Microsoft Opened Its Flagship Store In Manhattan

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. 

Alphabet To Prosper More By Diversification

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. 

Will Microsoft's Xbox Beat Competition From Sony's Playstation?

The tech giant has shown to be struggling in the gaming industry yet again, with Sony Corporation leading the game with its PlayStation 4.

It comes to no one’s surprise that Microsoft Corporation is struggling in the gaming industry again and that it could actually be failing to compete side by side with gaming giant Sony Corporation, in the most recent wars of providing a better gaming device to the gamers in the industry. The rivalry between the two companies regarding the gaming gadgets has been going on from the time they were first put on the market for sale and this could go on forever, with one company trying to beat the other with better gaming options and cheaper prices. Analysts on the other hand believe that things do not look so good for the software giant in the current time and it is possible that Xbox’s rival PS4 could actually be leading the game by a great difference, yet again. This is being said due to the increasing number of sales that Sony’s gaming gadget has enjoyed since the time it was released recently whereas for the software makers, things have turned out quite negatively. Analysts who have been looking at the situation closely have come around to have different opinions about the whole situation. Some analysts believe that since the Microsoft business has not been playing its tricks wisely and has been making some very obvious mistakes in the gaming industry, the lesser number of sales should not come as very surprising. As per the opinion of the analysts, the tech company has shown very little patience for the gamers, with new policies for the Xbox which have come out to be quite rigid for the users in the first place. On the other hand, the fact that the firm’s product has always been the product of a higher price than of the other gaming devices available in the market, which is another factor which has never turned out to be a good decision on the company’s end. Even though all the mistakes made by Microsoft management are being looked into by the firm and are also considered to get changed in accordance with the likes and dislikes of the consumers, analysts believe that things could still not turn out to be so productive for the company after all. On the other hand, PlayStation 4 has clearly taken advantage of the firm’s weaknesses over the period of time, as the sales of the device has gone right up on the scale, leaving no space for the rival firm to establish itself in the industry. Currently, things do not look very positive for the analysts and it is possible that this continues even in the coming months.

Google Reports Another Self Driving Accident

The search engine giant has reported another collision of a normal car with an autonomous car of its own, and that too entirely because of human error.

Google Inc has been rolling out tests for its self-driving cars for quite some time now and so far, it has reported quite a few accidents that have been made by the automotive cars. Reports suggest that the firm’s cars are now being turned into machines that are well aware of the demands of the people and are being built accordingly.

The data that is required to make these automatic cars good enough to be put on the road is being continuously fed into it, which shows just how much time and money the tech giant is spending on the venture. According to a recent report, it was informed by the firm that a new test will be carried out of the cars in Austin in the upcoming weeks. The self-driving car is Lexus RX450h, the sport utility vehicle chosen by the firm to install the self-driving techniques in, and the tests are to be carried forward with a total number of 25 cars.

The upcoming cars that Google is currently planning to test in Austin look like mini vans and are still going through the process of receiving more information on how to work on the roads before the test is done. A recent report on the car was given by the leader of the automotive program for self-driving cars that are being made by the search engine company, and it came around that the cars that have been brought to the road so far around completing around 10,000 miles of autonomous activity every week, and that too on the roads that are being used by the general public.

Furthermore, the tech giant is presently a little away from making the big launch by making the cars safe for public usage. It has been a long time enough for the firm to be testing the autonomous cars and it is being stated that the company could be looking for a couple of more years before passing all the tests and clearing out all the speculations the public has towards the new technology.

Even though there have been a couple of harmless accidents that took place while testing the autonomous cars, so far no casualties have been reported apart from minor scratches and bruises that the people present on the location received. Recently, a collision was reported to the press which was also due to a human error and was not at the machine’s end, as by pressing the brakes too hard, the driver present in the car stopped the car all too suddenly which caused the car at the back to hit the rear end of Google’s autonomous car.

Microsoft Releases HoloLens With Incredible Gaming Features

The tech company has made incredible releases in the recently held E3 conference which has attracted quite a lot of attention of the gamers.


Microsoft Corporation was seen to hold the much anticipated E3 conference in which it made announcements that took the investors and analysts by quite a lot of surprise. The software firm was seen announcing some of the most interesting gaming features that it has been working on which included backwards compatibility in the Xbox One, something that got the whole industry talking.

The software giant has planned to come up with a set of 100 titles that belong to the Xbox 360, however making them compatible with the new Xbox One. These games that are going to be released by the end of the current year of 2015 will be available for the users of Xbox One to obtain without any charges and they will work fine with their new gaming gadget, despite the fact that they belong to the previous gaming device launched by the company.

This move of Microsoft business has been taken well by the analysts who believe that since the Xbox One will now be able to have a hundred more games on it, the users will not only enjoy but for those who are still using the Xbox 360, it will become a necessity to upgrade. This is also being taken by the analysts as an attempt to prove itself better than rival companies like Sony, which was recently seen to sell its PS3 games to the users of PS4 with charges.

Microsoft plans also included the idea of making developing games to the gamers before the launch so that the excited games can get a look on the upcoming games before and test them to their satisfaction. As for Minecraft, which has been announced by the tech firm as a headset for HoloLens, a demo was provided to the attendees at the conference.

According to the New York Times, it was seen that Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella expressed his views about taking over Minecraft. It was recorded that Nadella believed that to enhance HoloLens, the presence of Minecraft was essential which is why it was bought for around $2.5 billion. New technology games are also being developed by the firm along with help taken by companies like Mass Effect in order to make HoloLens experience better for the users.

According to the press release that was made following the conference, it was seen that Microsoft is planning to launch Minecraft in a specialized version for HoloLens in the upcoming times, after it is launched for the very first time in the market. As per the rumors, the HoloLens is expected to be valued at around $1000.

Bidness Etc - Merrill Lynch Analysts Believe Google Stock To Stay Strong For Long Term

The search engine giant is believed to stay strong on the stock in the future by analysts at investment back Merill Lynch.

According to the most recent Google news, it has been seen that the tech giant has been rated with a ‘buy’ on its shares along with a massive target on the shares resting at $650 by the analysts at Merill Lynch. This reiteration was carried out by the analysts after the significant I/O developer’s conference that was reportedly held on May 29 by the search engine giants.

The firm has notably released a new version of the operating software that it was previously offering its users. The new OS which has been named as Android M is scheduled to be launched by the second half of 2015. Moreover, the tech giant software company was also seen to introduce new update features of Google Play and Google Photos. Along with that, the firm discussed the whole idea and carrying out of Internet of Things at the conference.

Keeping all the recent activities of Google finance in mind, one would believe that the fact Merill Lynch analysts have granted such a rating to the stock of search engine giant firm is due to the innovations that are being brought on the surface by the firm but the analysts have announced that the recent updates on their analysis have nothing to do with what the tech giant carried out a week back. However, the Internet of Things platform seems to portray a positive near-term future for the firm because of which the analysts have emerged to be bullish about the company.

It is also to be believed by the equity firm that since the past few quarters, Google has managed to improve on a massive scale on the Internet of Things platform which has become more and more dominant on the company’s bright future. The investment bank has analysts who are also taking Google Play in consideration and believe that this will take the firm to new successful heights that are very much needed at this time where competition is constantly on the rise. Google Play has been proving as it is a feature that makes the Android phones stand quite differently than the other phones of its kind.

On the other hand, the fact that Google’s expenditures have been increasing at a very quick pace is helping the analysts believe that in the near future, this might help the company gain advantage over other companies that are not spending as much as it is on their expenditures. The tech giant has also released a date for the launch of the much awaited Nexus devices that the firm reportedly has been working on.