Monday Matters #29

Latest and Greatest

In the world of business, nothing effects it more than the latest and greatest. Currently, one of the most sought out items in the world are smartphones. There is an extreme high market for them because companies, such as Apple and Android are always coming out with something new. This is why news around smartphones is huge and always in the news, hence the last four post. To me it seems very interesting how impacted the business world is by something so small.I feel like I would like to pursue somewhere in the business world and maybe I could create the latest and greatest invention.

Monday Matter #28

The Critical Smartphone Issue That Manufacturers Ignore

With the immense demand for the latest and greatest smartphone in today's society, companies are always trying to update their newest release, whether it be faster RAM, better signals, cooler features, etc. they seem to be ignoring one thing; battery life. In this editorial Ewan Spence  brings up the issue  on how phones used to work compared to how they do now. Back then, smartphones would last an upward of forty hours and now eighteen is impressive. This is because smartphone designers always try to make the newer phone thinner and sleeker than the previous model. However, in doing this, the first action taken is decreasing the battery size. Therefore, Spence proposes to increase the size of the battery, because 2 to 3 mm are worth the extra battery life.

Monday Matters #27

Expensive Galaxy S6 Fights iPhone 6 To Save Samsung

In recent news, Samsung has just launched their newest smartphone, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Ewan Spence, the author of this article, gives his opinion on how this phone can save Samsung. the main reasoning behind this is the new Samsung phone's price. The phone is priced at around $50 higher than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Spence believes that Samsung is now going to be able to make a higher profit, which is desperately needed after the last profit decrease due to the launch of the iPhone 6. In my opinion, this move by Samsung to raise the price is not smart. Since the beginning, Samsung has not been able to come close to Apple's latest devices and I feel by raising the price, the company is only going to give possible buyers even more reason to choose the iPhone over the Galaxy.

Monday Matters #26

Apples Newest Move

In recent Apple news, the company has just released the iOS 8.2 software and it is a big one. The main focus of the new update is brought around Apple newest release, the Apple Watch. The 8.2 software allows compatibility to the new watch and updates to its medical center. The watch allows one to check heart rate, calories burned, steps, etc. IOS 8.2 also comes with a number of bug fixes, including stopping the phone/tablet from connecting to unwanted wifi signals, which drain the devices battery.

Monday Matters #25

The World's Newest Billionaires

According to the recent Forbes billionaires list, 2014 was a record setting year for newcomers into the billionaire class, 290. America had came in second, right behind China. However, among the most famous of these people was Michael Jordan. With his iconic shoe brand and purchasing of the Charlotte Hornets, it came as no shock that he would make this list. The youngest of these new elitists are Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel, the founders of Snapchat. The popular app is now worth over $19 billion.

Monday Matters #24

Obama's Plan is Not the Plan

After reading arguments by Jayson Boyers and Michael Horn, I have come to agree with both of them that Obama's free education reform is not a good idea. I agree with Horn in that this nation does not need to add on to the immense debt we already face, with billions of dollars it would to achieve this program. Also, Boyer has a good point in saying that community college is not always a great option to begin with. Obama is not going to see the increased employment rates, he would like to see. If Obama wants to lower unemployment in the US he needs to work on lower college tuition as a whole and working with industry to supply college graduates with jobs after college.

Monday Matters #23

Boyers v. Horn

In these Boyers and Horn are both giving their opinions on Obama's new education reform. This reform being if students are able to maintain a certain GPA throughout their high school years, they will be able to receive free college tuition at a community college. However, both writers feel this plan if flawed, but for different reasons. Jason Boyers discusses that college is not a guarantee for success and gives fact to back that up. He feels that if Obama wants to get employment out of these community college graduates, he needs to work with industry. Michael B. Horn feels it is a good plan, however, too many problems arise as a result, such as, a piling up of debt and over populated community colleges. He feels Obama needs to just work on making all college more affordable as a whole.