Amazon Inc. today launched its much-awaited business marketplace in Britain. Thus, every business in Britain can now utilize the marketplace. To buy products like office supplies, lab equipment, power tools, cleaning materials, and much more. By introducing this marketplace in Britain, they are targeting the online business sector worth around $120.44 billion per year.
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Amazon B2B marketplace now in Britain
Amazon had started this business marketplace in the United States in April 2015. Which in turn led them to achieve $1 billion sales in the states in the first year itself. And after four months they opened a similar marketplace in Germany.
The company issued a statement saying that this business site would be serving everyone in the business sector. Ranging from the sole traders to multi-national corporations. And they aim to provide these services to universities, hospitals, and charities also.
The business-to-business(B2B) market that currently is in Britain was estimated to be worth 96.5 billion pounds by the Office for National statistics data. And Amazon wants to be the biggest player in the B2B market.
Imagination Tech just revealed that they have gotten a notice from Apple Incorporated. That they will stop using its graphics technology in all of their products. Including the iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac's, etc.. in maximum two years time.
This is a major blow to the British company, as Apple was its biggest customer. Also, Imagination Tech said that they did not provide any explanation as to why they don't require Imagination's software anymore.
It is also to be noted that after the notification regarding this was sent out to Imagination. Talks were triggered regarding an alternate agreement with changes.
This can be a huge problem for Imagination Tech. As their biggest client is going to leave them. What are your thoughts about this? Leave them in the comments section below.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is an extremely feature-filled smartphone. But, we have found 5 reasons to why you might want the skip this one.
Samsung recently unveiled its new flagship to the world the Galaxy S8. Thus bring an end to all the speculations and leaks that were in the market regarding this smartphone. Though the Galaxy S8 having a lot of great features, did not take us by surprise. As it being the first flagship launch since the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung had to hit the ball out of the park.
Do not take us in the wrong way, The Samsung Galaxy S8 most likely is going to be the world's best Android phone of the year. With the bezel-less infinity display, modern design, an artificial intelligence software “Bixby”, Samsung Dex, great hardware, and much more.
But, we still think that you should hold off on buying the Galaxy S8. And either go in for some other smartphone or wait till the next Note or Galaxy S9 launches. Here we have curated five reasons on why you will want to skip the S8.
No camera upgrades
There is no doubt that when the Samsung Galaxy S7 launched it had the best in class camera, but to use the same camera module for next flagship is just lazy. We expected that the camera in the galaxy S8 would be mind-blowing and much better than the S7, Pixel or the iPhone 7. But, No Samsung outfitted the Galaxy S8 with the same camera found in the Galaxy S7. At least Samsung could have gone the route of the dual cameras that every tech company is following. Let's hope the next Note or the Galaxy gets a better camera module.
Fingerprint sensor
We do appreciate Samsung making the effort and giving us a bezel-less display, and going the extra mile to add a retina scanner. But, the Galaxy S8's biggest design flaw is its fingerprint sensor placement. Samsung has now moved the fingerprint scanner from the front to the rear adjacent to the camera. This basically makes the fingerprint sensor useless, as now you will have to find the sensor on the back and you will be smudging the camera lens a lot. Though we here at Beetel Bite prefer rear fingerprint sensor, but not so awkwardly placed as the Galaxy S8.
The Galaxy Note 7 debacle
Though the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the S8 Plus are great smartphones, but we would still say try not to buy these as soon as they come out and wait at least a few months. This is due to the Galaxy Note 7 debacle did not happen a long time ago, and Samsung may still have to iron out some kinks in the Galaxy S8.
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The display
Samsung has made the Infinity display in the Galaxy S8 a huge deal. And mind our language but, we feel its extremely cool. But, such a large screen as per us is not required by everyone. And Samsung though promoting the screen as a Quad-HD display has put a bullet point on their website saying that the screen will come default on 1080p and you can crank that up in the settings if you want.
A lot of alternatives available
If Samsung Galaxy S8 didn't win you over with its amazing features like Dex, Bixby, etc. there is a wide variety of smartphones you can buy which suit your needs. You can go in for the Apple iPhone 7 Plus which as per us is also a great smartphone. Or, if you like the Android flavour better go for the Google Pixel. And if you do not have a huge budget try the OnePlus 3T it is an equally capable phone. Or if neither of these smartphones appealed to you just go ahead and get an Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, we don't see many new changes in the S8 vs the S7.
Snap Inc. on Friday announced that they would be adding a feature in their application. Snapchat where users can now search through images and videos that other users have posted as public.
This new announcement came after Facebook encouraged users to take more photos and edit them in Facebook by adding digital stickers just like Snapchat.
Snapchat adds new feature
Snapchat posted a blog post stating. This new update will enable users to search snaps(photos and videos) posted to the Our Story option using artificial intelligence(machine learning technology).
The "Our Story" feature lets Snapchat users post their Snaps from the day be a part of a larger public collection. Thus allowing the users to search for the latest updates. Like users can add a local basketball game snaps into Our Story. After those other users can search for that and view it.
The company says that this feature will be rolled out in stages starting Friday when it will be released in a few cities globally. This feature will be an addition to the curated stories section, where all major events already appear.
Snapchat though starting the trend. Where people share images with each other on a daily basis that have an expiration time. Is now facing tough competition from multi-billion dollar companies like Facebook, Whatsapp, and Instagram. Thus, it has to stay ahead in the game with new features that people like to retain the market share.
Utilizing these new feature users will be able to search for various stories. Thus making the application more accessible to people.
Jio Happy New Year Offer extended as Jio Summer Surprise Offer
Reliance Jio today revealed the Jio Summer Surprise offer for its 72 million Jio prime members. Also extending the deadline to apply for Jio Prime membership up to 15 April. Mukesh Ambani introduced this new Jio Summer Surprise offer and also extended the deadline for the Jio Prime Membership application for whoever wanted to stay and keep using Jio.
To avail the Jio Summer Surprise offer the people will have to give Rs.99 to become a Jio Prime member and then get the first recharge of Rs.303 and above, to get three months of additional complementary service. The Jio Happy New Year Offer also has been extended until 15 April so that people can go ahead and become a Jio Prime Member if they want to.
Highlights
Over 72 Million people have subscribed for Jio Prime Membership.
Jio Summer Surprise offer unveiled for prime members - Jio Prime members will get 3 extra months of the free services after they do the first recharge for Rs.303 and above.
The Jio Prime membership deadline extended until 15 April 2017.
Jio Summer Surprise Offer will run until July.
Reliance Jio Prime is one of the most successful customer privileges program anywhere in the world.
Jio Summer Surprise Offer
Jio Summer Surprise offer has been offered by Jio to show that it cares for its prime members. And as a thank you to the people for making Jio Prime one of the most successful customer privileges program anywhere in the world.
The Jio Prime membership enrollment has been extended until 15 April. To make the transition from free to paid more smooth for the customers. Also till 15 April the free services will not stop and keep running, as the Happy New Year Offer.
The paid tariff plans will apply only in July. After the expiry of the complimentary services. The Jio Summer Surprise as per Reliance and Mukesh Ambani is only first of many surprises for Jio Prime members.
And for travelers, Jio’s International roaming service is available all across the world. With the best voice and data rates available in the industry.
BlackBerry cuts the cord on hardware doubles down on software
Blackberry Ltd. the Canada-based firm has been struggling to gain market share in the smartphone industry for quite some time now. And after dropping out from the smartphone hardware business and turning to the software side, light can be seen for the once tech giant. And maybe blackberry would be able to return to its former glory.
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The company has to report its financial statement on Friday, says that there are no major gaps in its software portfolio, due to the integration of recent acquisitions.
Blackberry also accepts that more work is needed to get its offerings into the health, automotive, and other sectors. Which may help them in returning to their glory days. For now, the investors are unsure on how to value the firm and are waiting for the Chief Executive Officer of Blackberry Mr. John Chen to guide them. And moreover, this could help Blackberry achieve the 30 percent sales bump it targeted in software revenue for the current fiscal year.
Blackberry has now gone from selling its own phones with their own servers and software. To just being a manufacturer of the software that will be provided to others.
What the future holds
Blackberry is also trying to target the market to connect sensors to the other devices. And also has heavily invested in high-growth areas like cyber security consulting and autonomous vehicles. The company also acquired Good Technology and WatchDox in 2015. Which helped them secure the top position in the enterprise mobility market. They also developed the QNX industrial operating system which is key to self-driving vehicles.
They now no longer have to make or sell the smartphones bearing their branding. As of now, the China-based TCL Communications will handle that on behalf of them. This deal was made last year having both the parties taking a cut from the sales of the smartphones. These new branded smartphones are set to sell from April.
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From April, TCL is going to start selling the first smartphone in this collaboration the KeyOne. Which was announced last month, at Mobile World Congress 2017.
John Chen was announced CEO of BlackBerry in 2013. And said in December that the company would require for or five more quarters to stop the decline in revenue and turn it around.
Samsung unveiled its latest offering in the market on Wednesday, The Samsung Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy S8 Plus. Now Samsung has put everything they had into the S8, as they now have to gain back the market share they lost due to the Note 7 debacle.
The Galaxy S8 has been the most awaited smartphone in Samsung's history. The S8 is the first flagship device that Samsung is launching after recalling the fire-prone Note 7's last October. Also, the Note 7 debacle cost Samsung around $5.48 billion in profits and also helped Apple Inc. in overtaking Samsung and becoming the world's top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Samsung, at their unpacked event in New York, unveiled two versions of their flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+. They are Samsung's largest high-end devices launched till date. The S8 having a 5.8-inch curved display, and the S8 Plus having a 6.2-inch curved display.
Both the S8 and the S8 Plus will go on sale from April 21, 2017. Though both of the having a bigger screen are similar to their predecessor the Galaxy S7's footprint, due to all the bezels being removed. We have also compared The Samsung Galaxy S8 with the Galaxy S7.
Samsung Unpacked
Also, on the event, Samsung also announced Gear 360. And also showed off its new artificial intelligence, Bixby, which includes voice-controlled personal assistant like Siri, or Google's Assistant. Also, the S8 has new security features like facial recognition, an iris scanner, etc. to make the phone more user-friendly.
Samsung hopes that the S8 is the product they need to revive the sales. And take the number one position in the market back from Apple. Though Apple is expected to launch their new tenth-anniversary edition iPhone this year with major changes. And that can also give Samsung some problem in taking back the number one spot back.
Samsung Electronics Co., today at their unpacked event launched the successor to its 360-degree camera new Gear 360 (2017) camera. A true 4K capable 360-degree camera, with an updated design, and live streaming capabilities to make 360-degree content more accessible and easy to share.
Samsung's New Gear 360
The new Samsung Gear 360 is a fully redesigned version of the previous version. It comes with enhanced features for high-quality content creation. This 360-degree camera is extremely lightweight and compact, hence can be easily be taken with you to create content.
As consumers turn more to video to share their experiences, we want to deliver accessible and innovative products to make digital content easier to create, share and stream, The updated Gear 360 will continue to expand the horizons of what consumers can experience and share.
Younghee Lee, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing and Wearable Business, Mobile Communications at Samsung Electronics.
Enhanced Features for High Quality 360 Content Creation
The Gear 360 offers true 4K video recording capabilities for much more immersive content. The New Gear 360 comes with an 8.4 MP sensor and Bright Lens F2.2 on both the fish-eye lenses. In addition, it can take high-resolution images too.
The New Gear 360 takes advantage of Samsung's services to share, view, and edit the 360-degree content captured with the camera. Whatever content that is created n the camera can be viewed in various modes, editing tools, photo effects and filters to create customized content.
With the help of the 360 Social Live Broadcast, the camera can always stay connected to the internet and real-time content sharing can be done. The camera just needs to be synced with a smartphone or a computer, and that's it the camera can now share the content live directly to platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Samsung VR, etc.
Compatibility
The Gear 360 is compatible with a huge selection of accessories and mounts available in the market. The 360-degree camera is compatible with Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017). It is also compatible with iOS devices including the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. The Gear 360 camera also works seamlessly with Windows and Mac computers too.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has been the most awaited smartphone of the year. People had their eyes up on Samsung to release the perfect phone, after the last years Note 7 debacle. Though now Samsung has come in the good light after releasing such a great smartphone the S8. And also, the news about Samsung is going to start reselling the Note 7 refurbished. And now, we have to do the much awaited Samsung Galaxy S8 VS S7 comparison everyone has been waiting for.
The all new Samsung Galaxy S8 compared with the previous years beast the Galaxy S7.
Samsung Galaxy S8 VS S7
Here is an infographic which compares the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the S7. As both are Samsung's flagships and are in direct competition with each other.
Chinese Internet company Tencent has bought a 5 percent stake in Tesla the U.S. based electric car maker. Tencent bought the five percent stake in Tesla for $1.78 billion. This is one of the newer investments done by a Chinese internet company into the market of self-driving vehicles.
Tesla Inc. needed an investment for some time due to the upcoming launch of its new Model 3 electric car in the mass market. This investment was revealed by a U.S. regulatory filing. This is a beneficial investment for both the companies as they needed money for the launch of the new Model 3. And Tencent can sell and make these cars in China for cheap. Which will be a revenue boost for the U.S. based electric car company as China is the world's largest auto market.
@business Glad to have Tencent as an investor and advisor to Tesla
The Model 3 is going to go on sale later this year in the United States, and rest of the world afterward. Elon Musk also tweeted that they had seen very few orders for the Model 3 from China.
These new electric vehicle companies, which show huge potential to create good revenue streams in the auto sector. They have attracted huge investments from Chinese Internet giants like Tencent, Alibaba Group, and Baidu.
Tencent now owns around 8.2 million shares of Tesla Inc. Tencent has become their fifth largest shareholder.
