Moto G makes tidy profit for Google, according to analysts

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If you thought there was no way Motorola was able to make money form the Moto G, think again. A new study posits that Motorola has worked in a tidy profit into each Moto G handset, and will clear about 5% from each sale once all is said and done. For consumers, this is great; we get a really nice device at a stellar price. For other OEMs, it could pressure them to follow suit.

Research firm TechInsights is speculating that the components inside the Moto G cost Motorola roughly $123. At an asking price of $199 for the 16GB model, Motorola would make around $76 per handset. Considering Motorola says they make money on every device sold, analyst Mark Newman from Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. proposes that Motorola’s total profit margin is less that 5% per handset after operating costs. If true, that gives them a max net profit of $2.50 per device sold at that price point.

Comparatively, Newman thinks Samsung has a 20% profit for similarly specced devices such as the Galaxy S3 Mini, and up to 28% on a Galaxy S4. A colleague of Newman’s notes that Apple makes a 30-35% margin on each 5S or 5C sold, so Motorola could be bucking a huge trend. This is, of course, speculative and lacking a factual basis, but these types of analysis often shed light on other issues within the mobile spectrum.

Since being purchased by Google, Motorola has seen a renaissance of sorts. In an effort to reinvent themselves, Motorola has done everything we could ask of an OEM. They’re responsive to consumers, active on social media, and competitively price their handsets. They also offer customization outside of cases and covers, and a host of great accessories.

With the Moto G, we are given a true mid-range powerhouse device. It’s a strong showing for Motorola, and a great follow-up to the Moto X. While a device with the specs of the Moto G fails to excite our tech-savvy souls, the pricing does. At $199, it makes an easy burner smartphone, or a step up for those on feature phones.

Motorola is striking a key balance for the US market, and setting a standard worldwide. While they don’t follow the Xiaomi model of selling a device at cost and making profits up via add-ons like cases or accessories, they also don’t go with the market flow of selling a device for maximum allowable profit. For a worldwide stage, Motorola is set up for success. The Moto G will go over quite well in emerging markets, and prices itself at a level other OEMs don’t seem willing to approach. If Motorola plans to actively encroach on Samsung’s dominance of Android, theirs is a solid game-plan.

Nest app update makes it easier to monitor home automation components

Home automation has been a long-time fantasy of geeks and while the fascination has somewhat given way to other trends, some, like Nest, have kept the torch alive. Now the company is rolling out an update to its Android and iOS apps that makes it easier for users to manage their Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Protect smoke alarm whether at home or far away.

The biggest and probably the most long-awaited improvement to the Nest Android app is support for different screen orientations. It is always annoying to use an app on a tablet that is stuck in portrait mode. It is even more jarring when an app supports both landscape and portrait modes, but not consistently. Such was the case with the Nest app, which previously forced users to switch to a landscape orientation to get to some settings, even on a phone. Thus the apps has been completely redesigned to be useful in whatever orientation, situation, or device you may be using.

A lot of the other improvements in this new version is related to the Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm These include automatically calling emergency services should an incident occur or providing first aid and emergency instructions in case of an event. The app now provides the results of previous Nest Protect tests, both those done manually and self-tests made by the system, to ensure that the user is up to date on the monitor’s hardware status.

The Nest app is available for free on Google Play Store, but, of course, you need to own one of the home monitors to have any use for the app. Updates will roll out automatically like any other Android app update and user action is not needed.

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Snapdragon 800: the next Qualcomm processor is a Monster makes be.

Be exaggerated of Snapdragon Qualcomm 800. Filed in early January and waiting for the second half of the year, notebook processor should our smartphones and our top shelves of area, through his extensive skills and his great power to equip but also some computers and televisions.

It is while this had aired Qualcomm 2013, on its Snapdragon-800 along with the rest of its range of the veil. If only the 600 version is available, it team a already high range as HTC and the S4 Galaxy phones. This is an interview, that the representatives of marketing at Qualcomm a bit the intentions of the company with the next version of its SOC revealed

The Snapdragon-800 looks powerful

Technically the processor will be with quad-core 2.3 GHz, all engraved in 28 nanometer very solid with an architecture. The CPU will be accompanied by a graphical part Adreno 330, successor of the famous Adreno-320 found today everywhere. In addition, to enable full connectivity with support for the 4 G, USB 3.0, will be to read 4.0 Blutooth and WiFi AC, Snapdragon 800 able and coding in 4 k, a two times greater than the resolution is full HD, that we find on the nearest public television.

Speaking of TV, explains Manager at Qualcomm the integration of his chip over smartphones and tablets with the possibility of computers and television by its availability, expected to find for the second half of the year. The Snapdragon-800 are facing competition such as the NVIDIA Tegra 4 or the Samsung Exynos Fort 5 octa. But Qualcomm on the qualities of the product and expertise led many brands to equip their products with the brand processors.

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Upcoming title Arma Tactics makes us want Project Shield even more

We're all patiently waiting for the release of NVIDIA's Project Shield, but seeing things like today's mention of the new game Arma Tactics makes it seem like a long wait. It looks very much like a typical combat squad game on a console or the PC, including the incredible graphics and fine-tuned controls.

You lead your squad through close combat, with random missions and an endless variety of tactics can be used to finish them. Some of us would go the stealthy route and snipe the enemy, while others can rush in with barrels blazing. Either way sounds pretty damn awesome right now.

NVIDIA promises Arma Tactics to be "one of the best looking mobile games to date." The video certainly appears that way. Tegra 4 enhancements like complex textures and physics, or environmental effects (check out the smoke in the video) have really got me itching to play this one on the new hardware. 

NVIDIA says Arma Tactics is coming soon to Google Play, in the meantime hit the break and watch the video.

Source: Tegra Zone