Is Xiami possible to expand their smartphone business? Xiaomi banned from selling smartphones in India

India may be Xiaomi's biggest market outside of China, but the Chinese smartphone maker is reportedly facing some issues. According to a report by SpicyIP, Xiaomi has been served with an injunction that prohibits the sale, advertising, manufacturing and import of devices that infringe upon the telecom giant Ericsson.

The same report says that one of the reasons the injunction was granted was because Xiaomi did not respond to Ericsson's six requests for communications (since July 2014). Interestingly the report ends with a note that the injunction granted by the Delhi High Courts "is not in conformance with either international practice or domestic local law".

Xiaomy has been a remarkable success in the market of China. And it is possible because they make useful but inexpensive gadgets and response quickly to advanced market by copying other company. But this rising company looks to be hard keeping on success at other country like USA. This happening is just start. If they can't resolve patent issue, then they will have to satisfy just their playground. Anyway they are very lucky company because their place which they can ignore license of others is very huge.

source - CNET : Xiaomi reportedly banned from selling smartphones in India due to patent issues

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Qualcomm are undergoing a trial - Qualcomm laying off about 600 employees globally

Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of computer chips for mobile devices, is laying off roughly 600 employees worldwide, as it plans to refocus its business into new areas, a company spokesperson confirmed to CNET on Tuesday.


The spokesperson said just under 300 employees would be cut in California, where the company has its San Diego headquarters and several other offices. A "similar number" of international employees will also be laid off, the person said. At the end of September, Qualcomm had about 31,300 full-time, part-time and temporary employees, up about 300 from the year earlier, according to regulatory filings. The spokesperson declined to say how many full- or part-time employees would be cut.

It's hard to be believed.

Qualcomm I known is very affective company in smart device area. Like aforementioned, they have get a huge profit through their license and supply AP for mobile device to several manufacture companies exclusively.

But, this choice that they throw up their coworkers seems to be decided very easily.
Although I know the business seeks efficiency in America, it confuses me because they look like to undergo difficulty as they give up their people.

Source - CNET : Qualcomm laying off about 600 employees globally

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EBay’s Want Give Shoppers New Experience Using Magic Mirrors But It Will be Limited

At the new Rebecca Minkoff store in San Francisco, the mirrors come alive. Walk into the fitting room with, say, a blouse and a jacket, and the dark glass lights up with a suggested handbag to match. You can browse the racks at the upscale fashion boutique or swipe through “looks” on massive touchscreens. If you see something you like, you tap in your phone number, and you’ll get a text when it’s ready to try on.

This Rebecca Minkoff store and a partner location in New York are opening for the holidays to show off eBay’s latest tech for re-inventing in-store shopping.

Source - Wired : EBay’s Plan to Reinvent Retail Shopping With Magic Mirrors

Although an idea of magic mirror already exposed long times ago, it will give customers new experience if it is working well like a mobile gadget. But it can be very limited and attract attention for a just fleeting moment.
Fundamentally, the magic mirror can't give effective experience to your shopping rather than using a your mobile phone. Because your gadget can do everything like above movie clip using NFC or beacon. And it can more easy than the mirror because it is on your interface.
If the magic mirror want to give a shopper exceptional experience, it can be possible at the time when it can show the shape after you dress the cloth without real action and it's result should be suitable like real. Then it would be meaningful to give totally new experience.

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CNET : Oculus CEO says more products with Samsung on the way

Oculus VR founder and CEO Brendan Iribe anticipates a continual close relationship with Samsung Electronics and said more joint products were on the way.
"We'll work closely with Samsung to develop more products," Iribe said at South Korea's third annual Startup Nations Summit held in Seoul.

Source - CNET : Oculus CEO says more products with Samsung on the way

Although Gear VR is not perfect to make considerable sales, it is sufficiently meaningful as a first attempt for combining a smart phone and VR. It can be supposed that this try advances VR to become popular.

Already smartphone have a lot of sensors to realize many application, and anyone have it.
In this case, if smartphone can support VR, do anyone invest their money to buy other expensive gadget?
I believe the problems of their first combination can be supported to their next version by increasing display's resolution and refresh time and adding sensors. 

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CNET : In new ad, Microsoft insists Siri is incompetent

What good is a digital assistant if she can't tell you to leave early because of traffic reports? That's a question asked by Microsoft at any rate.


Microsoft insists that Siri hasn't improved at all, even if the iPhone has.
This is merely the latest in a series of ads in which Microsoft has looked down upon Siri like an ugly sister looks down upon Cinderella.

Source - CNET : In new ad, Microsoft insists Siri is incompetent

Although I know the method to scratch a competitor's product is very effective to spread their superiority, Microsoft's action isn't looking good.

If they have great thing like they said and it can touch consumers, they don't need to care other things.

Because consumer is smarter than they think.
Does Cortana want get worth more than Siri?

Then, She just show brilliant ability rather than ridicule don't bother others.

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gungs project Plan - Becoming a great presenter on APPLE Event or TED

A clear goal is a simple but powerful way to motivate people and it makes reaching their hands to place they sincerely hope.

That’s why this figure is drawn to show my goal easily.

- Goal

• To be a presenter on Apple event
• To be a presenter on TED

- Methode

• Make iOS App : making great application(using recently function) and increasing awareness.
• Write Articles : making my core contents (mainly related on ‘Display’) like a book and increasing reputation.
• Presentation : Establishing core values and stacking presentation skill through making a chance to reveal me in front of crowds.

They can seem to be not directly related on each other.
Through gungs project, I want show how connect these 3 different activities to the goal.

The goal of ‘gungs project’ is what I present my story to the world on Apple Event or TED.
Why?
It is just there was an impulse at some moments.
Although I don’t know why I think like that, It is supposed that I have been longing for Steve Jobs.
Everybody would have their goal when they starts something. I also would get a goal and it was becoming Steve Jobs.

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About Gungs Logo (inspired by Inception, 2010)

Some people think that logo can be a meaningful tool to represent themselves.

When I started the project in Oct. 2013, there was an image which crossed my mind in my dreams. It was a totem revealed at the film named ‘Inception,’ which gave me an inspiration for my logo.

That way when you look at your totem, you know beyond doubt you’re not in someone else’s dream.

In this film, the totem is an object which is used to test if a person is in his own reality and not in other person’s dream.

I’m on my dream everyday, like the totem which doesn’t stop from turning. I sincerely hope that this dream of mine would be my reality. That’s why the logo has the shape of the totem and the catching phrase, ‘Beyond your dream.’

I wish to reach a point where my dreams go beyond a totem’s endless turns.

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