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The 25 Most Popular Mobile Apps in America
[Consumer]
2015/09/14 11:06
A look at the top 25 most popular mobile apps in the US, as measured by comScore, leads to several observations.1. As the US smartphone market matures, the mobile-app leaders aren’t changing.Some 21 of the top 25 apps, as ranked by comScore, were the same in June 2015 as a year ago, when we first published this list. Eight of the top 10 were the same. Those were: Facebook, YouTube, Google Sear...
(Infographic) Apple vs Android Insights from 3,000,000 Results
[Product]
2015/09/14 11:06
With Apple expected to reveal a new iPhone model today, we figured it was an ideal time to dig deep into our 3DMark benchmark data and see what we could learn about the competition between Apple and Android. Working with more than three million 3DMark benchmark results from the last two years we've gathered some unique insights into one helpful infographic.Infographic : http://www.futuremark.co...
How Much Online Shoppers Around the World Are Spending
[Consumer]
2015/09/14 11:05
Over the past few years, online shopping has become increasingly popular around the world. In markets such as the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, e-commerce penetration has already climbed past 70% of the adult population, and emerging markets such as Brazil and China are seeing rapid growth in online shopping adoption.But how much are people around the world actually spending online? Accord...
(Video) Anti-Counterfeiting 3D Barcodes Could be Molded Into Products
[Tech]
2015/09/14 11:04
The first 3D barcode which can be built into products during manufacture has been developed by Yorkshire engineers. The anti-counterfeit marker is virtually invisible to the naked eye and impossible to detect by touch. It can be read using a laser scanner, allowing anything from phones to pills to be tracked and verified as authentic.Made public today, Wednesday 9 September 2015, at the British...
Next Generation Vertical Take-off and Landing Airplane - TriFan 600
[Design]
2015/09/14 11:03
TriFan 600 is a new generation of an airplane that can do vertical takeoff and landing. This six-seat airplane gives you freedom to travel, transporting you door-to-door rather than airport-to-airport. Using 3 ducted fans, this airplane lifts off vertically and in seconds those 2 wing fans rotate forward for a seamless transition to high-speed flight, it’s designed to fly as fast and as high a...
(PDF) BCG - What Really Shapes the Customer Experience
[Business]
2015/09/13 11:10
In today’s omnichannel world, consumers have many more ways to learn about and purchase products and services—such as through websites and social media, in a store, and on a device while on the go—than they have had in the past. With so many channels, platforms, and devices to get right, companies frequently struggle to coordinate and prioritize the many different ways that customers interac...
(Patent) How Google’s Self-Driving Cars May Handle the Toughest Situations
[Tech]
2015/09/13 11:09
A Google patent application that was published online last week details a system to assist its self-driving vehicles in difficult situations, such as certain left-hand turns.Left-hand turns are one of the tougher things drivers have to do. They result in far more accidents than right-hand turns, and have been called “the bane of traffic engineers.” The challenge of turning left holds for self...
The Rise and Stall of Apple's iPad Business
[Product]
2015/09/13 11:08
On Wednesday, Apple introduced the iPad Pro, a tablet with a much larger (12.9-inch) touch screen than previous iPads, in addition to revealing a new optional stylus and physical keyboard/cover.It's almost like Apple is taking a cue from the Microsoft Surface and trying to bridge the gap between traditional laptop computers and tablets — a market it legitimized with the first iPad back in 2010...
A Smart Way to Keep Streets Clean
[Design]
2015/09/13 11:07
The British Have Determined The Best Soccer Player In The World All While Cleaning Their Environment. Here's How."Normally we encourage people to think outside the box, but not this time..." UK's Hubbub writes on their website.The company, which aims to communicate environmental issues in a relatable way, has started a campaign to "Vote With Your Butt" in an effort to help keep London's streets...
Secondhand Clothing Marketplace thredUP Raises $81M from Goldman Sachs
[Investing]
2015/09/13 11:06
ThredUP, a marketplace for used apparel, is hoping to offer consumers a more premium experience by individually vetting each item of used clothing sold through its site.The San Francisco-based company just raised an $81M Series E round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. ThredUP has raised over $125M to date.“We’re excited to partner with thredUP,” Ian Friedman, co-head of GSIP Private...
The Gridlocked Global Economy
[Investing]
2015/09/13 11:05
IN 2009, in the middle of the financial crisis, global economic growth fell to zero. China and other emerging-market economies had added exactly as much to global GDP—1.5% in purchasing-power-parity terms—as America and the rest of the rich world had lost. Since the crisis, everyone has lowered their expectations. Global growth has flattened out to just above 3% for the last few years. And th...
The Genomic Revolution Will Break Radical Ground for Brands
[Business]
2015/09/13 11:04
Futures Director at Pearlfisher investigates what the implications of engineering ourselves will be.Today’s consumers are increasingly demanding brands that are centered on answering their individual needs and wants, strengths and weaknesses—and radical breakthroughs in science and technology are increasingly making the answering of these demands much easier and more specific.In the healthcar...
