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(Infographic) How Steve Jobs Started – The Life Of Apple’s Founder
[Business]
2015/05/17 11:10
Apple just announced its first new product category since the iPad. And since Steve Jobs. Follow his life path to see how he learned to create and think like a genius, as told by Walter Isaacson.How Steve Jobs Started – The Winding PathAs people around the world wondered if innovation at Apple had stopped with Steve Jobs, we want to share with you a snapshot of the genius’s life. How did Stev...
(Video) Smartphone Optical Data Communication Technology from Panasonic
[Tech]
2015/05/17 11:09
Panasonic has developed technology for using an LED as the light source so that smartphones can read optical ID signals containing various kinds of information."On the LED side, technology for communicating information through LEDs flashing at high speed has been utilized before. However, to make such information readable with an ordinary smartphone, the system used fluctuations in brightness t...
Samsung is Imploding in China
[Business]
2015/05/17 11:08
Samsung has seen a catastrophic collapse in China over the last year, with its smartphone sales market share halving in 12 months, according to new data from IDC.In Q1 of 2014, Samsung shipped 20.5 million smartphones; in Q1 of 2015, that figure has plummeted to 9.6 million.Meanwhile, Apple has enjoyed year-on-year growth of more than 62%, making it the single-largest smartphone seller in China...
(PDF) Mckinsey - CEO Succession Starts with Developing Your Leaders
[Business]
2015/05/17 11:07
Focusing on future priorities and debiasing decisions help, too.Two-thirds of US public and private companies still admit that they have no formal CEO succession plan in place, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Corporate Directors last year.1 And only one-third of the executives who told headhunter Korn Ferry this year that their companies do have such a program wer...
H&M’s Make-Up Products Will Enlist Fashion’s Seasonal Trends
[Product]
2015/05/17 11:06
The world's second largest fashion retailer transfers its fashion know-how to the makeup world by the truckloads.H&M is showing off muscle by releasing its first line of beauty products by the truckload. Seven-hundred different make-up products will arrive fall this year to H&M stores worldwide.The new collection will replace all existing H&M beauty products. Official press photos r...
These Are The Hot Stocks Millennials Are Buying Up
[Investing]
2015/05/17 11:06
People of all ages want Apple stock.It's by far the most popular stock for almost all age groups, according to data from trading platform TD Ameritrade (AMTD) provided to CNNMoney. Apple is the first stock most people buy when they open a TD Ameritrade account.But what stock do people buy next? The list gets a lot more interesting, especially when parsed by age groups. Just as tastes in fashion...
(Video) Japanese Smartphone Lets You Pay for Things with Your Eyes
[Product]
2015/05/17 11:05
Japan soars ahead of the pack with the world’s first smartphone–the ‘Arrows NX F-04G’–that allows users to pay for their items simply by looking into the front-facing camera. While we're all oohing and aahing over how cool it is to pay for things with our fingerprints and Apple Pay, people in Japan are paying for things with their eyes.As part of its 2015 summer lineup, Japanese telecommun...
The Light Phone : Apparently Even Anti-Smartphones Require a Smartphone
[Product]
2015/05/17 11:03
The Light Phone is designed to let users escape that constant barrage of smartphone notifications.While the modern smartphone is largely about keeping the user connected to a host of social, professional and other services, the Light Phone calls to mind a simpler time, aiming to provide the user with a break from the intense connectivity of modern life. The project, which offers a back-to-basic...
(PDF) KPMG-CB Insights Report on 'Unicorns'
[Investing]
2015/05/14 11:42
There was a time when it was rare for a startup to reach the exclusive “Unicorn” club, the term given to startups worth more than $1 billion.But times have changed, and unicorns have become a lot more common lately. According to research firm CB Insights, there are a total of 99 startups valued at more than $1 billion, with nearly 40 of them joining the unicorn club in 2014 alone. In 2015, CB...
