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Folding heck… who’d have thought it?

You may recall – I blogged recently about the Samsung folding phone. That’s right – a phone, that folds and has a screen, that folds! – Brilliant technology innovation – however, they’ve struggled because the screen was cracking and there were other issues.

Well… hot on their heels are Microsoft who’ve tag teamed with Google!

That’s right. You heard it right. Windows have teamed up with Google to release the Microsoft Surface Duo Phone!

Getting back into phones won’t be easy. There are really only three companies who sell devices in huge numbers and make any money from their smartphones — Samsung, Huawei and Apple.

In the second quarter, 22% of smartphones shipped in the world were made by Samsung, 17% by Huawei and 11% by Apple, according to Strategy Analytics.

However – teaming up with Google, seems like a bit of a master-stroke from Microsoft. Personally – I think it’ll do well, because it has alot of offer. Alot of businesses and organisations are Windows based. Alot are using the whole Office 365 suite of tools. And we’re all mobile and want to do things on the move.

What do you think about the Surface Duo? – will it be a success?….

Introducing the Surface Duo…

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Find your inner Pichai

When I was at Kodak, I remember my Sensei saying to me –

“Bal, you must first understand – then to be understood”.

Mark Chamberlain

Reflecting – absolutely true. How can you relay a message or work on something if you don’t fully get it. I’ve kept that close to my heart. Yes – the world is a fast moving place, but I always try to understand, break it down and then to share that in simple ways.

There’s so much I don’t know. But then on the other hand – there is so much I’m learning.

And recently – I read an article about the Google CEO Sundar Pichai, on how he was interviewed for a VP position in Google back in 2004.

Basically, Pichai said the interviewers asked him what he thought of Gmail. There was just one problem: Google had just announced the email service that very same day, on April 1st. “I thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke.”

He responded by saying he couldn’t answer the question because he hadn’t been able to use the product. “It was only in the fourth interview when someone asked, ‘Have you seen Gmail?’ I said no. So he actually showed it to me. And then the fifth interviewer asked, ‘What do you think of Gmail?’ And I was able to start answering it then,” 

So why am I sharing this – well… couple of reasons,

  1. If you don’t know – you don’t know. Be honest. Just tell people, if you don’t know something – you don’t know it. And why you don’t know it.
  2. Don’t make things up -don’t try to bullsh*t your way through. You’ll eventually get caught at some point.
  3. Show intellectual honesty – it’s not about scoring points. It’s about being honest. And showing that you’re open to learn and make decisions.
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and now for Google’s Event

That’s right – you just had the Apple Event, where they showed off a number of products, including their new iPhone 11… but also coming up..

October 15th see’s Google show a few new things Made by them.

Now, they’ve introduced a number of new products – mainly hardware – over the past few years which have done surprisingly well – such as the Pixel phone.

Now, they are going to announce the Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, and other devices, including a Pixelbook 2 and new Google Home speakers.

Now Google are really upping the stakes – they released a video showing gesture motion! That’s right – you can wave your hand in front of the screen to allow a reactive motion to take place.

I have this in my car – and in the next week or so, will take a video and show you how it works and why I love it…. and also at times, hate it!

For those who didn’t see the video by Google… here it is, Enjoy!

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Home Alone… in 2018!

There’s some great advertisements that come on around Christmas.

The Coca-Cola Christmas truck is one that signals the start of Christmas… and then there’s the John Lewis ad that everyone looks forward to.

Not only the ads, do we watch on TV… we have our favorite films… and one of mine is Home Alone…

What a classic.

And this year – Google have out done everyone. They’ve pulled together one of the best ad’s I’ve seen in 2018.

Combining not only one of my favorite films – but also showcasing technology is awesome! – Truly brings to life, how technology has made our life so much easier (and secure!)

They’ve made that iconic home – a smart home.