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(PDF) The Dark Side of Mobile Sharing
[Consumer]
2016/06/16 11:00
On the web you can share content via social media (Facebook, Twitter, et al.) or you can share through channels which aren’t public by design (e-mails, instant messaging). The latter are called dark social media. This sounds sinister, but basically entails private referral traffic that’s harder to track, as it comes back without referral data attached.Retailers and publishers like sharing, be...
Car Brands Are Reinventing Dealerships as Lifestyle Destinations
[Business]
2016/06/16 11:00
Recent months have seen an increase in brands catering to young people’s desire for multipurpose retail environments by offering up their stores as interactive spaces. Activewear brands are opening full-service fitness studios, and auto brands are following suit, putting car showrooms to more inventive use.CADILLAC HOUSEIn a bid to lure customers without the hard sell, Cadillac has launched a...
(PDF) Accenture - As-a-Service : The Asia-Pacific Advantage
[Business]
2016/06/15 11:17
Asia-Pacific buyers are ahead of their Western competitors in terms of As-a-Service investments and adoption. What do they know that their counterparts don’t?It’s no secret that companies are changing the way they buy and receive services to support their business operations. After all, traditional “lift-and-shift” approaches lost their luster years ago. Today’s executives aren’t simply l...
(Patent) Apple Wins Patents for Transparent AR Device, Device with Wrap-Around Display
[Tech]
2016/06/15 11:17
Apple won a pair of patents relating to advanced mobile devices including a property covering transparent augmented reality devices and IP detailing a mobile electronic device with flexible wrap-around display.Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple's U.S. Patent No. 9,367,093 for a "Transparent electronic device" is a variation of a augmented reality concept AppleInsider first r...
Android Pay Most Used Payment App, Security Fears Holding Adoption Back
[Consumer]
2016/06/15 11:17
Survey found that P2P payments were growing faster than in-store mobile payments, driven by Millennials.At Apple’s WWDC yesterday, the company announced that it was extending Apple Pay to the mobile web. This was rumored earlier this year and only quickly mentioned by Apple Senior VP Craig Federighi during his keynote remarks. The expansion of Apple Pay to websites (desktop and mobile) is pote...
Electric Truck Startup Nikola Motors Claims $2.3 Billion in Preorders Before Prototype Is Even Ready
[Product]
2016/06/15 11:17
In May, Nikola Motors made two big announcements: The first was that it existed, and the second was that it was developing a US $375,000 hybrid electric semi truck called the Nikola One. The company promised that the truck, powered by lithium battery packs and a compressed natural gas generator, would be better than the current generation of semi trucks in every single way. Nikola said it would...
This Agency Says It Just Invented the World's Perfect Beer Glass
[Design]
2016/06/15 11:16
Coors Light may have its double-vented wide-mouth cans and its two-stage activation bottles, but it doesn't have a monopoly on beer technology. Another Molson Coors brand, Cobra, is out with a notable invention—not with its own packaging, but with a special glass it claims is revolutionary.London agency Karmarama helped design the glass, with help from hydrodynamics and fluid mechanics special...
Mobile-Only Service Provides Quick-Fire Car Hire - Virtuo
[Business]
2016/06/15 11:16
Once a booking has been made, customers use the app to geolocate their car and to receive a digital key.A new start-up has taken the often protracted process of hiring a car back to the drawing board and rolled out a new streamlined take on the service. Virtuo employs a mobile-only approach, with customers registering, making bookings and gaining access to vehicles all via their smartphone.Repo...
(Infographic) Foot Acupressure Points for Foot Massage
[Consumer]
2016/06/15 11:16
This creative infographic provides a beautiful representation of the acupressure points on the human foot. Great information for giving the perfect foot massage or just helping overall health, if you know where to apply pressure. See below this infographic for a list of the pressure points in the foot and how they correspond to your body’s health.Infographic : http://www.bestinfographics.co/wp...
The Joy of Projecting
[Design]
2016/06/15 11:16
If you’re an office-bum like me, you know that life is all about presentations being projected on virtually every possible surface. In short, life is more about knowing the projector, so imagine my delight when I come across devices like the Hal 2010 – an easy-to-use projector. Designed for home, an innovative high-end 360° speaker system with rechargeable battery that’s been integrated to...
Quarterly Trend Report - Q2. 2016 Edition
[Trendbird]
2016/06/14 16:14
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q2. 2016 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?). "Crowd-Sourced, Expert-Curated" is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve. Thanks. The Trendbird Team------...
Line’s IPO Filing Shows The Asian Chat App is Going Public Past its Peak
[Investing]
2016/06/14 11:14
Line, a messaging app popular in Asia, passed an important landmark on June 9—they filed a F1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, ahead of a July public offering.Link’s IPO is a big moment for the tech industry at large, because finally investors will place a public valuation on a messaging company. More than two years after Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $18 billion and began to...
