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(PDF) KPMG - An Eye on The Future : Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
[Business]
2015/08/12 10:24
Almost 1 in 2 finance professionals say annual budgets are 'politically agreed numbers', which cease to be relevant after they’re set. Over 2/3 of respondents agreed that within 5 years the traditional budgeting process would be transformed into rolling forecasts. Planning, budgeting and forecasting: an eye on the future is the first of three pieces of research KPMG's Enterprise Performance Ma...
Samsung Cuts Intel’s Semiconductor Sales Lead to 16% in 2Q15
[Business]
2015/08/11 11:17
Top 20 semiconductor suppliers’ sales increase by just 1% in 2Q15 as compared to 1Q15.IC Insights will release its August Update to the 2015 McClean Report later this month. The August Update will include an in-depth analysis of the IC foundry market and a look at the top 25 1H15 semiconductor suppliers’ sales results and their outlooks for 3Q15 (the top 20 1H15 semiconductor suppliers are co...
(Video) Wize Mirror Measures a Person's Overall Health Score
[Tech]
2015/08/11 11:17
Wize Mirror measures a person's overall health score and dishes out friendly health advice, too.Worlds away from talking mirrors of fairy tale fame, a group of researchers are developing a smart mirror that can actually tell if you are healthy or not. Semeoticons leads the study and development of the Wize Mirror that aims to detect early signs of disease in the person.With the Wize Mirror, sta...
Teens Still Prefer Texting to Instant Messaging
[Consumer]
2015/08/11 11:17
All those messaging apps are OK, but teens in the US still heavily prefer traditional texting.Messaging apps are everywhere: Facebook has Messenger and WhatsApp, Snapchat is ubiquitous among teens, and special-purpose apps like Kik, Yik Yak, and Whisper are all having their time in the sun as well.But despite all these choices, US teens still prefer the good old text message. According to Pew R...
The New Geography of M&A
[Investing]
2015/08/11 11:17
Before industrial companies sell assets, they must understand the motivations of the full array of potential buyers, especially those emerging in the East.Consumer-facing companies have long known that it pays to tailor products for local tastes as they enter emerging markets. McDonald’s offers a McAloo Tikki sandwich in India — a patty made of peas and potatoes. In China, Kraft’s iconic Ore...
(Video) Young Israeli Fashion Designer Prints World's First 3D Collection
[Design]
2015/08/11 11:17
Fashion designer and innovator Danit Peleg, 27, is giving the world something to talk about. The creator of the world's first 3D printed clothing collection, Peleg explains:My goal was to create a ready-to-wear collection printed entirely at home using printers that anyone can get. I've spent the past year searching for the best solution.She adds:Just imagine the potential… if you're cold, pri...
Electronic gift card startup CashStar raises $15M
[Investing]
2015/08/11 11:17
CashStar, the company behind the Starbucks, Best Buy, and Aeropostale’s electronic payment and gift card system, announced that it raised $15 million for its series D round.The company, created by coupons.com founder and CEO Steven Boal, partnered with LivingSocial in 2012 for a Starbucks campaign to boost the coffee giant’s sales for its 4th quarter. The result was a Guinness World Record fo...
(Video) Fitzania - When Your Gym Is An Arcade, And Your Arcade Says You Have Cancer
[Tech]
2015/08/11 11:16
What if going in for a medical checkup didn’t involve waiting in a sterile white room decorated with cotton balls and otoscope attachments? What if, instead, you could step up to play a game, as if you’re visiting an old-school arcade?That’s the premise of Fitzania, an interactive exhibit that was on display at the UAE’s recent Museum of the Future installation, conceived by Tellart and pro...
Electrolux HP+ Encourages Gaming In A Good Way
[Design]
2015/08/11 11:16
It’s all about connecting the dots and relating to the present generation. Like it or not, children learn a lot more things via the digital world and gamifying health and hygiene is what the Electrolux HP+ intends to do.Using funky projections that educate a child about the differences between healthy and unhealthy food, the HP+ engages and makes it fun to inculcate good habits. Washing hands...
(PDF) PwC - Making Sense of The Evolving Mobile Payments Landscape
[Business]
2015/08/10 11:19
Despite an estimated $142 billion market for mobile payments by 2019, few solutions have gained traction in the US. Scattered successes among a few providers have revealed what may be the logical direction for success, but the landscape is still fragmented and unknown. To succeed, a mobile payment system will have to solve multiple issues that have stymied adoption in the past. How should merch...
(Patent) Once Thought Dead, Google Glass Gets a Second Coming
[Tech]
2015/08/10 11:19
Though considered an epic failure, according to its makers and a recent patent, Google Glass might have simply suffered from first-version woes.Google announced that they would no longer be selling Google Glass in January of this year, and at that time, the device was pulled from the market. It seems that the futuristic technology was a little before its time, and not much of a fashion statemen...
Target Launches Beacon Test In 50 Stores, Will Expand Nationwide Later This Year
[Business]
2015/08/10 11:19
Target, the second largest general merchandise retailer in the U.S., announced this morning that it will start testing beacon technology in 50 of its stores nationwide. With beacon technology, the company says it will be able to send information about deals as well as recommendations directly to consumers’ smartphones, provided they opt in to receive these alerts.Initially, the beacon technolo...
