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APPLE SIRI VOICE RECOGNITION TRUMPS ANDROID VOICE

November 14, 2011

In a small study at The Arora Report, accuracy of Apple (AAPL) Siri voice recognition trumped Google (GOOG) Android voice recognition. The study involved reading a page of text by five different persons to Apple Siri and three android devices in a room with moderate conversational noise. Siri showed only 96% accuracy which is less than what Apple enthusiasts claim. Android fared even worse with only 93% accuracy. The study was repeated with no material noise. Siri showed accuracy of 98%, Android showed accuracy of 97%. The accuracy needs to approach 100% for voice recognition to be

CRAY (CRAY): BIG SUPER COMPUTER ORDER

November 14, 2011

Cray (CRAY) stock is trading strongly higher after it was announced that University of Illinois’ National Center for Supercomputing Applications has struck a $188 million multi-year deal with Cray. Cray will provide XE6 and XK6 models. These computers will incorporate Opteron CPUs from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Kapler GPU from Nvidia (NVDA). Historically, Cray moves up on big announcements and then drifts down unless there is a short squeeze.

IBM (IBM) PURCHASE BY BUFFETT

November 14, 2011

IBM (IBM) can now count Warren Buffett as owner of over 5% of the stock. Buffett has built his $10.7 billion stake in IBM over the last two quarters. This is Buffett’s first big technology purchase. Investors may want to observe caution in following Buffett into IBM as Buffett stated that he is done with his purchases and his purchases were at an average cost of about $170. Now IBM is trading around $190.

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS (AMAG): DRUG SHOWS PROMISE

November 14, 2011

AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG) announced a study of its drug Feraheme (ferumoxytol) that makes it an acquisition candidate. New study from a head-to-head trial comparing Feraheme Injection for intravenous use to iron sucrose in patients with iron deficiency anemia and chronic kidney disease is positive for AMAG Pharmaceuticals. The data was presented in the late-breaking clinical trials poster session at the American Society of Nephrology. If and when six screens of the ZYX Change Method are satisfied, we will issue a buy signal on the Real Time Feed of the ZYX Buy Change Alert.

MAKE MONEY TO BUY MODERN WARFARE 3, SHORT ACTIVISION STOCK

November 12, 2011

The wait is finally over. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the latest video game in Activision’s (ATVI) hit franchise is hitting home gaming machines. Modern Warfare 3 maybe the biggest launch ever compared to any movie, game, or music that our world has seen. Most estimates are that this video game will generate over $1 billion in its first six weeks of release. As is the tradition in the Modern Warfare franchise, this game puts the gamers into the roles of soldiers fighting battles in the first person. The early reviews have been stellar. After

APPLE TO MAKE BILLIONS ON GOOGLE’S ANDROID

November 12, 2011

These symbols are included in this article Apple (AAPL), and Google (GOOG). After the passing of Steve Jobs, investors face uncertainty in shares of Apple (AAPL). Will the stock next hit $100 or $1,000? This article is the third in a series, ‘œThe Future of Apple,’ designed to give investors appropriate insights on the future of the iconic company. Here we look into the Android mobile operating system developed by Google (GOOG) that directly competes with Apple. Google is supposed to make money from Android, not its competitor Apple, but Apple could be looking at a bonanza.

APPLE’S SIRI IS EATING GOOGLE’S LUNCH

November 12, 2011

These symbols are included in this article Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), and Nuance (NUAN) Apple’s Siri is beginning to eat Google’s lunch. Google has spread its wings, but Google’s bread and butter is still selling advertising on search pages. Siri from Apple is the start of disintermediation from Google search. Siri is a voice controlled virtual personal assistant from Apple /quotes/zigman/68270/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL -0.13% that relies on artificial intelligence. When I asked Siri to find the best Indian restaurant nearby, it came up with the right answer. It did not answer with the nearest restaurant but found the highest rated restaurant

Jobs of Apple Wins, Adobe Loses

November 9, 2011

The big fight between Jobs of Apple (AAPL) and Adobe (ADBE) aided by the establishment is well documented. Apple hated Adobe Flash so much that it banned Adobe Flash from all Apple devices. The breaking news is that in an email last night Adobe announced that it will stop further development of Flash. Jobs of Apple wins, Adobe and the establishment lose. In April 2010, when Jobs of Apple issued a memo on Adobe Flash, we were so impressed with the contents of the memo that we stored it in our archives. On this monumental day, all