The iPhone makers have been lately working on Apple Maps which might turn out to be for the upcoming car that the firm is working on.
Three years back in 2012, when Apple launched its Apple Maps, the venture was seen as a clumsy step to be taken by a company that has always been praised for its excellent choice of products and software. There were reportedly many shortcomings of the map that took the attention of the analysts as it had many issues regarding reaching out to place out of its reach. However, the criticism was taken well by the iPhone 6 makers and they have reportedly worked on their mapping app to make it a better one and competitive enough to compete with Google maps. Since the past several quarter, the difference has been seen to be quite eminent in the smartphones released by the Californian Company.Even though many analysts believe that Apple Maps was introduced in the first place to compete with software rival Google Inc, but some analysts are of the believe that for a company which is famous for earning most of its revenue from the sales of the hardware products it produces, like the iPhone, iPad and Mac, it does not make sense for the firm to come up with a minor mobile app to compete with the giant that has already established itself in the field. Keeping in mind that the Californian firm is capable of making such decisions as spending on new ventures is not a problem for it, considering the $194 billion cash it has in hand, the analysts refuse to believe that this act is just being carried out to satisfy the need complete.According to recent news, Apple has been working more towards making its mapping app work in a more refined way. As per a report by Motley Fool, it was seen that the software firm bought Coherent Navigation recently and made arrangements to renew its TomTom license, which is responsible to provide assets to the iPhone makers which are essential for the working of the mapping app.The reason why analysts believe Apple is working more on its mapping app than before shows that the firm is looking at it in a broader perspective than the mere competition. With the help of Apple maps, even though people will increase their demand for iPhones, it is expected that this will come in handy in the Apple Watch which might help the users more. On the other hand, analysts think that this will turn out to be the most useful in the upcoming car that Apple is reportedly working on and for the firm to spend so much time and focus on the app lately shows that the iPod makers might be thinking the same.
Apple is believed to have shares valued up to $240 in an open letter written by Carl Icahn
In the most recent Apple news, it was seen that Tim Cook received a letter by Carl Icahn, one of the most dominant and influential businessman in the industry, in which he was congratulated for carrying out the business activities of the software company in such a successful manner. It was an open letter written by him in which he showed much positivity regarding the recent activities that helped the company obtain exceptional success and dominance over other firms of its kind in the industry. Icahn also declared in the letter that he believed that the stock of the iPhone makers was worth a massive $240.Analysts, on the other hand, believe that this expectation out of Apple stock by Carl Icahn is not to be right as his expectations are way above the line. It is to be believed that this price target is just something that has a very low chance of actually taking place. Therefore, analysts have declared that this should not make the investors too optimistic about the firm since it is very likely to not take place. Icahn seems to be a little too optimistic about the stock worth of the iPhone makers as per analysts’ analysis.Even though in his letter Carl Icahn has been persistent that he is being rational by thinking Apple is capable of such a share price, but analysts think that he is being a little too aggressive only because he is satisfied with how the firm is working. However, analysts only seem to agree with the predictions on the sales of iPhone which are expected to increase by 2.3 percent in 2016 and around 6.7 percent in the year next to that.Analysts believe that by saying that Apple will soon be starting the production and selling of its very own Apple TV and Apple car, Icahn is stating nothing new but supporting just a few rumors that are already been circulating in the air. Now going back to the history a little back, it will be seen that the firm has previously thought about working on a TV but only a year ago, the iPhone makers reportedly discontinued the work that was being done on it, as per a report by Wall Street.Analysts are of the opinion that Icahn is most probably going to be proved wrong since expecting Apple to launch something that it has not even been working on for the past year is actually not very smart and that it needs a bigger revenue generation than it already is obtaining to carry out such a task.
Windows 10 will not be a game changer for Intel PC Chips.
Intel Corporation is one of the most prominent names in the tech sector that governed a substantial chunk of their operating income by selling personal computer chips. So now the personal computer market is about to undergo a major disruption and Intel has kept eyes on this change which the company and the market will embrace in the times to come.However, despite INTC earns a good chunk of its revenues from personal computers, the market for such hardware has been declining lately. During the first quarter of FY15, the shipment of personal computers has declined by 5.2 per cent when comparing the previous year performance reports Gartner- the research firm.Moreover, the most prominent decline which Intel faced was also from this particular division. This is an alarming state for the company since Personal Computers were their core consumer base. So now the company will now have to remove $1 billion from its forecasted revenues due to the negligible demand of personal computers.However, at this point Intel does not expect that the upcoming Windows 10 will be a game changer for them or the personal computer industry. “We are going through another transition, Windows 10 upgrades…We’re seeing some quarter-to-quarter pushing, but we continue to take a view of our long-term forecast…the PC market should be flat to slightly down mid-single-digits over the long-term,” reports the chief executive officer of Intel Mr. Brian Krzanich on Thursday at the company’s annual shareholders meeting.However, the CEO was not much concerned about how this might impact the growth of the company in the years to come. He is extremely optimistic and believes that the growth from the company’s data center business will compensate for the losses obtained through a decline in PC sales.It has been reported that the company’s data center grew almost 18 per cent the previous year which is now likely to become a $14 billion business.“We look at it as our next big growth engine for the company,” he added.At this point, the company does not know how the decline in sales of PC chip which actually affect them. From the previous quarter, the company has been under the umbrella of a unified business mechanism known as “Client Computing Group- effectively buying the $4 billion-plus loss it was seeing from its mobile unit.”So now Intel knows that Windows 10 will not be much of a game changer for them, therefore they need to put more efforts to push its data center business.
Xiaomi, Huawei, LG Electronics and Lenovo are potential candidates to win the Nexus Smartphone alliance.
Google Inc. the search engine giant is on a roll and has vowed to come up with more flagship smartphones by expanding it's Nexus smartphone series. This has provided a platform for several Chinese vendors to come on board with the company to carry out the cooperation plan.
According to Digitimes, the company is gearing towards making its way in the international fraternity, as said by the Taiwan Supply Chain industry today. The company is said to join hands with giants like LG Electronics, Xiaomi Technology, and Lenovo etc.
So far, LG is said to be the top most candidate to take the lead for the Nexus smartphone. The reason why LG has a clear advantage over other companies is simple because it earlier came up with Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 making it the best possible choice for Google at this point of time. Moreover, there is also a strong possibility that GOOG will use the scenario to its benefit and strengthen its position in the Chinese market.
This is a fairly great initiative for the company since now they will not just be focusing in the largest consumer market across the globe but just by having new manufacturing alliances will help them to break the monopoly of the top notch smartphone manufacturers. These partners will act as a driving force for Google by pushing the creative barriers through such alliances.
At this point Lenovo needs to step up, the company is not just popular in China for its personal computers but has a strong presence globally. Lenovo at this point of time has been struggling with its smartphones where it's products have not come on par with Chinese manufacturers like Huawei and Xiaomi. However, Lenovo certainly has an edge over other companies.
Google has already taken Motorola on board after they manufactured smartphones for the Chinese vendor. So now it is said that a bunch of smartphones will actually create a positive environment to strengthen a long term relationship.
So now Google is providing a great platform for all those who are interested in China to cash the opportunity. However, the company is generally more inclined towards LG who gave them Nexus 5 which was extremely popular among the masses. So now the LG has an edged but other companies like Xiaomi and Huawei also have a fairly amazing portfolio of smartphones that have become excessively popular. Thus, the company has a fairly difficult choice to make about the future of Google Nexus smartphones in the times to come.
Microsoft Flow to be launched on iOS suggests rumors.
Microsoft Corporation is working on launching its Flow chat application on the Apple iPhone. The news has made way through a Twitter user named h0x0d by a screenshot which he has leaked. According to this user, he got access to the description of Flow app through a download page known as “Microsoft Confidential,” that said, “Introducing Flow by Outlook for iPhone”. This screenshot provided details regarding the Flow app and what features will be available on the iPhone. However, no word has been observed from the executives for this Microsoft product.The tech behemoth is trying its best to make a mark with its smartphones. A part of this initiative is to come up with apps for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platform.Flow will have features similar to that of an email service and will also act as a Messengers that will allow users have access to message threads and chat that will be available on a relevant email account. This app is likely to transform the way individual’s access text and emails.As said by Microsoft, the purpose of coming up with such an application is to give users “A great way to have rapid email conversations on your phone with the people who are important to you.” They further stated that users can opt for Outlook and Flow simultaneously to have a similar conversation. So now with one email account, users can engage with a diversified audience. Moreover, the conversations will also be saved at the same time on Outlook.The purpose of this application is to provide “Fast, fluid, natural conversations,” in real time. so now users do not have to worry about subjects, salutations or signatures while conversing resulting in less distraction. So the application is an actual replica of the name where everything is in a “flow”One of the attractive features of this app is that the conversations are less saturated. So the application will only display those conversations that use this app so that clutter can be avoided and data remains clean. So the app will have a relatively clean interface and will also avoid glitches. Hence, the load on the processor is likely to be lesser since it will not manage an entire inbox. As said, Flow will cater to one to one conversation without the noise as stated.Hence, Microsoft is likely to boost outlook from this endeavor. The company is trying its best to boost its Windows operating system and apps on smartphones which now seem to be possible in the times to come.
Analyst at UBS claims Apple Watch Sales to be better than expected.
UBS analysts have again given Apple Inc. a BUY rating where the price target for Apple stocks is now $150. The firm recently conducted a survey for a smartphone which clearly highlights how Apple (AAPL) iPhones have been doing well in the market. The company has maintained a strong hold in the market with its top-notch products and services.The survey involved 8.650 respondents; however, the results obtained did not really boasts of very astonishing results when considering their previous track record. According to this survey, a drop has been observed in the retention rate, but Apple’s market share has substantially risen.The survey clearly shows that the retention rate of AAPL has dropped where initially it was at 84 per cent and now it has been recorded at 78 per cent. However, analysts at the firm expect the company’s performance to get better with the times to come despite the retention rate has slacked. The reason why Apple will continue to do well is fairly simple since now users are more inclined towards Apple than any other brand including Samsung. A 14 percent increase has been observed in the company’s stocks this annum.There are several reason so as to why Apple products have more demand in the retail business than any other firm which includes battery life, size of the screen, network quality etc. according to the survey, almost 30 percent of iPhone users are likely to spend more time on the smartphone that is manufactured with a lifespan of 2.1 years. The company is known for high quality and top notch products that are far unique than any other smartphone in the market. However, the tech behemoth needs to work on the value for money factor.However, despite the popularity of the smartphone a decline has been observed in the number of people interested to buy Apple Watch. Previously it had a 10 per cent market share but now it stands at 8 per cent. On the other hand, all Apple Watches together have done better than expectation where orders are rolling in for sports and edition.Apple’s price target is $150 which is based on the company’s FY15 performance which has estimated price earnings of 16.5x. A poll happened on Bloomberg in which out of 57, 39 analysts gave the company a BUY rating, 15 rated the stock as HOLD and the remaining rated as SELL. The approximated price target for FY15 is $148.71.
Microsoft needs to come out of Windows and explore new segments like computing on web and desktop.
Previously many questioned whether the CEO of Microsoft Corporation’s Mr. Satya Nadella could cope up for the losses the company has experienced. However, things have changed to a great extent for them and they are actually on the verge of redemption. At this point, Mr. Nadella’s strategy is working out for the firm but still there are certain loopholes in the company’s strategy and vision that will halt the company’s growth in the times to come.Tiernan Ray of Barron’s Asia believes that for a company to be successful it needs to have the aspects of Android and Apple. Despite the fact that Mr. Nadella’s efforts have boosted Microsoft (MSFT) stocks to a price of $48.30. The company’s effort to streamline its service for its Windows operating system have acted as barriers for them since they are now focused on one particular domain rather than exploring other potential platforms. Computing in mobile and web has immense potential for growth, Mr. Ray suggests MSFT to come out of Windows and explore new horizons.September will be a game changer for the firm where it expects to launch Windows 10 which is expected to be the next eye candy for developers and users. The company is focused and believes that the upcoming operating system will have such advancements that have never been seen in Windows OS. Many consider that it will be on par Max OS X. However those have been associated with the company for long do not see it as a major advancement.Mr. Sherlund, while speaking to Barron’s Asia stated: “It used to be they would ship a new version, and the market took it as an inducement to buy new PCs. But the PC market is just too mature at this point for consumers to have a lot of interest in a new operating system.”The company is now on the right track considering they have something big in store that is likely to become a major disruption. Moreover, the company now has several futuristic plans which if implemented in the right direction can cause further disruption.MSFT is only struggling when it comes to their smartphones where the operating system on this platform is not very well received by the masses. Moreover, developer’s preferences for iOS and Android over Windows has also resulted in defame which the company needs to worry about.Microsoft products and services are increase and getting better with time if this continues then the future is extremely stable for them.
Microsoft cannot really compete with iOS and Android ecosystem.
Microsoft Corporation has been a major game player in the world of laptops, personal computers, and tablets to some extent, but the company has been stumbling when it comes to smartphones since a long while now. Microsoft products have established their niche market, but smartphones have never been their thing.
The two operating system which have become a major game player in the mobile interface domain is Apple Inc's iOS and Google Inc's Android. They have been present in the market for a fairly long time and have made their strong market presence. During this time, Microsoft was only stumbling when both these operating systems were establishing its market. However, many skeptics believe that Windows 10 will not be a game changer for them as well since the mess has already been made.
There are several problems associated with Windows operating system. Firstly, developers have sidelined this operating primarily to the limited stream of revenues along with the lack of opportunity when comparing Android or iOS. Developers tend to spend a great amount of time in building these two operating system that apps on Windows are hardly updated. Most of the time, the Window users complain that they do not get a similar experience like the two operating system. Moreover, few Microsoft products that are highly demanded are also rolled out on other OS without understanding that they need to work on their platform at this point of time.
However, Microsoft at this point is trying to enforce the fact that this new operating system will be a breakthrough for them. The new browser known as Project Spartan is expected to be a game changer for the firm which will redefine the browsing experience. They will now also have an Action Center that will allow users to receive notifications and sync data on various platforms. They are reportedly working on an on- screen keyboard that will be floating. Moreover, A Siri-like feature known as Cortana will act like a personal assistant of the user keeping him well equipped with everything he needs to know.
Irrespective of the fact that new features have been launched, we do not see that any damage can be caused to the market share of Apple and Google. However, Microsoft efforts need to be commended since now they are at least trying to pave their way to redemption.
Hence, in a nutshell, Microsoft will gradually pave its way to redemption and meanwhile these steps will act as a catalyst to embrace the change on a broader canvas.
Google is likely to roll out to smartphones from the Nexus series this year.
Over the passage of time, Google Inc’s (GOOG) flagship smartphone Nexus has been designed and manufactured by various firms. However, no model has been successful in acquiring the same level of traction as LG Nexus 4 and Nexus 5. It is now rumored that LG is likely to come with a 2015 version of Nexus 5 which will again be a massive breakthrough in the world of smartphones as expected.Nexus 5 was followed by Nexus 6 which was designed and manufactured by Motorola Solutions Inc. many users found to be a phablet rather than a smartphone. So now the companies wish to revive smartphones through the Nexus series, thus LG has taken up the responsibility to come up with a device that will be the successor of the popular Nexus 5.This is not it, but the search engine giant is also said to be working with the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei Technology Co Ltd. to come up with a smartphone to continue the Nexus series. So is this actually turns out to be true then it will not be wrong to say that two Google Nexus smartphones will simultaneously make their way to the masses.As speculated. The LG Nexus series is said to be equipped with a 5.2 inch screen, on the other hand, the Huawei smartphone will have a 5.7 inch screen – that will bear striking resemblance with to a phablet like its predecessor Nexus 6. Moreover, the Huawei smartphone is also said to be equipped with an 810 Snapdragon processor along with screen having 2K resolution. At this point, nothing can be said about the specifications of the LG Nexus smartphones as nothing about it is known or being speculated. However, it is expected that details will surface by summer FY15.It is actually great news for Google fans that LG is actually working on a sequel of its popular nexus smartphone because its predecessor was actually very popular amongst the masses when it was launched earlier. The rumors have gained more momentum because of the Project Fi’s official Google video which is accompanied by a headset that is also likely to be released. Many believe that this initiative by the company looks like a teaser to make them aware of what is actually in store for them.Hence, in a nutshell, Google is on the right track with its Nexus series and will soon come up with two smartphones as speculated to disrupt the industry. Google stocks are likely to benefit if these phones are launched this year.
The search engine giant has huge expectations from the Indian users who are using cloud services provided by the company and expects the revenue of the firm to grow in the coming years.
Google Inc has been making plans that include making its position in India as it believes that the Asian country possesses a lot of capabilities to help the search engine giant to growth its revenue with a huge difference on a yearly basis. According to an interview taken by Economic Times, the President of Google Inc India, Amit Singh, believes in taking the software business to greater levels of success as he expects to increase the revenue of the firm by doubling the amount every year.According to Singh, the software firm has been successful in obtaining the trust of users in the subcontinent by providing excelling cloud services that are widely used by the customers in the region. As the firm has been successful in providing the apps for cloud computing that users prefer using over any other cloud service available, Singh believes that this could result in becoming a great chance for the firm to end up receiving more and more profit and revenue generation in the coming times.Moreover, the fact the Google apps have been made available for the general users for the lower price than other apps of the same category is helping the firm to create apps that are the most used. Amit Singh was also seen discussing in his interview the fact that the software giant has long been trying to properly penetrate the Indian market and in the 4th consecutive year, when the company came up with apps like Drive and Gmail, it was when the users in the Asian country finally took notice of the services being offered. He was also noted to say that the software firm will find success in receiving being the biggest provider of cloud services due to the excellent security that is being provided along with the services.This being said, it was seen that Google business even kept a close check on the third parties who were making contact with the search engine giant to make sure none of the firms were violating any rules regarding the security and privacy of the users. This act of the firm gained more trust from the customers and large companies who began trusting and relying on the software firm to record their data and for the cloud services that it is providing.According to the data available, it has become evident that around 600 companies have been found using the cloud services provided by Google. Employees, that have been recorded to be around 10,000 to be using the firm’s cloud services, have been seen to be more inclined towards the company’s cloud computing than any other firm’s offers.
Mr. Lurie of GoPro becomes the temporary CEO of SurveyMonkey.
The sudden demise of the chief executive officer of the SurveyMonkey, Mr. David Goldberg due to a severe head injury the previous week resulted in a massive loss for the firm. The company had been stumbling to find someone who can lead the operations of the firm. So in order to have someone that will temporarily take over the company, SurveyMonkey’s executive and Mr. Goldberg’s close friend Mr. Zander Lurie who belongs to GoPro Inc the action camera giant will fill in for him overcoming the void that has been created after his loss. It needs to be noted here that this is a temporary hiring where the board of directors of the firm will look in for replacements.SurveyMonkey has grown to a great extent in a fairly short span of time. being a web-based startup that is known for devising and crafting online questionnaire’s and surveys. The company has an approximate worth of $2 billion but is now encountering a major crisis.Mr. David Goldberg was the spouse of Miss. Sheryl Sandberg who is the chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook Inc. Mr. Goldberg’s demise was rather shocking where he lost the battle of life and death at a gymnasium situated in a resort in Mexico. He fell off from his treadmill during a workout session resulting in immense blood loss.Zander Lurie knows that Mr. Goldberg was an exceptional leader that took SurveyMonkey to new heights. He further added, “He was a strong leader who assembled an extraordinary team that is committed to fully realizing the company’s mission.”Mr. Lurie himself is the senior vice president of GoPro, an action camera manufacturer who is also known for manufacturing camera accessories. He will be the interim chairperson of the firm and is now kept as a three-month replacement. However, Lurie will not bid farewell to GoPro and he will continue to head GoPro Media department as the vice president.The reason why Lurie is willing to help SurveyMonkey is to continue with the company’s legacy. He is known as the “resource” for the firm and will soon be replaced with a permanent head.“We consider this a small opportunity to demonstrate our respect,” reported Blates.SurveyMonkey has played a major role in manipulating data and is a reliable company offering top notch services. Mr. Goldberg took the company to new heights and Mr. Lurie is expected to do the same through his sharp insight and able leadership.
Google Wallet integrates its payment service with numerous merchants.
The search engine giant, Google (NASDAQ: GOOGLE), is recently on a roll with its mobile payment system, Google Wallet , purchasing Softcard’s point-of-sale tech and also advancing in international market for its services.Google goes one step ahead in partnering with numerous merchants and various restaurants. Users that use Android apps from Seamless and Dunkin Donuts, and merchants platform Shopify will allow customers to use Google Wallet to make quick payments.The tech giant has now made shopping more convenient and easy free the consumers, especially loyalty card holders. Yes, loyalty cards are a great source of benefit for the consumer who owns them, but may not be prove to be advantageous at all if you forget them. But Google Wallet now allows you to add and manage your loyalty cards, by signing up for them. However, as of yet, not every company's loyalty program is available figure is ever growing. In November, Google integrated its mobile payment service with Papa John’s Android app, and other merchant platforms such as Stop gate and ChowNow. Google Wallet initially had a slow start until today, as the service at first was just integrated with 30 apps and around 30 mobile sites.Currently, Google Wallet payment service is only limited to United States users and business. However, the tech giant has started with its service to transfer funds to international markets, making it available to Gmail users.Mobile payments have been of great interest for tech companies like Apple and Samsung are also introducing their payment systems in the market. The concept behind making payments quickly and conveniently is not only secure, but it also lets consumers purchase more things while they browse. Clearly, this idea has convinced users that taking out a smartphone is more convenient than presenting cash or card.Along with competing rivals such as PayPal and Apple Pay, Google Wallet aims to make it simpler by reducing the steps when paying for stuff through smartphone, by saving authentication details, safely storing card numbers and shipping details in its system.For Shopify, the online platform for merchants to do business to add Google Wallet was a good move. As mobile payments grow, Shopify would need to add whatever mobile payment services with which its users are registered in order to not let any customer go with an empty shopping cart. The company is also said to be planning on to add Apple Pay.
The sales of iPhone 6 have resulted in the decrease in the demand for iPad, according to the CEO of the Silicon Valley company.
According to recent Apple news, the company reported its earnings for the quarter in which it discussed issues that have long been bothering the firm. The CEO of the firm was seen talking about the decline in the sales of iPad which has become a constant issue that the company has been facing for a couple of quarters now. In the most recent quarterly earnings, Tim Cook told the press that the iPad sales have fallen yet again, witnessing a massive decline, with the revenue coming down by 29% whereas the shipments saw a dip of around 23%. This further fall in the sales has raised concerns of the investors only a little bit keeping in mind the exceptionally great sales that the company has managed to make the iPhone sales.
One reason that was given by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook was that the iPhone making company reduced the units that were normally shipped by around one million units which were why the decline in sales was being witnessed. However, analysts believe that this reason is not good enough because even if the company had not cut down on the shipments, the decline on a year over year basis was still recorded at around 16.7%.
The statement of Cook that caught everyone attention was when he said that the dip in the sales of iPad that was being faced was due to the overpowering sales of Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as well as the sales of Mac. According to analysts, the fact that Steve Jobs, the previous CEO of Apple, believed in competing with the company and its products is something that is being followed by Tim Cook now as well, as the competition that has been built within the company is the main reason why sales of one significant product of the producers have seen a decline.
Analysts believe that even though the issue of the dip in iPad sales has been brought up every now and then, it is a fact that Apple is not as much concerned about the decrement in the iPad demand as, on the other hand, the extraordinary sales of iPhone have solved many of the problems that the company could have faced.
Furthermore, it was seemingly surprising for analysts to hear that iPhone was not the only product affecting the Apple iPad demand, but the sales of Mac has also increased over the past couple of quarters, hence becoming a reason of hindrance in iPad sales too.
Customers who are using the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have a rational reason for not going for an iPad update as the phones that they are using are expensive and big in size too, eliminating the need for another gadget of the same kind.
IBM partners with tech giant Facebook to boost its cloud computing business.
The International Business Machine Corp (IBM) is one of those companies that is on a roll and is collaborating with several big tech behemoths in order to change its fate and emerge successfully. The company unveiled its recent achievement where it has collaborated with Facebook Inc (FB) for its future endeavors.
Both the companies have joined hand in order to sell Facebook’s advertisement services to the massive portfolio of IBM that includes top notch Fortune 500 firms. Moreover, IBM has also ventured to sell its cloud computing services to Facebook that will be powered by their highly sophisticated data analytics software engine.
The firms believe this step will be a great partnership endeavor that will allow marketers focusing on retailers on the whole so that they can deduce and analyze what the masses are actually doing while using Facebook’s services. This will actually allow them to chalk out customers that might prove fruitful for them. Moreover, targeted advertisements will then be sent to them via Facebook as well as come up with better campaigns that will gain potential customers.
Apart from this, Facebook has also vowed to be a part of IBM’s R&D, advertisement thinks tank known as “IBM Commerce THINKLab”. This platform will allow designers, experts, researchers to assist firms in coming up with phenomenal campaigns and derive ways to experiment.
Cloud marketing is a massive playground that has immense scope where major game players belong to the information technology sector like Salesforce, Oracle, Adobe trying all means to reign over the industry. The CMO’s (Chief marketing officers) budgets are increasing on a fairly stable pace by the fiscal year of 2017. These executives are likely to spend a good chunk on technology related firms than individuals particularly predict Gartner.
According to IBM, the company’s business unit known as IBM Commerce currently has a consumer base that crosses 35,000. The problem which the company is dealing with revolves on the transition they have been experiencing where potential customers are not investing anymore in software like they did earlier: by installing or licensing it at their data centers. However, they have now started to rent through cloud services.
The company has been stumbling and their revenues are not doing quite well thus they have started to push their cloud computing business.
The new strategy might prove fruitful for them since having big names like Facebook on board is an added advantage.
Hence, in a nutshell, IBM has realized its shortcomings and will soon pave its way to redemption.
With the recent announcement about the launch of Chrome products, the event will demonstrate different Chrome OS devices including Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.
Google Inc has planned to organize Chrome Live, an event that will demonstrate different Chrome OS devices, including Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. With the recent announcement about the launch of its Chrome products, the event took place in April.
At the event, different speakers talked about the evolution of Chrome devices into the workplace. The technology was made evident for Chrome for Work platform, particularly by Rajen Sheth, Director of Product Management for Android and Chrome for Work, as he shared his views. Other Google employees also talked about different products, and how they are designed to help achieve employee’s tasks within their business.
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) news informs us that the company is also busy fiddling away again, now letting users assign nicknames to anyone in your address book. So if anyone of your contact is actually a jerk, that is exactly what you can say to dial him.
The 4.4 version update features nicknames, letting you call or text your contact in the assigned way, such as “call my brother” or “text my wife.” The update has rolled out, and you can get started immediately, by downloading the app from the Google Play Store.
The Voice feature has been trusted by many these days and is a quick, and short way to keep in contact with family and friends. A smart lock tool easily allows you to unlock your phone by voice recognition. Android Police states that the Smart lock tool is a good design that will only allow the owner to perform actions on the device, restricting anyone else from using it.
The nickname feature has been designed for users to assign as many nicknames as they would like. Reports say this feature is limited to English language for the time being, but sooner or later features like these probably will come out on other languages as well.
“Seamless Hotword” is another tool designed features additional voice commands, with customizing abilities to use it according to your requirement. We’ll surely have our eyes on it, and will update you any further information regarding the tech.
Google’s own apps have a lot of potential hidden within them. Try out the nickname feature, customize it according to your needs, and feel the power of Android. The upcoming of these new features gives a clear indication that Google is not going to leave alone the capabilities of voice command. This will allow you to perform multiple tasks in the future, hands-free.
The most recent acquisition by the search engine giant is going to help the users manage their time in a much better way.
Google Inc has recently decided to acquire to an app through which the users will be able to manage something that is one of the most difficult things to keep a track on time. The app that the search engine giant has bought recently is called Timeful Inc while, on the other hand, the terms and deal that this app has been bought have not yet been made public by the companies.
Timeful is an interesting app which will first take a close look on the users activities, habit and interests and then it will use that information to understand what the user likes and how he manages his time and give further guidance. This app will be giving off an organized routine for the user to follow and keep a track of all the activities that are done within a time period of a day, as reported to latest Google news today.
This new time management app will be compatible with other important apps like Microsoft Exchange and Google Calendar which will make it all the more useful for the user. Timeful will also be scrutinizing the schedule that the user already has planned for the day and will guide him on how to manage all the activities on the basis of their importance. For people who find it difficult to remember the important phone calls they have to make throughout the day or the vital tasks that sometimes have to be carried out, this app is bound to prove to be very useful. Other than that, Timeful will also be giving fitness tips to those who are following fitness programs.
Timeful will constantly remain in action by giving advice where it thinks the users need it, and it will also be helping the user to make his plans by adding important undone tasks on the current days calendar so that the user does not forget.
The aims to increase revenue generation are being covered by Google Inc (GOOG) business through different means and this app is one of the most important advances that the search engine giant will be making towards its competitors. Timeful will not only be working with Google Calendar, but it will also be compatible with the email software of the firm as well as other significant services that are provided by the software giant.
In a recent Google news release, it was explained by the company that many a times we are seen confusing our routines with too many plans and updates. But with the help of the Timeful app, this problem will not only get solved, but it will also help the users to act according to their priorities without missing out on anything important.
