Quick hits: March 2019, part 2

ed the success of its worldwide sales service, with over 130 countries included in what is a growing business dynamic. The group has in fact issued its own SMB Report 2018 dedicated to sales concluded by small and medium companies through the marketplace of Jeff Bezos and the results included therein appear extremely rosy. All this, according to Amazon, would have contributed to the creation of over 900 thousand jobs worldwide.

Android brand new hit (from the MWC)

While the smartphone world of Apple, Samsung and Huawei chases the latest cry in terms of new and sensational technologies, at WMC 2019 Android has routed the competition by presenting versatile models suitable for different types of public: from the historic super-economic model with Internet access from 50 $ (Nokia 3310) to the Android 7.0 Full HD screen with 1090p resolutions (Lenovo Moto 5G, 230 $), from the return of BlackBerry with its smartphone TLC BlackBerry KEYone and its keyword thought for processionals but also consumer (550 $) to the Premium Version of the Sony Xperia XZ and its high performance dynamic range mirror display and the 4G LTE processors (data transfer at up to 1Gbps. Android is ready for the challenge in 2010 with a wide list of different types of solutions for everyone!

Goldman Sachs doesn’t think Apple can compete with Samsung’s new foldable phone Apple and Samsung may offer similar functionality when it comes to their flagship smart-phones: both the latest iPhone and Galaxy phones include, for example, edge-to-edge displays and facial recognition. But when it comes to folding phones, Samsung will have a significant advantage in the near term, according to a team of Goldman Sachs analysts led by Rod Hall.

In a note published on February 20, the company called the $ 1280 Galaxy Fold recently introduced by Samsung ‘the main potential challenge’ for Apple in the ultra high-end smartphone market. ‘In terms of competition for Apple, we see the Fold as the ultimate ultra-end potential challenge with a convincing form factor that only Samsung’s folding OLED technology can offer in our view,’ reads the note.