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The $4,000 Toothbrush
Forbes - 22 Oct 2014 17:46
Donald Trump is the type of man who likes his toilets and sinks plated in gold. A toothbrush has been invented -- finally -- for such a man with such a lavish commode.
Samsung and Barnes & Noble team up for more Nooks, launch 10.1-inch device for $300
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 14:55
Barnes & Noble announced a new, 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK today. This launch extends Barnes & Noble’s existing partnership with Samsung, where they provide the hardware and Barnes & Noble tweaks the software to sell ...
Innovating at the speed of cloud, in less than a New York minute
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 07:30
Guest Post: The humorist and author Mark Twain once said, “The man with a new idea is a crank — until the idea succeeds.” The reality is that throughout history, there's been a constant stream of new ideas, entrepr...
Mobile games to overtake console revenues in 2015 -- and Apple's revenue could double Nintendo's
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 23:45
Mobile games are expected to hit $25B in 2014, Newzoo claims.
Why 'Touchy-Feely' Mindfulness Is Sweeping The American Workplace
Forbes - 22 Oct 2014 23:39
?Goodness is a competitive advantage in business,? Google?s Chief Happiness Officer Chade-Meng Tan says. Indeed, it's clearer than ever that happy and emotionally intelligent workplaces deliver results that unhappy organ...
At Flight, Twitter's Dick Costolo extends an app-infused olive branch to developers
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 23:31
Twitter bets big on a working relationship with outside app developers.
Un-sexy Companies Can Still Bring Home The Bacon
Forbes - 22 Oct 2014 23:31
Each of us has an allure for businesses in other industries. But ?sexy? sometimes doesn?t translate into solid quarterly earnings.
The One Thing That Can Make Or Break A Team (Does Your Team Have It?)
Forbes - 22 Oct 2014 23:31
Most of us work on a team of some kind. All teams need this in order to thrive...
Why Google's Inbox is my new favorite email app
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 23:15
Email is a real pain in the neck, but Google's upcoming email application, Inbox, could dramatically cut the time wasted on the task.
San Francisco's former mayor and current California senator pens aggressive anti-Airbnb op-ed
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 22:55
Feinstein does not want Airbnb in residential neighborhoods.
How Welltok tapped IBM's Watson to upgrade its health optimization platform
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 22:30
For Welltok and IBM, a partnership couldn't have been timed much better.
John Sculley on His New Book, 'Moonshot'
Forbes - 22 Oct 2014 22:19
My interview with the legendary former CEO of Pepsi and Apple, entrepreneur and mentor, John Sculley, on the occasion of the publication of his just published book Moonshot! Game-Changing Strategies To Build Billion-Doll...
Decent Q1 Report Card To Give Nadella More Time To Retool Microsoft
Forbes - 22 Oct 2014 22:08
Satya Nadella is an executive who likes to keep close to the script -- all the more reason why Microsoft?s CEO will be thrilled to get a chance to reclaim the narrative when the company reports its first fiscal quarter o...
Yahoo Mail now tells you about upcoming flights and events
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 21:58
Today Yahoo is rolling out new travel and event notifications for its mobile mail client, Yahoo Mail. In yesterday’s earnings call, chief executive Marissa Mayer said that going forward the company would be pursuing mo...
V12 Group Launches Simple Ads, a Digital Display Advertising Tool for Launchpad
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 21:57
Press Release: V12 Group is thrilled to announce the addition of a new digital display advertising application to its industry leading marketing platform, Launchpad. "Simple Ads" makes it easy for Launchpad users to laun...
Roku raises $25 million amid growing competition from Amazon and Google
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 21:51
Set-top box company Roku has secured a fresh $25 million round of funding, according to a SEC form D filing released today.
FTC orders work-at-home scammers to pay $25M to consumers' fund
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 21:09
The Court said that 99.8 percent of the 110,000 people who had responded to ads from the Zaken Corp. received no money for their efforts, while paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for the opportunity.
Intuit overhauls QuickBooks Online and inks new deals with Box and PayPal
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 21:00
Intuit is giving some much needed love to it's online QuickBooks platform in a series of new updates.
Sonos sues Denon, alleging wireless speaker patent infringement
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 20:45
Sonos thinks Denon's Heos products are just a little too close for comfort and is seeking the courts' help in a recently filed lawsuit.
Twitter's Digits lets you sign up for apps with just your phone number
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 20:20
As part of the new Fabric software development kits announced at its Flight conference,Twitter is introducing Digits, a new onboarding tool that uses a user’s phone number instead of the traditional email address. With...
Microsoft brings Outlook, OneDrive, & Office Online under one launcher
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 19:59
You no longer need to open a bunch of browser tabs to start using online applications from Microsoft like Office Online, Outlook.com, and OneDrive. Today Microsoft has word of an application launcher for its myriad servi...
Twitter unveils Fabric, an SDK for Twitter Feeds and crash tracking, at its first developer conference
Venture Beat - 22 Oct 2014 19:53
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo kicked off the company’s developer conference, Twitter Flight, from the stage of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Wednesday, unveiling a much-anticipated modular s...