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Hong Kong: Launchpad for Overseas Green Tech Startups to Enter China
Forbes - 5 Jan 2015 03:13
The limelight has long been shed on Hong Kong as a startup-friendly destination. Besides efficient business setup, a robust legal system, easygoing regulatory environment and a simple tax system - one of Hong Kong’s gr...
Crazy: Seven products account for 80% of consumer tech revenues
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 01:43
But new product categories may break the grip that older devices have on the consumer.
With 100M ThinkPads sold, Lenovo unveils its latest commercial laptops at CES
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 05:00
The world's largest PC maker has a series of new laptops and monitors for consumers.
The Capitalist Touch: Rande Gerber on Casamigos, Cindy Crawford and the Good Life
Forbes - 5 Jan 2015 23:58
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Secure mobile phone startup Silent Circle's new board member predicted the deluge of retail and banking hacks
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 23:15
Bill Conner has a solid background in securing communication technology.
Autodesk unveils Project Wire, software that may someday let anyone 3D print electronics
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 23:12
Voxel8 is now taking preorders for its electronics-making 3D printer developer kit.
Toyota opens thousands of green tech patents to the auto industry
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 23:00
The automaker will open up access to 5,680 fuel cell-related patents held globally, including critical technologies developed for the new Toyota Mirai.
The age of connected smart lightbulbs moves forward with a new Qualcomm-led tech alliance
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 23:00
You can use new Qualcomm tech to control mood lights in a room or automate on-off switching.
It's January: Time To Sharpen Your Organizational Rhythm
Forbes - 5 Jan 2015 22:46
January is an opportunity for leaders to establish or sharpen the cadence and rhythm of the organization, and set the tone for the rest of the year. Here are a few ideas about how to make this happen.
Garmin teams up with Tempo to bring smart calendars to smartwatches
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 22:32
Garmin introduced a pair of new smartwatches today, and wearers will be able to use smart calendar functions on the devices thanks to a collaboration with Tempo AI.
Hit mobile game Monument Valley and piracy: 'Only 5%' of Android players paid for it
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 22:30
Even with a high piracy rate, Ustwo says it isn't complaining.
Bitcoin wallet Bitstamp's suspension calls Bitcoin's viability into question
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 22:24
After a rough 2014, Bitcoin is off to a bad start in the new year.
Lenovo shows off new tablets, smartphones, and consumer laptops
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 22:00
The whole idea is to take computing far beyond the traditional PC. The tablets include Anypen, which lets you write on a tablet with any pen or pencil.
Dish upgrades its Joey set-top box with 4K video, multi-room music streaming, & more
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 21:36
Dish Network just made its satellite TV service far more attractive to consumers with the debut of a new Joey set-top box at CES 2015 in Las Vegas today.
Panasonic shows off a transparent window display for offices and stores
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 21:27
The Japanese electronics company wants to put digital signs everywhere.
Dish Network finally launches Sling TV, its $20/month streaming TV service
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 21:21
The satellite TV company today debuted its online service called Sling TV, which allows you to get a linear TV experience without the television set.
New Asus ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom may be a delight for shutterbugs
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 21:19
The company introduced the new devices during a press event at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
Asus rolls out Transformer Book Chi line of thin detachable notebooks
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 21:08
The Chi's transformation from handheld tablet to powerful laptop is made possible by a magnetic hinge mechanism, which uses neodymium -- the world's strongest magnetic material, Asus says.
The EB-5 Investor Program: Risks And Rewards
Forbes - 5 Jan 2015 20:50
A few years ago a client from Africa came to see us about investing in Canada's Quebec investor program. While in our office he asked about the United States. We briefly told to him about the EB-5 program. His Q...
The Forbes 2015 Tax Guide
Forbes - 5 Jan 2015 20:42
Advice on filing your 2014 tax return and planning to reduce your family's taxes in 2015 and beyond, with special sections on retirement savings accounts, taxable investments and capital gains, and estate planning.
Forgiveness: The Least Understood Leadership Trait In The Workplace
Forbes - 5 Jan 2015 20:37
Today, people think for themselves, especially in the entrepreneurial arena. Less really is more when it comes to building extraordinary organizations. Give people a dream that they can wrap their head and heart around, ...
Panasonic partners with Mozilla to bring Firefox OS to TVs
Venture Beat - 5 Jan 2015 20:29
CES 2015 What will be hot in consumer electronics and computing in 2015? Read VB's full coverage of International CES 2015 to find out.Today Japanese electronics giant Panasonic announced a new deal with Mozilla, bringin...