Today's Apple earnings report expected to show rebound numbers on strength of iPhone and services

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple will conduct its 2017 Q2 Earnings Call later on today and the company, who has reported year-on-year revenue declines for the past three quarters, is expected to rebound and announce it has hit revenue targets. Analysts speculate on Apple's rebounding due to iPhone 7 sales during the holidays as well as a surge in revenue from Apple's various services including Apple Music, iTunes, Apple Pay and other service complementary to Apple's ecosystem.

"With the stock trading at around $121, we believe Apple is fully priced. Today's earnings report will be of special significance since it is the first report to include a full quarter of Apple's newest flagship device, the iPhone 7," explains Investing.com Senior Analyst, Clement Thibault.

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Axonify sets to disrupt outdated training tools to meet the needs of modern businesses

Axonify, the company behind the world’s first Employee Knowledge Platform, today launched a campaign to highlight the growing dissatisfaction and frustration among learning and development professionals with antiquated learning tools, like the Learning Management System (LMS), which is leading to its steep decline (according to market analyst, Ambient Insight).

The campaign showcases a series of videos that feature an everyday corporate employee who conjures up strange, funny and elaborate ways to express his dissatisfaction with the LMS. The videos will appeal to the many L&D professionals who contact Axonify about their real-life frustrations with the LMS each and every day.

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Over 2,000 Google employees join protest against Trump’s immigration ban

You can’t browse through any news site these days and not see news related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration in seven Muslim-majority countries. Even big tech company leaders are speaking up. But it isn’t just the leaders this time. More than 2,000 Google employees in eight offices in the US walked off their jobs to protest the immigration ban. They made use of the hashtag #GooglersUnite, where the employees tweeted photos and videos of the walkout activities around the world—including one at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View.

The protest happened after employees donated over US$2 million to a crisis fund that will be distributed to nonprofit groups working to support the refugees. Google matched the donation. The protest was organized by the employees but supported by Google. Both the company’s co-founder Sergey Brin and CEO Sundar Pichai spoke at the rally, with Pichai being quoted by saying “The fight will continue,” and Brin saying “it’s a debate about fundamental values.”

Source: The Verge

Dell promotes collaboration in the classroom with 4K Interactive Touch Monitors

Dell EMC didn’t just launch new laptops, there are new Interactive Touch Monitors for classroom use. The Dell 55-inch C5518QT and 86-inch C8618QT are 4K monitors that allow for up to 20 touch points. It features InGlass touch technology, which promises a more natural writing experience, and an anti-glare and anti-smudge coating. The units come with two passive styluses for you to use. Both displays come with multiple ports for plug-and-play connectivity and have optional wireless connectivity via Dell Wireless Module. These can even integrate a Dell OptiPlex Micro desktop at the back panel without the need of a separate power cord. The Dell 55 4K Interactive Touch Monitor (C5518QT) and the Dell 86 4K Interactive Touch Monitor (C8618QT) will be available beginning March 30, on Dell.ca.