What has your phone done for you, lately? The past year was a big year one for mobile technology, with advancements in facial recognition, augmented reality, and more. But what does your phone need to do for you in 2018?
Sean Aune, Editor-in-Chief of Technobuffalo tells us what the mobile industry has to do to keep business this year.
It was a big year for Apple with the iPhone X and 8, with the iPhone topping the list of the best-selling tech products of 2017. But the company has taken its knocks with shipping delays and the battery slowdown controversy. Aune says Apple needs to lower prices, and fix battery issues.
LG launched its G6 about a year ago, to mediocre reviews. The G7 is expected as early as next month, and Aune says the South Korean company needs to improve its cameras and spend money on ad campaigns, since hardly anyone knows when new phones are out.
Aune also tells us what Samsung and Google Pixel need to do to increase sales and brad recognition.
Apple said Tuesday it is expanding the iPhone's capabilities to accept contactless payments, making it easier for merchants to conduct tap-to-pay transactions without having to buy additional hardware.
The Justice Department has announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers.
As we celebrate Black History Month, Cheddar is highlighting prominent Black Americans who are carving their own historic paths and trailblazing in their industries. Today we feature Greg Robinson, director of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope program.
The last trading day of January ended one of the most rocky months for the markets in nearly two years. Dan Russo, Portfolio Manager and Director of Research, at Potomac Fund Management explains what happened in January, and what to expect for February.
Just ahead of Google parent company Alphabet reporting its fourth quarter earnings, investors are keeping an eye on revenue from its cloud services, which has been a major area of development recently as well as its ad revenue. Adam Lampe, CEO and Co-Founder of Mint Wealth Management explains why the cloud may be the future for Alphabet.
After weeks of bad news about Peloton, reports indicate that the at-home fitness giant might find itself getting acquired. Doug Astrop, managing partner at Exponential Investment Partners, joined Wake Up With Cheddar to discuss the possibility that Amazon, Nike, and Apple might be showing interest in buying the subscription-based business, whose shares have plummeted near 80 percent in the past year. "At some point everybody hits the limit on how many monthly fees they want to pay, how many subscriptions they want to have," said Astrop. "And you know, you've got Netflix, you got Amazon Prime, you got Spotify — I mean there's there's endless people who want you to pay a monthly fee. So, if you can be part of these bundles, it can really be advantageous for everybody."
