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.
Facebook is developing a camera-equipped device, codenamed Ripley, that sits on top of a TV and features video calling along with entertainment services, according to sources. The company is also working an AR projector device and other far-flung projects like a brain-computer interface.
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Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates and went on to become one of the country's most prolific philanthropists and technologists, died Monday at 65.
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The Palm brand seems to be so valuable that people can’t help but resurrect it. The latest incarnation from the 26-year-old computing brand launched Monday in the form of a credit card-sized mobile device.
Jason Browne, chief investment strategist at Fund-X, said it's still unclear if the market's activity over the last few days is a normal correction or if the economy is headed into a bear market. The Dow Industrials closed out the week rising as much as 400 points Friday morning, giving back all those gains, before finishing the day up more than a percent.
Despite the stock market's recent volatility, especially within the tech sector, cloud-based software company Anaplan had a strong showing during its first day of public trading. Frank Calderoni, CEO of Anaplan, said the company's reputation is what is resonating with investors right now.
Tom Forte, senior research analyst at D.A. Davidson, said Turtle Beach, which makes the headsets so popular with gamers, benefits from the huge popularity of Fortnite and could be an acquisition target for Microsoft. Shares, while down from their highs of the year, are still up 1,000 percent this year.
Venture capitalist Jenny Gyllander wants to help people understand exactly what her industry is all about. So she started an Instagram account called Thingtester, which reviews products from both a consumer and investor standpoint.
The Dow Industrials came out of the gate roaring Friday morning, but by midday had given back 400 points worth of gains and turned negative. By 1 pm, though, the index was back up triple digits.
