In order to stay competitive in my professional career I will need to be extremely proficient with these mobile computing devices. End users today are do not have to be attached to their desk and computers. With these new smartphones and tablets your office can be anywhere you are. All you need is an internet connection and a place to set up. The cool thing is your cellular phone can be both those devices at the same time.
While the strategy for RIM as per their annual report is valid, it is susceptible to criticism because Blackberries are great for email and phone calls but the consumer is looking for a device that goes beyond these capabilities and enhances their productivity from a personal and professional standpoint. It fails to focus on the consumer’s requirements for a smart phone or tablet product. Challenges for RIM: 1. According to recent news reports, Black Berry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will avoid a trial with Visto Corp. after a Canadian court ruled the privately held California-based company infringed on three RIM patents. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Visto "threw in the towel,'' Ronald Dimock, a lawyer for RIM, told Bloomberg News.
New Technology i. Apple and it’s iPhone revolutionizing industry ii. AT&T and Verizon’s devices to compete with iPhone iii. Why AT&T and Verizon devices won’t compete with iPhone c. Struggling Companies i. Motorola struggles because of poor advances in technology and is getting pressured to sell ii. Three choices Sprint/Nextel and Motorola have to be successful again iii. Changes Sprint/Nextel are making for prior poor management decisions iv.
Key elements of Smart phones -First to the market-Apple was the first to the market to create a smartphone with a full touch screen as well as integrating features from there already popular iPod. -Software-They had their own operating software iOS along with their own app store where you could seamlessly download apps to your smartphone What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple’s computer business, as
Are We Too Attached to Our Phones? Over the past decade American culture has experienced something more profound than any other technological advancement since the discovery of the Internet; the smart phone. The innovative technology of cellular phone has eliminated the need for almost any other electronic device. With the creation of the 3G/4G network and application technology, cell phone users no longer need multiple Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) to satisfy their needs. All one needs is a smartphone, such as an iPhone or an Android, and they can fulfill all of their daily tasks from the touch of the same button.
For the record World of Apple has it from very good sources that the name iPhone 4S is a complete falsehood. What Whitmore fails to effectively do in his report to analysts is outline how Apple would trim such massive amounts off the price of the iPhone without “negatively impacting profitability”. The second source of this rumour is Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty. Katy never actually explicitly pointed towards two new iPhones but in her report in relation to recent meetings with unnamed individuals the analyst did say Apple is forecasting a large iPhone unit increase in 2012 “on the back of new products and potentially lower price points.” So what merits does a second, lower cost iPhone have for Apple? The answer is obvious, it has every benefit but just because that is the case it doesn’t mean Apple is willing or preparing to
Yes it does matter if the revenue recognition rule for the smartphone changes. The current rule for revenue recognition puts US technology companies on equal footing with their international counterparts. Since international competitors, under IFRS, are only required to report a fraction of their revenues when selling bundled
Critique: I Phone User GuidePaul FabingENG/211May 11, 2013 Susan Boyle Critique: I Phone User ManualIntroduction For this assignment I have chosen to critique the current I phone user manual. It is my opinion that apple products, while designed to be user friendly for the average user, are difficult to utilize for more advanced operations. The reason I have selected documentation from Apple is to see what conventions they have used in explaining their product. The Apple I Phone User Manual is a professionally developed, free-to-use document; available for download at the following hyperlink: iphone user manual[.pdf] Criteria for Evaluation For this critique, I will utilize five points of evaluation: appearance, design, language, usability, and flow. For this exercise, I will be using Okular and Adobe reader to view this .pdf file, to measure how the .pdf file appears in different environments.
The two controlling companies in the smartphone industry are Apple, with its iOS phones, and Android. According to The Verge, 99.6% of every person on the planet with a smartphone has either of the two operating systems. People use smartphones almost every day, for tasks like texting, e-mail, social media, games, work...the list goes on; but with so many iPhones and Android phones out there, it’s hard to decide exactly which phone is the one. Fear not, however, because there is an obvious answer to this question. Phones with Android are better than phones with iOS because they are customizable, open-source, and physically more capable, and more people should have these types of phones.
The other environmental factor: ‘Technology’ is a significant tool for Apple to reach out to its costumers. Apple’s philosophy is not to engage in market researches and solely relies on providing a great product, but then how does Apple engage with it’s customers and applies it’s marketing strategy? Steve Job’s was cited, “It isn’t not the consumer’s job to know what they want. It is difficult for a consumer to tell you what they want when they have never seen anything remotely like this” (Guru Nanak Institution of Management, 2015). Apple success results from iTunes, once the customer is logged on, Apple accesses significant information of consumer’s behavior and purchasing habits.