Currently, the multinational tech and software company, Microsoft, is looking forward to release an advance activity tracker, which is known as “Microsoft Band 2”. The company will launch its new gadget in its upcoming event that will be held on October 8.
According to the sources, the company of Bill Gates will bring bunch of innovations to its latest activity gadget, with respect to leaked images, the major change in the wearable is its outlook which is totally different form the its previous devices. The company’s Band 2 has the curved and smooth display against the flat faced display, which the previous version contains.
It is expected that the latest technology will have a shiny metallic ceasing and removes the plastic, which is used in the previous version. On the other hand, its battery positioning is shifted, which is the significant change in the body of the upcoming wearable. According to the disclosed data, the documents call this “Envoy” and the battery will be found below the screen unlike its old position, which was positioned in the sides of the gadget.
The report regarding its functionalities that include the measurement of altitude just before the jumping or descending stairs, the device may come with the physical buttons also unlike its previous version. The device would be available in the markets of Europe including the countries, France Spain, Germany, and Italy. The old version of MSFT Band was priced at $ 199 at the launching time and the new version Band 2 will come with the same price tag may be.
With respect to the leaked insider information, it is possible that the MSFT Band 2 will be launched with 10 sensors that includes step tracking, host to other biometrics, sleep tracking Ultra Violet sensor, galvanic skin response sensor that provides the indication regarding the stress.
