Samsung take a beating in MENA region as local brands gain momentum

Middle east and North african ( MENA ) region continue to show brisk sales of overall mobile phones (smartphones + feature phones)  as the region 'mobile sales grew 23% Yoy.  Smartphone sales across these regions have been  growing 3  times faster that global  smartphone growth

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN MARKET : MOBILE OEM'S ACROSS THE REGION

• Samsung , Huawaei and Tecno were among the top 3 biggest players in this regions,
•  Samsung's share in 2015 declined to 41%, a 9% decline from 50% share it had in Q3,2014
• Samsung loss was, was Tecno's gain .The local brand Tecno saw its marketshare grow from 4.8% to 8.2% 
•  Tecno became the 3rd largest mobile player, notching up 123% increase in mobile shipments in juts under a year 
• Apple' increased its marketshare in the MENA nations from 2.2% to 4%and broke into the top 5 largest players

the demographic divide in america: baby boomers vs millenials

REAL TIME DEMOGRAPHICS IN UNITED STATES 

which african country has the highest start ups

NIGERIA, KENYA AND SOUTH AFRICA HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF START UPS IN AFRICAN CONTINENT

8 out of 10 asia's biggest billion dollar consumer internet start ups are chinese

80% Asian Consumer Internet Start Ups are Chinese and rest from India

8 out of 10   Asia's biggest consumer Internet start ups, with over 1 billion USD valuation   are from China  and the rest from India

No 3 : Didi Kuaidi :Apart from Xiaomi and China Internet Plus .. China has its own equivalent of uber and ola. Didi Kuaidi  which is ranked 3rd biggest consumer internet start up in Asia is a company made up of China's two largest taxi-hailing firms- Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache as result of a merger in Feb. 2015.

No 4: Flipkart is India's biggest ecommerce marketplace and  the country's biggest unicorn, which is currently valued at over $15billion

No 5: Asia's 5 largest Unicorn is chinese peer to peer lending Lufax  which us valued more than $19billion recently.Lufax was   launched in 2012  and the company is a  part of Pi.ng An Insurance group ,which is  china's  largest insurer by asset

No 6 : Asia's 6th largest start up is  chinese technology company DJI  valued in excess of $8 billion . DJI manufactures commercial and recreational unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for aerial photography and videos

No 7 : Zhong An Online is among the first insurance company in china to sell all kinds of insurance policy as well as handle claims online .Zhong On is valued over $8 billion and it is  China’s first truly digital insurer.Ranked 7th as Asia's biggest start up across consumer Internet space

No 8. :Ola Cabs is India's  cab booking along with aggregation  service is ranked 8th biggest asian  consumer Internet unicorn .Ola's currently valuation  is  $5  billion

No 9 :Snapdeal  is India's 2nd largest e commerce marketplace after flipkart, and valued over $5billion

No 10 :UCar provides a chauffeured car service in China, located at Tianjin china and founded in 2014. Ucar  is valued currently at  $3.4 billion

With the exception of British Airways, the European brands in the table have seen minimal growth or a decline in their brand values. Iberia has been the worst affected, its brand value has fallen 23% to $951m. Southwest Airlines achieved a 52% growth in brand value Airlines 50 Sector Analysis – Airlines after a strong financial year and American Airlines’ brand value soared 39% to $3,649m, moving it up to 5th place

These 10 Start up Unicorns are paying the best salary to retain the best

For unicorns.. getting the right people  are at times  bigger than clients. Unlike bigger and established  companies that have the continuity of legacy  infrastructure : to back them.. years of business continuity where systems and process are replicated to the T

In Start ups however its  the ability to scale up, adding value  and faster turnaround times needs more than talented people  who are willing to get out of their comfort zone at a cost.. Most of that times.. its " compensation" along with other perks that play a key role in getting the right people

This chart shows which Unicorns pay the  best salary based on the market. The data  is based on " crunchbase lederboard and been matched with glassdoor reviews

p 20 highest paying startup unicorns. These 10 Start up Unicorns are paying the best salary to retain the best

1.CLOUDERA - provides  Apache Hadoop-based software and support to businesses,
Compnsation :One of the best paymasters across start ups with mployee median salary coming in at more than $142,000. .

2.JAWBONE  –A wearable health and fitness company  which tracks  you while you work out
Average base median annual salary $130,000

3.MEDALLIA – provides cust services as SaaS platform  to hospitality, retail, and financial sectors  Average median annual base salary $121,920 –

4.PINTEREST– median annual base salary $118,420

5.DROPBOX – cloud storage start up.
Average median annual base salary $116,840

6.AIRBNB– biggest vacation and rental marketplace
Average  median annual base salary $116,840 –

7. KABAM – develops online Gaming
Average median annual base salary $116,840 –

8. APPDYNAMICS – Performance analysis app
Average median annual base salary $114,218

9. CREDITKARMA – provides free Credit Report to consumers
Average median annual base salary $111,760

10.OKTA – helps business manage  their security and online identity
Average  median annual base salary $110,000

150 unicorns are worth at total of 525 billion USD

top 100 start up companies with valuations of 1$ billion and above from Sumit Roy

Microsoft keluarkan patch untuk Update Windows 8.1 yang mengalami error yang menyebabkan BSODs

Melakukan Update Windows 8.1 memang bisa di bilang sangat gampang hanya dengan internetayng terhubung dan selnjutnya dang satu lkali klik maka kita hanya di harapkan menunggu dan bersabar, namun pada kasus baru ini tenyata membuat dag digdug juga karena setelah update mengalami error, Microsoft keluarkan patch untuk Update Windows 8.1 yang mengalami error yang menyebabkan BSODs

Ternyata masalah ini sudah di alami ratusan pengguna yang mengkonfirmasi bug yang menghalangi Update Windows 8.1  setelah terinstal diinstal pada sejumlah komputer desktop, Microsoft sendiri mengakui masalah tersebut dan mengkonfirmasi lebih banyak kesalahan yang menghalangi penyebaran dan, terlebih lagi, menyebabkan bisa menyebabkan BSODs.
Microsoft mengeluarkan dua update, KB2956283 dan KB2967012 untuk mengkonfirmasi masalah Update Internet Explorer 11 dan BSOD pada Windows 8.1 , masing-masing, kesalahan 800F0922, 800F0923, 80070003, 80070005, 80070490, 80073712 dan, dan pesan “We couldn't complete the updates, Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer,”pesan yang tampil pada komputer beberapa penguna yang melakukan update.

"Sementara kami percaya sebagian besar orang telah menerima update, Dan kami berkomitmen untuk membantu memastikan keselamatan mereka. Sebagai hasilnya, kami telah memutuskan untuk memperpanjang persyaratan untuk pelanggan konsumen kami untuk memperbarui perangkat  Windows 8.1 pembaruan untuk menerima update keamanan  30 hari sampai 10 Juni, "kata Microsoft Brandon LeBlanc.

Update untuk Windows 8.1sedang dikirim ke komputer yang menjalankan Windows 8.1 melalui Windows Update,dan juga terdapat panduan untuk yang mangalami error saat melakuakn update, namun banyak yang menalami mesalah setelah meleukan update tersebut.

Hal yang paling buruk apabila tidak melaukan update ini adalah dengan computer yang menjalankan 8.1 tidak akan menerima pembaruan lainnya dan patch keamanan, jadi pilihan kita apakah akan melakukan update atau tidak, namun apabila ada kesalahan update masih ada cara secara maunal untuk di instal pada komputer.