Wednesday 30 September 2015

Is Apple Going To Be A Problem For Tesla?



The hybrid car makers are being continously threatened by Apple Inc, which has been taking away its employees with higher salary packages at a very quick speed.


Tesla Motors has been in the news for quite some time now, all for the same reason of how it is being threatened by other companies who are coming up with ideas of their own to make better electric cars with technology that matches none other in the industry. Even though the auto giant has shown massive strength in the market as it has gradually penetrated into the auto industry with not only its smart cars but also charging stations all over the country which have proved to be something that brings more and more people to opt for Tesla cars over other cars. However, analysts are of the opinion that this stability that Tesla has been enjoying for all this time could actually end up being affected by companies like Apple, which has reportedly been working on a car of its own which is also rumored to be a high end electric car. News has it that the hybrid car makers have also been facing a struggle in the industry to keep its employees in the company as the iPhone makers have been taking away its workers in a very fast speed, something that has almost become a worry for the firm now. It is also being believed by the giant that it also could be possible that the upcoming most anticipated release of the first SUV that the firm is gearing up to release by the end of the month could actually face some delay, given how employees from the firm are flying to its rivals at such a fast rate. Apple’s act of taking away Tesla employees is being taken by the analysts in the industry as a very negative one for the auto makers which means that if an idea is not thought of by the auto company soon, it might be facing a worse time in near future. The Model X car of the firm, however, is all set to be launched in the upcoming weeks and even though the firm has made it clear that no delays will be seen in the launch, analysts still seem to be unsure as to how the release will actually turn out to be. Elon Musk, the CEO of the luxury car maker, has also accepted publicly about how Apple business has been taking away the employees of the auto giant by luring them either with salary raises or simply with bonuses which has been affecting the firm just a little bit. 

Tuesday 29 September 2015

Apple Rolls Out Plan to Start Selling Smart Watches in United Kingdom



The software giant has recently announced that it will be making its smart watches available on third party retail platforms in the United Kingdom, followed by the same procedure in other countries as well.

Apple successfully pulled off the September 9 event in which it announced that it will be making its smart Apple watches available not only in the market of United States but also in the Canadian retail stores and outlets. The recent news talks about how the Californian Company has now decided to launch the smart watches in the United Kingdom as well and this will be done through two particular retailers in the country, namely PC World and Currys, both being third party retailers. This step has been taken by the software giant in order to make sure that smart gadget is gradually made available in all the main countries where the products made by the giant are used in a huge number. The firm has so far not elaborated any further about the plans yet which is typically the way the iOS phone makers work in the industry. In a conference held last week, Apple business informed the industry critics about the move it has planned to take to make all its products offered to third party retailers as well, which is something new on the company’s part since it has not done the same previously. The tech giant has reportedly signed multiple online businesses to make things work quicker than ever, and reports suggest that a deal has already been signed by Best Buy and the smart watch will soon be available on its outlets. The same progress is being made by the firm in other countries like Germany, France and also in some part of Australia. The last press conference that was held by the firm on September 9 turned quite a lot of heads towards the further business activities that the firm is planning to make in the gadget industry. Collaboration with Hermes was also reported by the Apple management which was informed to the audience as a project which was needed for the final launch of the Stainless Steel idea in the upcoming new versions of the smart watches. Analysts in the market are talking about how this will be the first time that the iPhone makers make experiments with the smart watch that was launched earlier the same year and believe that the future could show the market some positive upgrades on the gadgets. Analysts also believe that by making its smart phone available for the users at third party retail outlets will only increase the gadget’s popularity among the users and it is possible that there is a rise in the sales of the watches in near future too.

Wednesday 23 September 2015

IBM Hires Former Philips Health Care CEO



IBM has hired a new general manager for its Watson Health Unit who according to the CEO will take her vision further for the unit.


IBM has announced its new head of IBM’s Watson Health Unit, Ms Deborah DiSanzo. She is the former chief executive officer of Philips HealthCare, a part of the Royal Philips Company, where she worked for two years. IBM’s, the information technology corporation, Watson Health Care Unit is trying to make the lives of doctors easier; it’s a super smart computer which will change health care for hospitals, pharmacies, researchers and soon enough customers as well. DiSanzo will be in charge of over 2000 employees of the firm according to Business Insider and will take care of expanding the health unit’s cloud service all around the globe. This cloud service allows the user to store a huge amount of data of its patients which would make it easier for the doctors and the hospitals to make decisions related to health. The consulting corporation, International Business Machines is launching its headquarters for its healthcare unit in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This headquarters will be able to accommodate over 700 employees. The former CEO of Philips left her position when the company reported a disappointing quarter and blamed it on her and the health care unit that she was leading. The current chief executive officer of IBM Ginni Rometty sees Watson Unit as something that would completely change the health care system with the ability that it has, of managing and sifting ample amount of data. This unit will be able to provide patients with better diagnostics in developing nations, manage chronic circumstances basically from a cheap device or simply an app. The firm has recently announced that its Health Care Unit has a number of partners now. They have partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, Yale University, Colombia University and Teva Pharmaceuticals. Along with these partnerships, the company’s new endeavors involve the IBM Watson Health Cloud for Life Sciences Compliance and IBM Watson Care Manager. The Cloud for Life Sciences Compliance will be used to help pharmaceutical and biomedical companies to make their products available in the market while the Care Manager will allows doctors and hospital staff to better keep a record of the patients history, and will let them keep a broad list of determinants that would provide a specific program for their patient and thought it they will be able to provide better recommendation on how to improve a patient’s health. The business service is trying its best into moving in to more up and coming technologies like cloud computing, mobile computing and analytics while moving away from their old software and hardware products. Presently, IMB’s revenues have been constantly declining but the CEO of the company is trying her best to move ahead with the technology and is spending millions of dollars on the cloud service. 

Monday 21 September 2015

iPad Pro Launch Improves Apple Inc. Shares During The 6S Launch Event



The smartphone giant, Apple Inc.’s new release affected the share price of the company, reached the height, and showed improvement.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock eventually followed a different trend during its release event on Wednesday. Chief Executive Officer of Sarhan Capital, Adam Sarhan, acknowledged that if the smartphone company did not put forward a charming innovation, people might observe the slide in the company’s share in the short-term period. With respect to the event, the shares fell somewhere around 2% with the closing rate of $ 110.15.

The smartphone company started its highly expected launch event on Wednesday in San Francisco and as the ceremony started, Apple shares showed an incline by 1.5% reaching the height of $114.02 during the afternoon trading session, after the release of advance and supersized iPad Pro.

According to an update from sources, the marketing executive officer, Phil Schiller, introduced a strategy, named as “iPhone Upgrade Program”, which follows the trend to provide new mobiles with advance configurations every year to the users to attract their attention for a monthly fee of $32.

Apple stock eased some of its losses during the afternoon session later. The price tag of the advance iPhone 6S would lay in between the range of $199 to $399, and the price range of iPhone 6S Plus would be $299 to $499. The cellphone company acknowledged that the pre-ordering for the latest iPhone would start from September 12, and these smartphones would be in a reach of customers by September 25, all over the world.

For the time being, iOS will be there across other devices on September 16. Mr. Schiller affirmed that previous versions of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will be priced low. The company’s shares showed a downward steep by 0.5% and traded at $111.70 per share.

Apple stated that the new version of the iPhone would be launched with the 12-megapixel camera equipped in it and improved touch ID finger print sensor, which is much faster than the old version.

According to Phil Schiller, the mobile producer traded around 1% low after CEO Tim Cook revealed its new versions, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Moreover, CEO of the Apple Inc. stated in order to promote its new releases, "While the may look familiar, we have changed everything about these new iPhones."

The improved multi-touch in new phones is known as the “3D Touch.” The company claimed to have taken the touch feature to a new level by introducing 3D Touch. Loyalists are impatient to experience the innovation first-hand. Only time would tell the fate of the innovation.

Tuesday 15 September 2015

Apple Inc (AAPL) Rated Bullishly Before Event On September 9



The software giant has been upgraded by a number of equity firms before the actual event of September 9.

Apple Inc’s much talked about event is to be held on September 9, and the tech industry seems to be almost anxious with excitement. The software company has not made any announcements so far on the event and all the analysts know is when the event will be held. However, analysts are commonly seen talking about how the expected products to be released could be the new version of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, reportedly being iPhone 6s.

Another important gadget that the firm could be planning to launch is the Apple TV system, in which the users will be provided different channels and services supported by the software firm. The rumors that have been surfacing in the market lately talk about how the giant could also be making a complete data base along with which content will also be made by the firm which is entirely based on originality. This means that the firm could be following Netflix’s steps soon enough.

Since Apple business has so far not discussed anything like that with the market, all these speculations could either turn out to be true or could turn out to be completely false. The software giant is all set to bring these changes on Wednesday. There seem to be a lot with what the firm could be releasing on the event and analysts in the industry have come out to be generally very positive about where the firm seems to be going.

In only the past week, Apple stock has been upgraded by a number of equity firms which are considered as worthy enough to be trusted. These firms include analysts at Credit Suisse and Oppenheimer and from the researches that have been made by them; it looks like the Californian Company has a huge chance of making it big in the coming weeks if everything goes as expectations of the analysts.

Analysts at the above mentioned firms who have upgraded the Apple share value are also of the opinion that there are a lot of chances that Apple ends up making it big with the new generation of the iPhone 6. Analysts at Oppenheimer, on the other hand, are of the opinion that following the launch on September 9, the investors of the firm might end up experiencing disappointments as they could be expecting a little bit more than the firm has decided to give. Another thing that the analysts are talking about is that there is a speculation that the image sensor that the firm is planning to launch could also turn out to be the highlight of the event.

Friday 11 September 2015

Apple Inc To Increase Its Share In Smartphone Market



The software giant has reportedly increase its share in the smartphone industry, right before the much anticipated launch of the iPhone 6s.

The most recent news regarding Apple Inc is all about how the firm has lately been working towards increasing its stake in the smart phone industry, right before it plans to launch another version of the much awaited iPhone series.

A report was made to analyze the recent activities of the software giant and it was seen that even though so many new gadgets are expected to be launched at the September 9 event that the iPhone makers have scheduled, the tech giant still seems to be dependent on its smartphone only.

The firm has reportedly increased its ownership in the smart phone industry by buying more shares in it. Analysts believe that this could be entirely due to the pressure from rival companies like Samsung Group, which has been rolling out new smart phones at a very quick pace and giving the Mac makers something to worry about. In order to make sure that the dominance it has does not subside in the near future, the software company is taking the needed measures in the country where it was founded before anywhere else in the world and it is predicted by the analysts in the market that these steps will also be taken in other parts of the world too, once the firm has made its position in the United States stronger than before.

Apple business has no plans of letting go of the strong market position it has managed to attain over all these years and wishes to continue doing even better in the future. The next iPhone 6s that has shaken up the whole industry with anticipation is to be launched in the upcoming event to be held on the 9th of September, which is only a few days away.

The analytical report which stated that Apple management has decided to increase its stake in the smartphone business was presented by MobiLens along with the help of Mobile Metrix, which are two most trusted media companies with their analytics. Even though the report said that the iPod makers are already on top of the list of companies who have the biggest share in the smartphone market of the US, it showed how the firm continues to grow.

The report also showed how the usage of Apple smartphones increased by 1.1 percent which Samsung’s usage fell down, from being 28.6 percent to 27.3 percent. The new version of the smartphones made by the software company, namely iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus helped the Californian Company to rise even more in the industry.

Wednesday 9 September 2015

Apple Seems To Be More Dependent On iPhone Sales Than On Anything Else

The tech company has come out to be more dependent on the sales of iPhone's than of any other gadget which has surprised the analysts.

Apple Inc is all set to make some massive releases in the coming month and the industry cannot seem to stop talking about all the new updates and gadget the software firm could be preparing to launch. For the past couple of weeks, the firm seems to be in the news continuously for first launching a smart Apple watch amidst criticism and encouragement from analysts and then the much talked about Apple Music service which also managed to attract a lot of attention through the celebrities and music artists who have signed up to put up their music on the app.

Apple is reportedly planning to launch a newer version of Apple TV as well but analysts believe that even though so many updates and new gadgets are up in line, it will turn out to be surprising that the Californian Company seems to be dependent more on the iPhone sales than on sales of any other gadget being sold by the giant. The tech company is also rumored to be building up an electric vehicle but the equity firms still think that the dominance of iPhone's in the firm is a little too hard to ignore and overcome. The dependency of the Mac makers on the smart phone is a little surprising for the analysts, given how there are so many new projects in line which could end up returning a huge amount of revenue too.

The fact that Apple business has received a colossal boost since the first time it launched the iPhones cannot be overlooked. The iPod makers have been making computers, laptops and music players too but the revenue it has received from the smart phones is more than that coming from all the gadgets combined. This is one of the major reasons why the tech firm cannot depend on any other gadget as much as it can depend on the phones. However, analysts believe that if the firm is introducing new projects and gadgets in the market, it should look towards monetizing those products as well and not just focus entirely on the iPhone's.

As per the reports, Apple management is all set to hold an event on September 9, which is also one of the most talked about event of the year. The CEO of the firm will be announcing new updates for many of its gadget and the most anticipated one seems to be the release of iPhone 6s, which is rumored to be taking place on the same day.

Tuesday 8 September 2015

Google Will Lower Search Results For Apps Showing Unnecessary Ads



The search engine giant has finally taken steps to stop the excessive exhibition of annoying ads on apps being used by the users, by treating them as not be mobile friendly.

Google Inc seems to be undergoing some major changes within the company and one of the most important one so far has turned out to be the recent announcement the firm made to lessen down the searches of apps which have reportedly and repeatedly been showing unnecessary pop-up ads to the users which turn out to be quite bothersome for them.

For the mobile users at large, this news has proved to be something that they have been waiting for to happen for a long time now. Whenever a user downloads a new app, a lot of other unwanted ads are seen to pop up on his screen which makes it difficult for him to even use the app properly. The search engine giant will be solving this problem from now on, as all such apps with ads like that will not be appearing on top of the search results once the users types in a name.

This means that Google business has given the app owners a tough decision to make, as now they have to choose between a high numbers of users on their software or to receive money from ads that will not be given to them unless they have a strong user base. In a press release, the software company was seen to announce that it will be automatically marking such apps as one which are not mobile friendly and will be put in to the dreaded list of apps which will not be given in the search results that users get after typing in a query.

Users in general have come around to be quite bothered by the increasing amount of ads on their screens which is why the following measures have been taken by Google management. Now all the apps that wish to increase traffic on their online business, all they need to do is get rid of all such ads which bother the users and maintain a good position in the results that Google shows. In case apps continue to show bothersome ads, they will be deprived of receiving a good traffic on the internet, something that they cannot compromise on.

Even though all such ads have a small close sign on them, they do not disappear right away after the user closes the ad and to make things worse, another ad appear in the same place and it always turns out that there is no escape for the users, which eventually makes them want to stop using the apps.

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Apple Advertises Apple Music At MTV Video Awards



The software giant has officially launch two new commericials for the purpose of making Apple Music popular among the masses.

Apple Inc has been giving a lot of its attention towards Apple Music, the music streaming app that the firm has recently launched, and plans to continue doing the same for the couple of months at least. A new commercial has been launched by the software giant who will show two rappers starring in the ad, namely The Weekend and one of the actors from Pulp Fiction, which shows that the firm wishes to endorse the music service with celebrities from the same field. Another step that was taken by the iPhone makers was that they announced the music service on Sunday, at the MTV music and video awards that took place on Sunday. Through this act, the software giant has managed to attract quite a lot of young people towards the new service.

As per the activities of the giant, it is clear that Apple business has been working really hard to put all its hard work towards the correct advertisement of the music service. All the firm needs currently is new subscriptions and signups which will only come if the right steps are taken. Coming back to the MTV Awards, it was seen that the commercial that has been made by the tech giant lets the audience know of the music that the rapper starring in the ad is presently making and also of all the other services that are being offered by the music streaming app. The advert also guides the new users of the massive music database that is present on app that they can use once they sign up for it.

Another feature of the Apple music service is the live radio that it can provide to the users. As for the commercials that have been prepared by Apple software, it will be seen that the one minute each ads are focusing entirely one boosting up the popularity of the app by showing how the latest celebrities are using it too. One of the ads, which shows rapper from The Weekend, shows how the artist refers to using the radio service provided by the music app when he is alone.

In the other ad, the focus has been given on the other features provided in the app which can make things easier when it comes to managing music from different eras. For example, the ad featuring John Travolta shows that the users are also allowed to make different playlists if they wish to make their music experience an organized one.