May 31, 2019
Author: Adam Pease
May 22, 2019
Google Cuts Off Huawei’s Android License; Huawei Faces Trade Sanctions
by Samra Anees and Jim Lundy In response to the recent blacklisting of Huawei by the US Federal Government, Google has revoked Huawei's Android license. This will be a severe blow for Huawei as it will affect its presen
May 9, 2019
The Google I/O 2019 Keynote Was a Push to Privacy That We Needed
by Samra Anees With social media and all kinds of mobile devices becoming completely integrated into our lives, there are rising concerns about the privacy surrounding the data that we may or may not know is being colle
May 6, 2019
Transform Tour Boston Recap
By Calvin Smith The Transform Tour continued on Thursday, May 2nd where we held our second stop in Boston, MA at the Bostonian Hotel. The briefing featured two analyst presentations (VP of Research Betsy Burton & CE
May 3, 2019
Google is Launching Its Duplex-Based Phone Operator for Small Businesses
By Samra Anees In March, Google announced that Google Duplex was rolling out; now, Google announces CallJoy, a small business phone that leverages Duplex capabilities to drive efficiency in small businesses. Google's Ca
April 30, 2019
What You Need to Know About Customer Revenue Optimization
By Calvin Smith Aragon Research just published a press release announcing our predictions for the future of customer revenue optimization. So, what is this new market, exactly? What can it do for your sales teams?
April 29, 2019
My Day at Google Next ’19
By Calvin Smith It started with an hour train ride from San Jose Dideron to 4th Street Station, San Francisco. Filled with an appropriate amount of excitement, I was about to attend my first Google Next event. As I pull
April 24, 2019
Samsung Delays Launch of Galaxy Fold Indefinitely, Days Before Release
by Samra Anees When Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Fold, there was a lot of hype around it because it was the first foldable phone to launch in the U.S. and an impressive feat of engineering; however, days before
April 18, 2019
3 Key Fundamentals of Building A Brand
By Calvin Smith Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a public relations and marketing panelist discussion in San Francisco. The topic of discussion was centered around improving your pitches by being more creative
April 17, 2019
Recap: Transform Tour Bay Area 2019
By Calvin Smith Yesterday, we kicked off our very first Transform Tour event of 2019! The Transform Tour Bay Area was held at the beautiful Pullman Hotel in Redwood City, CA. It consisted of two analyst presentations an
April 8, 2019
DocuSign Invests $15M in Seal Software: DA Poised to Go Mainstream
by Samra Anees DocuSign announced on March 28th that it is investing $15 million in Seal Software, furthering its relationship with the document and contract analytics firm. This blog explores this partnership and inve
March 26, 2019
3 Key Takeaways From the Apple Event 2019
by Samra Anees On March 25th, Apple hosted its Apple Event where it announced its upcoming services while placing a heavy emphasis on consumer privacy. While some services like Apple News Plus were underwhelming, three
March 20, 2019
Google’s Transforming the Gaming Industry with Stadia
by Samra Anees Google announced that it's coming out with its cloud-based game streaming service, Stadia, that emphasizes instant play and streaming games across devices. It was announced at the Game Developers Conferen
March 18, 2019
Companies Can Use Your Facial Data Without Your Consent
by Samra Anees As facial recognition technologies progress with image and video analytics, the need for regulation of facial recognition data is getting stronger. The Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act aims to r
March 12, 2019
Apple’s Augmented Reality Glasses Expected to Hit the Market This Year
by Samra Anees Trusted Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, predicted that Apple's augmented reality (AR) glasses are going to hit the market soon—maybe even by the end of this year. Currently, the AR glasses market is domin
March 8, 2019
The Google Assistant That Changed the World is Coming to iPhone
by Samra Anees and Jim Lundy Last year at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, Google demo'd a digital assistant that sounds just like a human. Recently, Google announced via a blog post that this digital
March 7, 2019
Facebook’s Public Stance on Privacy Differs From Its Private Lobbying
by Samra Anees On March 6th, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced via a Facebook post that they are striving for a more "privacy-focused" future for the company. This comes after continued negative news in the press o
March 5, 2019
Huawei is Challenging Samsung with New Foldable Phone, Huawei Mate X
by Samra Anees Samsung's Galaxy Fold has stirred up the smartphone industry and while we knew that it wasn't the only one working on foldable phones, Huawei has introduced its own version not too long after. On February
March 1, 2019
4 Things You Should Know About the US Artificial Intelligence Strategy
by Adrian Bowles This month the President signed the Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, reaffirming a vital role for the Federal Government in “facilitating AI R&D, pro