Daily Archives: October 5, 2016

The Pixel Smartphone Is Actually Made By HTC, Not Google

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The Google Pixel is a direct challenge to Samsung and Huawei, Google’s main partners of the Android ecosystem. But with limited availability, a premium pricing strategy, not enough clear differentiation and a divisive design, Google’s latest attempt to become a full-fledged device maker will likely fail, again.

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An Increase In Bit Shipments Help Micron Post Strong Results

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Micron Technology announced its Q4 2016 earnings on October 4th. (Fiscal years end with September.) Although the company’s topline and bottomline in Q4 were down on a year over year basis, they came in at the higher end of its guided range. Going ahead, Micron expects to see improvement in its revenues and margins, driven by improvement in the DRAM pricing. After suffering three consecutive quarters of net losses, Micron expects its bottom-line to turn positive in Q1’17. Robust overall demand for memory products and a stabilization in the PC market, coupled with tight industry supply of memory products, together are likely to help the company improve its bottom-line going forward.

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How the World’s Most Sophisticated Lock Simplifies Your Life

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Genius strikes where you least expect it. Real innovation does not occur often. In retrospect, evolution appears logical: a landline, a mobile, a smart phone, a device… While many ideas fall under the Quixotesque category of “reinventing the wheel,” every now and then someone comes up with something truly (extra)ordinary. Locks! Most people interact with several secured entryways daily: home, office, storage. The fumbled keys, missed appointments, waiting for someone to show up. We’ve taken it for granted. Now, there is GATE, an all-in-one connected smart lock solution that seems so obvious, it only makes sense that it took a team of PhD engineers and an award-winning industrial design agency two years to develop it! GATE combines a standard key lock with a coded keypad, a motion-activated camera with two-way audio stream and an app to create the world’s most sophisticated access system. And, it actually does make your life easier.

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