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With Pixel Phones, Google Requires a New Retail Strategy

October 8, 2016 DHZ Leave a comment

Google unveiled new hardware from Pixel smartphones and smart speakers to wireless routers on Tuesday. It was a year-long odyssey that involved design, supply chain negotiations and the search for a manufacturing partner.

Now the Alphabet Inc. unit must grapple with the equally daunting challenge of getting the gadgets to consumers. It has a history of retail strategies that either struggled or never got off the ground, according to people familiar with the company’s retail efforts. What’s more, it’s inexperienced dealing with returns and recycling. And unlike rival Apple Inc., the company lacks its own stores where it can showcase hardware as it pleases and instead relies on other companies’ in-store displays.

This time, the stakes are higher because the latest gadgets are vehicles for Google’s digital assistant, a key product that is chasing Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri.

“We view go-to-market as a clear hurdle to wide acceptance, which will require investments in brand, marketing and distribution to overcome,” UBS analyst Eric Sheridan wrote in a note to investors.

Google is selling the new Pixel phones at Verizon Communications Inc. and Best Buy Co. stores in the U.S., via its own online store, a temporary physical store in New York City and through its wireless service Project Fi. It’s working with a small number of other wireless carriers and retailers in countries including Germany and India. Google Home, the new speaker, is available at Best Buy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. stores, in addition to Google’s online store.

Cutting distribution deals with a handful of carriers and retailers isn’t enough, according to Forrester Research analyst Thomas Husson. “Google will have to up its customer-service game and do many more distribution partnerships,” he said.

Many of Google’s past efforts at selling hardware have fizzled. When the company started its Nexus brand in 2010 it planned to market the phones online only, but sales never took off. About 200,000 of the first Nexus model sold, short of Google’s target of several million units, according to a person who worked on the device.

Then there was Android Silver. Kicked off some time in 2014, the internal project was designed to sell high-end Android handsets with partners to compete with Apple. Google set up a retail lab for the effort, claiming an entire building near its Mountain View, California headquarters, according to former employees. But it never got off the ground. Nikesh Arora, Google’s sales chief at the time, drove the initiative. When he left in July 2014, Android Silver was shelved. One former Google executive called it a boondoggle.

The former Googlers didn’t want to be identified discussing private information. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment.

Apple Envy

Such experiments are a contrast to Apple stores that are the envy of the retail industry. Apple considers the iPhone in terms of the product’s complete life cycle, from leaving the factory to when customers stop using the device. Apple offers a recycling program through physical and online stores.

Google’s new smartphone unit approached potential wireless carrier partners early this year, according to a person familiar with the situation. Some carriers peppered Google executives with questions about handling phone returns and technical support, the person said. At the time, Google did not appear ready to take on these aspects of the phone hardware business, according to this person.

Google executives on the hardware team say the company is on a “journey,” gaining experience and capabilities with each smartphone generation. And Apple only began touting the iPhone’s full life cycle after a few generations.

Google Event

On Tuesday, as a Google event began in San Francisco, new hardware chief Rick Osterloh reassured the audience that the company was serious about the move. “We’re in it for the long run,” he said.

About nine months after initial talks with carriers, Google rolled out its flavor of technical support: Pixels have built-in chat support where customer-service reps can take over smartphone screens to identify problems.

Google will be responsible for returns and recycling and is building a supply chain that can re-absorb faulty and rejected devices, Osterloh said in a recent interview.

Osterloh will be partly judged by how many devices Google sells, a contrast to the Nexus program which showcased Android features for other handset makers to adopt. But the executive was still cagey about the company’s sales aspirations.

“In markets where we do business, we’re definitely going to want meaningful share,” he said. “But it’s highly unlikely that the primary driver will be to be in every market with as high as possible volume.”

Google still sees software as its edge, rather than retail distribution and customer service. The company spent more time on Tuesday talking about the digital assistant baked into its new gadgets, and how they work together.

If Google can get millions of people relying on its assistant, the company may be able to compete with Apple’s devices, according to Brian Blau, an analyst at Gartner.

“The AI assistant will give them something that Apple has enjoyed for many years: Lock-in to the system,” he said.

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Note 7 Fire Burning Accident again in National flight Even Power Off

October 7, 2016 DHZ Leave a comment

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Company in the United States since the official recall of the Samsung Note7 mobile phone, many consumers have got the replacement of the same phone. However, an American man claims that the replacement of Note7 mobile phone in a plane on fire smoke, burn the floor plane.

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate the matter 5. It is worth noting that, according to a statement issued at the end of September China Samsung, replaced in the overseas market with the new Note7 mobile phone in the Chinese official sales of the state line version of “provide the same battery suppliers”.

note 7 burning again

Power Off still Smoke Fire

The “critical point” technology news website (TheVerge) quoted a spokesman for the American Southwest Airlines reported, the airline’s flight number 994 aircraft on the morning of 5 fire, the cause is a Samsung Note7 mobile phone smoke fire, but fortunately all the passengers and crew to evacuate, caused no casualties.

The plane was flying to Maryland from Kentucky, Baltimore and Louisville, the passengers, but has yet to take off when in danger. According to the passengers from Indiana, Brian Green recalled, he boarded the plane to comply with flight attendants that shut down power Samsung Note7 mobile phone, but suddenly smoke in her mobile phone.

Green immediately throw away the phone, and the phone continues to emit strong, gray green, violent smoke”. Crew emergency evacuation of passengers, arrangements for everyone to leave the aircraft. Green, a colleague also aboard the flight, after the machine had to return to the cabin to take personal belongings, the results saw the fire has been burning the phone to wear the carpet, the floor of the floor burned the aircraft.

American Broadcasting Company reported that the mobile phone explosion was not light, so that a fire team can not immediately identify the phone model. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement later confirmed that a Samsung mobile phone triggered this fire, and revealed that the investigation is underway.

Is just the Same New Mobile Phone

Green accept the “critical point” website interview with reporters, he in September 21st replaced the new Samsung Note7 mobile phone from a shop owned Att Corporation, has since been using wireless charger for mobile phone charging.

Green’s wife Sara told the Reuters reporter, her husband received about half a month ago, the Samsung Corp sent a message to send Note7 mobile phone recall notice, so the replacement of a phone with the same.

The “critical point” website published a picture of Green’s mobile phone box. Photos show that there is a black box on the box logo, which means that the phone for the replacement of the new phone, is not yet to be recalled the old phone.

For the protection of privacy reasons, photos to the phone’s mobile devices international identification code (IMEI, that is, the phone’s unique identification number) to fight the mosaic. When the “critical point” website in the Samsung recall system to enter the identification code, the system pop-up message said, this phone does not need to recall.

In another photo,a large area burn out the mobile phone screen,but can see “Samsung”.

More than witnesses to the United States, “New York Times” confirmed that Green on the plane did close the phone. According to Green recall, this phone is on fire, the battery power is about 80%.

With the State Line Version of the Same Battery

China Samsung electronics company said in a statement in September 29th that the Chinese version of the Note7 mobile phone use is a product that needs to be recalled “completely different suppliers” from overseas. It is worth noting that, in the overseas market to replace the new Note7 phone is used with the state line version of the same supplier provided by the battery”.

China has undergone more than Samsung Note7 and Samsung mobile phone burning loss event, released in September 29th on the official website of the statement that “part of the problem of product testing results at present initially showed no signs of recovery, the internal battery burning loss…… The burning loss of the site is not in the battery area, the battery has not found a significant damage of the traces, the presumption of the external thermal shock caused by the phone burn”.

For 5 U.S. aircraft fire incident, Samsung said in a statement: before we get back to this phone, we can not confirm the incident involving a new Note7 phone. We are working with the relevant authorities and Southwest Airlines to retrieve the phone and find out the cause of the fire.”

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Goodbye, Nexus! Hello, Pixel Phone

October 6, 2016 DHZ Leave a comment

The Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL are OFFICIAL.

Google has just officially announced its much-anticipated Pixel phones; the Pixel and Pixel XL. We’re live at Google’s London UK event, mirroring the main one taking place in San Francisco, US, where the firm unwrapped the new Android 7.1 Nougat devices which will apparently usurp Google’s long-standing Nexus series.

This launch has been a long time coming and a lot has been said prior to today about Google’s plans for its mobile division, the decision to axe its Nexus brand, and how it will differentiate its Pixel phones from other Android phones available from its hardware partners.

Well, there’s quite a lot to get through, so let’s get the basics out of the way first. This is what Google’s new Pixel phones looks like. First, the Google Pixel:

And now we’ll take a quick look at the specs for both the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL:Google Pixel Specs & Hardware

Dimensions: 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 143g
Display: 5in 1920 x 1080 pixels
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core 2.1GHz
GPU: Adreno 530
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 32GB or 128GB
MicroSD: Up To 256GB
Rear Camera: 12MP
Front Camera: 8MP
Software: Android 7.1 Nougat
Battery: 2770mAh Quick Charge
Colours: Silver, Black
Google Pixel XL Specs & Hardware

Dimensions: 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6mm
Weight: 168g
Display: 5.5in 2560 x 1440 pixels
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core 2.1GHz
GPU: Adreno 530
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 32GB or 128GB
MicroSD: Up To 256GB
Rear Camera: 12MP
Front Camera: 8MP
Software: Android 7.1 Nougat
Battery: 3450mAh Quick Charge
Colours: Silver, Black

As you see, the duo are for the most part identical except for the physical dimensions, the display size and resolution, and the presence of a higher milliamp-hour rated battery cell in the Pixel XL. Design-wise it’s what we already saw in the leaks ahead of the launch; an aesthetic which does indeed pull in some reminders from the Nexus heritage in terms of overall shape.

“With Pixel,” said Brian Rakowski, Google’s VP of Product Management, “we obsessed over every detail, from the industrial design to the user experience. We carefully sculpted the surfaces of the phone, and rounded the edges to make it easy to grip. We used 2.5D Corning® Gorilla Glass 4 on the front display and back glass to accent the aerospace grade aluminum body. The glass on the back also features Pixel Imprint, our fingerprint sensor, which is placed on the back of the phone where your finger expects it. You can even swipe it to access your notifications. And no matter what you’re using your phone for, you’ll need a battery that lasts all day and charges fast — up to seven hours in 15 minutes.”

Google is pretty pleased with the Pixel’s cameras. Here’s what it said at launch:

“With a best-ever 89 DxoMark Mobile score, Pixel’s camera lets you take stunning photos in low light, bright light or any light. #Nofilter needed. Catch action shots as they happen with Smartburst, which takes a rapid-fire sequence of shots. Use Lens Blur to achieve shallow depth of field and bokeh effects, making your subject pop. And capture dramatic landscapes or make faces glow with new exposure controls.”

The main distinguishing feature is that two-tone back panel design, some seem to love it, others loathe it; we’re fairly neutral to be honest, it’s not hideous but it doesn’t make us go “hot damn I need that sexy phone in my life!”, either.

Both Pixel and Pixel XL run the latest Android 7.1 Nougat build which is packed with software features, many of which we’ve already seen aboard 7.0 Nougat on the existing Nexus line-up. However, there are some new capabilities, as well as specific and unique tailored features baked-into the Pixel phones.

First With Google Assistant

A solid portion of Google’s keynote was dedicated to Google Assistant, the search giant’s first steps towards a personal AI for your home. Assistant will power Google’s Home hub device, which is coming later this year, but it can also be found inside both Pixel phones.

The idea with Assistant is that you can talk to it as you would a person. Simply say, “OK, Google,” and Assistant will be on hand to do your bidding, whether playing music, reading emails or regaling you with the morning’s headlines.

“Ask it for a brief update on your day or to play a video on YouTube,” said Google. “Look up traffic on the way home from work or when the nearest pharmacy closes. You can even say “show me my camping photos with Andrew” and it’ll instantly display the photos you’re looking for. Your Assistant can also offer help with what’s on-screen in any app. So if your friend texts you to meet up at a new restaurant, you can just say “navigate there’.”

Make no mistake, software like Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa will be the new battlefield tech companies do battle on. The implications of software like Alexa and Assistant are enormous; they’ll appear inside phones, computers, cars and even white goods eventually, I imagine. This trend will be huge once consumers catch on and locking Assistant inside the Pixel phones is just one of the USPs Google is pushing with its new phone operation.

First With Google DayDream

The Pixel phones are also the first Android phones to support Google’s VR platform, Daydream. It also announced its Daydream View VR headset, which is designed to be the most comfortable VR headset in its class. But more on this tomorrow, once we’ve had time to gestate EVERYTHING that Google discussed tonight (or, this morning, if you’re in the US).

Google is keen to push the professional BYOD angle this time with added security and productivity features intended for business users.

It also retains some other features we’re familiar with, but one feature in particular the Google Assistant personal assistant, has been much upgraded from the last time we saw it at Google I/O 2016. As before, it responds to voice commands and ties in with Google Now, as well as Google’s other services such as Calendar, Mail, and Maps, but it offers a much more detailed interaction thanks to Google’s AI developments. Google talked a lot about how AI is the “next big thing” for its devices and software development, and Google Assistant seems to be a lynchpin of this.

As well as features typical of virtual assistants such as Siri, things like scheduling appointments, activating searches, and asking questions, Google Assistant was demonstrated offering in-depth conversations and learning about you and what’s important in your life.

“The assistant is conversational—an ongoing two-way dialogue between you and Google that understands your world and helps you get things done,” says Google. “It makes it easy to buy movie tickets while on the go, to find that perfect restaurant for your family to grab a quick bite before the movie starts, and then help you navigate to the theater. It’s a Google for you, by you.”

“The assistant is an ambient experience that will work seamlessly across devices and contexts. So you can summon Google’s help no matter where you are or what the context. It builds on all our years of investment in deeply understanding users’ questions.”

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October 6, 2016 DHZ Leave a comment

There’s a curious dynamic in human psychology whereby as things improve, we sometimes complain about them even more. Respected international philanthropist Mo Ibrahim noted this with respect to Africa in an interview this week: as governance and the provision of healthcare have improved across the continent, people’s perception of the quality of those services has declined. Basically, expectations are outrunning actual progress, and there’s no better example of this in the tech world than Google’s brand new Pixel phone.

Let’s look at where we started this year. Samsung had a great phone in the Galaxy S6, Google had a terrific phone in the Nexus 6P, and that was pretty much the full extent of viable iPhone competition from the premium Android smartphone makers. LG, HTC, Sony, and a litany of others were throwing devices at a wall of uninterested consumers, but all failed to make anything stick. Where we were this January was not a good place for anyone looking for aggressive mobile innovation. Google’s Nexus was great, but it was phablet-sized and available through limited channels, leaving only the Apple-Samsung duopoly for most people to choose from.

Google’s Trying to Assemble and Distill the Best of Android,Hardware and Software,into One

Android phones have, for a few years now, been consistently beating Apple’s iPhone to new hardware breakthroughs and innovations. The problem is that they’ve been scattered across brands, and no single company has been able to really put the whole package together. You might want Huawei fingerprint scanner, Sony’s camera sensor, Samsung’s display, and HTC design in your ideal Android phone. You’d certainly want the Nexus peace of mind about getting long-term OS updates. And that’s where Google comes in.

Every year, the recurring complaint with HTC phones is that they might be the best in the world if only they ran stock (which is to say Google’s best version of) Android and had high-quality cameras. Well, that’s exactly what the Google Pixel is. It’s a new Android smartphone, built by the highly experienced team at HTC, augmented with Google’s best Android, Google’s timely and longer-lasting software support, and a camera good enough to surpass every other mobile camera on DxOMark. Now, I don’t invest too much trust in such benchmarks, but this paints a promising picture for the Pixel’s photo-taking capabilities.

Google’s Presentation was Far Less Polished than the Phones Themselves

If earlier this summer you were to offer me an HTC 10 with a better camera, nicer Android interface, and the reassurance that Google itself would be doing everything within its power to make that device a success, I’d have been elated. So why am I not feeling quite so thrilled today? Because the way we frame things, the way we talk about them, matters.

One problem for Google is that the Pixel’s appearance didn’t so much leak as pour out onto the online world during the month of September. Apple knows the challenges of stirring excitement about an already familiar design, and it tries to do so with flashy manufacturing videos voiced by the dulcet tones of chief designer Jony Ive. Google didn’t go in for any such glamorizing of its new devices, and consequently the Pixel felt almost stale by the time it made its formal debut.

We also keep obsessing about Google’s overall strategy, who the company is targeting, and the minute spec comparisons against alternatives like the water-resistant Galaxy S7, which Samsung also endows with a microSD card slot. Here’s a newsflash: the Galaxy S7 is a kickass phone, and so is the iPhone 7, and there’s nothing at all preventing a third phone from sitting alongside them in the premium price bracket. Maybe you’ll like the feel and ergonomics of the Pixel better, or maybe you’ll find its camera more reliable than the others. Google doesn’t need to win a spec race to have a successful smartphone on its hands, and the mobile market is big enough to sustain more than two great options.

The Pixel is a Vessel for Google Assistant,whose Benefits are yet to be Established

Context is, of course, important, but sometimes it helps to take a step back and simply appreciate how far and how fast technology has advanced. Some of us are preemptively questioning and writing off a device backed by the considerable might of Google just because it doesn’t have anything to immediately wow us. Fast performance, aluminum unibody design, a high-definition AMOLED display, phase-detect and laser autofocus systems, fast and reliable fingerprint sensors… we’re taking all of these things as easy and automatic. But if they are, what sort of wild-eyed additional spec bump would have satisfied us that the Pixel is a suitably advanced device?

I understand how the Pixel, assembled from off-the-shelf components and exhibiting no radical departure from existing forms and designs, can seem underwhelming. But let’s not forget that this phone’s greatest advantage and uniqueness will come from the software within it – Google spent more time talking up its Google Assistant software than any individual hardware product at yesterday’s event. So it’s certainly too early to pass any definitive judgment on the Pixel, other than to declare that its existence is a positive sign for the Android ecosystem.

HTC used to be a legitimate competitor to Samsung at the top of the Android pile, but that position has lapsed and we need a new contender to keep Apple and Samsung honest at the premium end of the market. Google’s invasion of that space is exciting, and the Pixel itself – when stripped of our constantly speeding expectations and preconceptions – is a highly advanced device with which Google can begin to disrupt the status quo.

We asked and asked, for many years, to see Google get serious about building and designing its own smartphones. The Pixel isn’t everything we wanted, but it is definitely the device and strategy we’ve been demanding from Google for so long. And just like the enigmatic Google Assistant, this new initiative of Google acting as a hardware designer and builder is likely to only grow better with more time and experience.

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