Author: f.salerno

 

 

Credits: Zo- Fabrizio Salerno

Lavar-Massimo Salerno

Brad-Anthony Paul

UCLA Coach- Matteo George

Music: “For Whom The Bell Tolls”-J.Cole

 

Recently, Apple had their Annual Keynote where they announced all the new products that the company is planning to launch and the new update that is most likely on everybody’s devices as we speak. What is interesting is that Apple announced two phones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X.  Now to many users the iPhone 8 doesn’t seem to be as hyped because it is like all the same iPhones and it is potentially a fluke if you buy it.  But it turns out there are some differences that separate it from the other iPhones.  Here is Fabrizio Salerno with the story.

Ahh, Lets get right into it, even if they are in the market for like an iPhone, the iPhone 10 is coming out so soon.  Why is Apple even putting this phone out, what kind of a cash grab is this okay fine it has wireless charging you’ve been asking for that for a while.  But is that really enough everyone wants a new thing something shiny come on.

It is a busy Friday afternoon as many associates aregoing around the store and trying to help as many bodies as possible.  Also they are answering questions about any new devices including the
iPhone 8.   It is definitely an exiting time at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington New York to speak to many associates one including Ajay Mahmood who can potentially help us learn about the new iPhone 8.

“We have a lot of traffic now at the
store but regardless of the amount of people that are in the store it is our busiest time of the year.  It is the first time since the launch of the iPhone that we had had the highest customer rating”.  (Customer review of the experience).

As Many Consumers are coming into the store and playing with the devices notice that each phone doesn’t have that much physical differences, but as many associates came over and explained that the differences aren’t too much physically but are mainly internally.

“For Me basically everything has changed.  Now we are introducing something that is awesome and that is wireless charging.  We also have something which is a processor that is better than previous.  The A-11 Bionic chip which makes it much faster and does the job good”.

As Apple releases products each and every year, many consumers wonder why Apple does use Social Media for Surveys or ask real life consumers what they can improve upon the products each year.  Sophia Interlicchio is a huge iPhone user and wants Apple use suggestions to improve on the phone.

“I find that Apple is far more behind than other smartphone competitors and truly think that they can’t catch up.  However the major thing to note is that Apple beats the competition with its customer loyalty.  Unless Apple messes up with the next few iPhone releases, their Customers however may be annoyed with some features will stay”.

As Ajay works his shift at the Apple Store, he notices that many customers come up to him and ask about the iPhone and what they can do to enhance their experience with an iPhone.  He enjoys receiving these questions because it makes the work experience more fun throughout a long shift.

“One question i get a lot are when are the new products being released.  But most of the time customers are more interesting in how the products are useful so our daily routine is to make that first impression on that customer. How important and useful not for the features but how beneficial instead”.

With these ever so slight differences to the iPhone 8, the average consumer should wonder will it be worth upgrading my phone or should i leave it the way it is? Who knows only time and expertise will tell these slight differences will change the way we use our phone.  Did Apple Crush it or drop the ball with this one and release it just as a money grab? Who knows time will only tell.  From the Apple St0re, Fabrizio Salerno Baruch News.

 

For my next Podcast assignment I planned to interview a Baruch student who is a tech worker for the Apple store on 5th Avenue.  With the iPhone 8 and iPhone X releasing soon, getting a workers perspective on the new features with these devices seemed like a perfect timing interview.  For the personal background my intent was to go to the apple store during peak hours and record the background noises being heard throughout the store.

Peter Rosenberg, well known for his on the air personality at New York Hip-Hop Station Hot 97, has a podcast about the world of Pro Wrestling in the WWE entitled Cheap Heat.  The Podcast is intended for WWE fans who want to hear the opinions of on the air personalities that share the common finding of the wrestling industry.  From what I have listened to I would say it is mainly host interview.  The people on the panel all debate and analyze their take on what happened in the news of the WWE and what they feel is needed to help a particular WWE Superstar strive and get a push in the business.  The host would have a guest every so often on the podcast and they give their take about how long they have been in the industry and what life is like for them out side of the WWE.  It gives fans a chance to connect with the superstar on a level outside of what they see from their character on TV.  The podcasts is linked with the ESPN website.  So if you were to go under the podcast category of the site and select the sport in which it is in, it would be one of the top choices.  It it also advertised on the personality’s social media bio’s.  The podcast is distributed through Apple podcasts.  I would say it is a fairly popular podcast.  I follow Peter Rosenberg on Twitter and when the WWE has news or when they release the podcast you see him interacting with his twitter followers and responding to the comments they had to say about the latest episode. Occasionally I see him quote a fans tweet about a particular topic that should be introduced on the newest episode and he responds with positive feedback.  I would say to start with the latest podcast since it is a reaction to latest Summer Slam Pay per view and gives you a glimpse of what is in store for the superstars moving forward.