BlackBerry Priv Might Not Be As Bad As Portrayed

The smart phone company has gone ahead to reply to criticism coming towards the new Priv from the market, dismissing all negative comparisons as pointless.

BlackBerry Ltd seems to be not taking criticism coming in from the smart phone industry towards its new smart phone Priv lightly. Recently, a startup company called Silent Circle presented its views on the Priv to the press which were not received well by the Canadian company, as the rivals declared the new phone to have a security system which was not only flawed, but it was also very outdated and compared it to the software systems that were rolled out in 2007, deeming it to be rather obsolete. Silent Circle is reportedly working on a phone of their own called the Blackphone and these comments on the Priv were given out by the team members working on the new device of the startup. The surprising factor being discussed by the analysts in the industry is how BlackBerry business chose not to ignore the snarky remarks of the Blackphone team and went ahead to reply to them. David Kliedermacher, who is the head security officer of the software company, has given his response to the startups comments on the new phone, which is already being considered as the last resort taken by the giant to survive in the smart phone industry. Silent Circle is not considered as a company which is on BlackBerry’s level currently, but the software giant is still not ready to let any negativity reach its brand new mobile phone, and so in a blog post on Inside BlackBerry, Kleidermacher informed the readers that the company never makes comparisons that are misleading or not correct. This is a clear indication of how the software giant does not wish to be compared in a wrongful manner and will not be tolerating any comments on the new phone which are not even close to the truth. Analysts believe that Silent Circle might actually have gone a little too far in making such a comparison on the security system that the giant has to offer. On the other hand, Kleidermacher also discussed the insight of the company towards creating the Priv and declared it as the safest Android smart phone in the industry so far launched. He further informed the readers of how the Canadian software developers have put in extra attention in building up Priv’s software and how it should be opted for without thinking twice. Also, he asked the customers to trust the company and promised them that it will not be putting them down whereas the new phone is concerned. 

Microsoft Windows 10 Mobile Rumored To Be Released In December

Microsoft to launch a revamped version of Windows 10 Mobile soon.

So it will not be wrong to assume that the war of which operating system (OS) is about to commence since Microsoft Corporation is about to launch its Windows 10 Mobile platform in the times to come. Since a log span of time, analysts that kept a close watch on the company knew that the company was working towards launching its own OS for mobile devices. The company for the first time chose to be extremely secretive about the venture for some reasons that showcase personal interest.

Various analysts got the opportunity to experience the features of this new operating system due to the numerous Insider Builds that were unleashed for the Windows 10 Mobile Platform. The recent Builds that were launched particularly dealt with performance, stability and endurance. This indicates that the final roll out is round the corner.

This news regarding the launch of Windows 10 has now been confirmed by the Head of the Operating System department at MSFT, Mr. Terry Merson stated, “Windows 10 Mobile will start rolling out ti selected devices soon.” He further clarified that the update will be for smartphones running the primitive version of Windows.

So far the date of the launch remains unknown but many analysts speculate that it might start in December. However, this release will only be available for certain devices whereas the remaining the smartphones might embrace the update the coming year.

Many analysts also predict that the company wants to reveal the Windows 10 Mobile and its recent range of Lumia smartphones together. The reason is simple since they’d want the Microsoft users to experience both the smartphone and operating system together. Sources close to the company claim that the Windows 10 is almost ready and can be launched anytime soon.

At this point of time, Microsoft needs to understand that the competition is extremely crucial and to actually make a mark, the company needs to come up with the major breakthrough. Apple has been sustaining in the market because of its innovation. Android has been doing well because it is open sourced with gazillion apps on its ecosystem. However, Windows now needs to come up with the best of both the worlds to make a part and promote its smartphones. Moreover they also need to focus on user experience by coming up with interactive apps for which they need to incentivize the developers.

If the company can do this then they will not have any issue with Windows 10 Mobile platform.

General Electric Plans To Halt Operations At Its Hudson River Plant

General Electric has taken a great initiative since they are now playing their part in saving Earth.

Its been almost seven years since General Electric Company has been dredging at the Hudson River where the company has now announced to completely shut down its operations. This initiative is actually a breakthrough since 310,000 pollutants will be removed. According to the company, this initiative is the company’s final step to clean up the mess they’ve made. The factories of General Electric have dumped “polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)” garbage in the rivers since the past couple of years although it had been chalked out as toxic. The polychlorinated biphenyls were banned in the year 1979 due to the health problems associated to them. Moreover, the federal governmental authorities have called this waste as an active catalyst promoting cancer. General Electric was still using the banned chemical in its electrical capacitors for the fire resistant cooling oil. The plan t to manufacture these was established at Hudson River. The company at this point of time wants the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which might be observed by Thursday. A great chunk of the dredging happening upon the Hudson River was finished by the firm back in 2009. So in compliance with the company’s agreement with EPA, the company had the choice of choosing the magnitude of the venture and choosing the possibilities over the 12 year time span. The Vice President of Global Operations, Health, Safety and Environment claimed that it took almost seven years to design the project and another six years to implement it. The team has tirelessly worked hard to meet the deadlines and achieve the targets. The company has finally finished the project but now has to restore the vegetation to the particular areas of the river. The company has encountered immense criticism over the past from several agencies of the government and environmental group where they have been alleged for not keeping the environment clean in the United States. The company will also test the different fish varieties present in the Hudson River like Striped Bass and Black Bass since they need to determine the toxicity level. According to General Electric, by removing the PCB, they might further rupture the aquatic life in comparison to leaving it the way it was. Moreover, it is also believed that the river might just be able to clean itself over the passage of time. Irrespective of what happens, the initiative taken by the company is commendable since they are now playing their part in saving Earth.

Microsoft Makes Several Indian Collaboration

Microsoft collaborates with Indian companies including Snapdeal, JustDial and PayTm.

Microsoft Corporation recently conducted its massive conference for consumers in India. The company seized the opportunity where they have now joined hands with PayTm, JustDial and Snapdeal. India is an extremely fast pace E-commerce fraternity that will help them in innovating. The three companies it has joined hands with will make use of cloud and mobile technologies belonging to the company. As per Windows 10 giant, these Indian firms will make use of Microosft’s ecosystem of services like Bing, Cortana and Skype resulting in an accelerated consumer experience as mentioned by Microsoft News. The chief executive officer of Microsoft, Mr. Satya Nadella mentioned in his keynote address on Thursday coined as "Future Unleashed: Accelerating India," that the company will fund hundreds of new businesses belong to the smart cities in the Indian market. Mr. Satya Nadella being an Indian at heart was actually appalled by the way Indian has been progressing in terms of its E-commerce business. A one of a kind cloud initiative will be device will be offered to the startups that are in the smart cities where flagship products of the company will be made available at large. By December, the company will come up with Lumia 950 and 950 XL whereas the company’s tablet Surface Pro will surface in India by January by and will be retailed at INR 75,000. This is the first time that any multinational company is coming up with a cloud startup initiative that will breathe in new life to smart cities that will have one year cloud offering in the region. The companies along with MSFT will join hands to device solutions that will bolster the healthcare, education and agriculture domain. As per Mr. Satya Nadella, "At Microsoft, we strive to empower every Indian citizen and every business and government organization to achieve more. With our cloud and with Surface Pro 4 offerings, our customers here have the digital technology they need to seize incredible new growth and opportunity on a global scale." Through the efforts of the company, JustDial will make use of cloud analytics along with Bing to enrich customer experience. SnapDeal will seize the opportunity to collaborate with cloud platforms to promote digital car dealership that will modify the way consumers buy vehicles. Skype, Cortana and Bing will be offered to SnapDeal consumers. Lastly, PayTm will focus on three aspects which are integration of Paytm Wallet and Paytm App with Cortana, use of Office 365 for inventory and account management and service sales via merchant networks.

Will Priv Be Enough To Save BlackBerry

The software company has finally rolled out its new smart phone in the United Kingdom which will soon be followed by North America.

BlackBerry Inc is all set to make it big with its newest smart phone in the market which has been named as the Priv, and this phone is the last chance that the software company has said it will take to make itself appear as a hardware manufacturer in the industry. All the previous efforts which have been made in the hardware production and design have turned out to fail quite miserably, which is why it has been hinted by the CEO of the Canadian giant that they might wrap up the mobile phone business if this last phone fails as well. The Priv is the first smart phone by the BlackBerry hardware developers which is going to be run by the Android operating system, which is one of the major reasons why John Chen, the CEO, seems to be positive about the sales of the product. The fact that generally most of the customers in the mobile phone market have been seen opting for either iOS or Android with only the businessmen going for the BB operating system is what has made the software company to think of bringing about some much needed changes to the way products have always been designed by the giant and how this might not be what the falling revenue and earnings figure need at this point in time. Some of the most exciting features of the Priv are its camera, which is offering the customers a massive 18MP to capture their everyday pictures in one of the best resolutions available in the market in a smart phone. There is one thing the giant cannot sacrifice on and that is the traditional QWERTY keyboard that the company has always been praised for. This keyboard has also been given in the cell phone but if the users wish to use their touch screen only and not the physical keyboard, all they have to do is slide it back in, right behind the screen. This feature has specially been made for the convenience of the users so that they do not feel bothered by the old traditional part of the phone at any point. On the other hand, BlackBerry management has announced that the phone will now be made available in the United Kingdom after which it will also be available in North America, where meanwhile orders are being taken of the device beforehand. The official price tag with which the phone is being offered to the market is at $699.

Microsoft Enriches Xbox One Experience

Microsoft launches an update for Xbox One Experience.

The recent update patch launched for the Microsoft Corporation’s Xbox One Experience was released on November 4, 2015. The company was extremely successful in making Experience popular, however there were various bugs and errors that were found in the application that are now dealt through the update. It is believed that the recent patch update will allow the Microsoft users to have a smoother experience on the gaming console. There were several bugs that were reported encompassing the guides section, party tab along with the downloading bars that have now been corrected. For example, since the update has now been launched, the download bars will not really portray more than 100% of the download. The Xbox users who were having difficulty in customizing their wallpaper and background will not face this problem anymore. Moreover, the apps that were faulty along with the processing bugs known as the PLEX app closing down while it is minimized is now being dealt with. “The Xbox One Experience component” which has the status of being a multi-service app, will enable players to make alliances, make friends and groups in the Xbox One fraternity. This allow them to form the player lobbies when using Experience so that the team can initiate a multiplayer game and compete with one another online. Apart from the social benefits of the service, the Experience also has a lot of other features that make the products distinct. This encompasses various discounts, trailers, launches for new games and a lot more. So now it will not be wrong to say that MSFT is trying its best to bolster Xbox One. Over a short span of time, the company has come up with various updates and features which will help them achieve their target of capitalizing on the holiday season. Various bundles and offers have been customized so that that sales of this gaming console increases. Moreover, new features are constantly being added so that the audience gets attracted to the device. The efforts by the company are commendable and will prove fruitful in the long run. Microsoft if continues to push itself then they will be able to give a tough time to Sony’s Corp.’s PlayStation which is reigning over the fraternity, After the update patch has been released, it will be injustice not to state that the Xbox One Experience has now a very smooth feel which enables the gamers to play without being bothered by bugs and errors.

GoPro Has Been Sued By C&A Marketing Inc.

The action camera manufacturer has been sued by the Polaroid maker; yet to see what the court decides.

A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed against GoPro, manufacturer of action cameras. The lawsuit has been filed against GoPro by C&A Marketing Inc. the manufacturers of the Polaroid Cube. The action camera producer has accused of copying its cube shaped round edged camera. GoPro had released its Hero 4 Session in the summer which was not the best production by GoPro but regardless C&A Marketing claimed that it was a rip off of its Polaroid Cube. This lawsuit was filed by the company in the United States on Tuesday. The company had launched its Polaroid Cube last year. The company has sued GoPro to earn all the money that the manufacturing company has made from the sale of these cube cameras along with the damages. Many have commented on this issue saying that it seems like a desperate move by C&A Marketing Inc. In the company’s defense, it stated that it has been working on this ‘action camera’ for years and the company has even patents most of the functions and designs of the product. According to people who have used both the products, both these products are quite different from each other. In another statement C&A Marketing said that they have invested a good amount of money in the research and development of the Polaroid Camera and to come up with the unique product. Furthermore, it stated that their product has rounded edges, ‘a slightly recessed lens and a single button on top’ which are all the designs that can be found in GoPro’s Hero 4 Session. GoPro in response said in a statement that along with announcing the development of the Hero 4 Session before any of the competitors in the market had announced a similar product or even filed a patent, GoPro’s product does not infringe any competitor’s products design or features. Regardless of that statement, C&A Marketing Inc. has contacted the U.S District Court in Newark, New York to make the camera manufacturers to stop selling the Hero 4 Session. It is still uncertain as to what this would mean for the other cubed camera manufacturers in the market such as Fuhu and SJCam. These few companies are working on and selling similar products while on the other hand, another such product is about to release in the market by Canon. This new product is expected to be in the market in December. On a separate note, GoPro’s stock has decline by 2.21% and are currently being traded at a share price of $24.82 per share. Earnings per share reported the camera manufacturer is 1.20 with a price per earnings ratio of 20.64. The market capital of GoPro is 3.41 billion.

Coca-Cola Red Truck To Be Placed In 46 Countries In U.K

The red truck will be witnessed in a number of countries in the United Kingdom this year as the festivities season is reight around the corner because "Holidays are Coming".

Coca Cola has revealed the destinations where the red Coca Cola truck will be seen at Christmas in the United Kingdom. Initially a number of rumors surfaced, which clearly suggested that the fans could not wait for the list of destinations to be announced. But at last the company has finally and officially announced where the red truck will be seen. All across the country of the U.K., the truck will be seen at 46 locations as the company stated that the “holidays are coming”. The Carbonated soft drink producer has stated that the red shiny truck will be visiting 46 places, a few of which include four places in Wales and one is Sheffield. At Sheffield the truck is scheduled to be there on December 13, 2015 which is going to be a Sunday. It will likely be there during the afternoon. The exact location was also revealed; it will be put next to Peace Gardens and the timings will be 12:00pm to 8:00pm. What the company is planned to do in order to get the crowd in the Coke festive spirit is play a festive choir and let people have a sip of coke. For the first time ever this Truck appeared on the television in 1995. Since then this has been the regular holiday festivity to look forward to which is celebrated in at least 100 countries worldwide. The previous year, the truck was seen in over 45 countries in the United Kingdom and a number of people heard the choir from the truck; the words of the choir are “Holidays are coming” Like last year, instead of visiting The Hayes in the Cardiff, the truck will be seen by the people of Asda in Coryton. A lot of people go to see the truck and get in queues to take pictures with the iconic shiny truck. It will be placed in a proper snowy setting and will distribute free Coke, Diet Coke and Coke Zero to the people present there. In other news, Monroe Coca Cola has been purchased by Coca Cola Bottling Company; and since the purchase it has already managed to create new jobs in sales and distribution. The number of jobs that have been created by the new owners is 22 which brought the total number of employees at Monroe Coca Cola to 180, as stated by the company on November 2, 2015. Keith Biedenharn stated in a press release that the Monroe Coca Cola, for 120 years has managed to perform well and contribute to the history of customer services and engagement.