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Why Transparency Should Matter to Food and Beverage Companies
Forbes - 16 Jul 2015 16:57
Food and beverage product recalls, withdrawals and safety alerts, oh my! Another day, another food or beverage product recall. Niagara Bottling recently recalled 14 bottled water brands after one of its spring water sour...
AMD CEO says laptop sales dropped more than expected in advance of Windows 10 launch
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 23:44
Consumer PC market was "decidedly weaker," says AMD chief Lisa Su.
PlayStation 4 topped hardware sales in the U.S. last month, according to NPD data
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 23:21
PS4 outsells Xbox One once again.
eBay's stock closes up 3.5% ahead of PayPal's official spinoff
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 22:35
The online auction site has been cleaning house ahead of its move to split off PayPal, and it may have paid off.
AMD posts mixed results for second quarter as PC market weakens
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 22:21
AMD hits on reduced estimates for earnings, but misses on revenue.
Google reports strong earnings of $6.99 per share for Q2 as expenses rise 10%
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 22:13
Google released its second-quarter 2015 results today, revealing $17.73 billion in revenue and non-GAAP $6.99 earnings per share. Google beat earnings estimates in Q2, but that’s more of a bonus for investors. Wall St....
Misfit makes its Flash wearables into remote controls, drops prices on existing models
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 21:55
You can use your Flash to shoot a selfie with your phone camera app or control your music on services like Spotify or Pandora.
Groupon acquires food delivery service OrderUp
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 21:44
For Groupon, which has struggled to grow its business in recent years, food delivery is a tantalizing option.
Microsoft's Wunderlist gets Smart Due Dates, deleted list restoring, Android widget redesign
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 21:32
Now when you mention a date as you type out a new task, Wunderlist will automatically set the correct due date.
What Navy SEALs Can Teach Your Company About Improving Communication
Forbes - 16 Jul 2015 20:57
When done right, communication fosters understanding, strengthens relationships, improves teamwork, and builds trust.
Facebook now lets anyone around the world sign up for Messenger without an account
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 20:47
The social network opened up Facebook Messenger login with just a phone number to users globally.
Microsoft confirms plans to sell Windows 10 on USB drives, opens preorders on Amazon
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 20:30
Amazon's preorder pages say Windows 10 for USB ships on August 16.
Codeship launches Organizations, allowing admins to set roles for developers
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 20:00
EXCLUSIVE: More than 1,000 companies pay for the code testing and deployment service, including CareerBuilder and Sears.
Origami launches the periodic table of marketing to make sense of big data chaos
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 19:02
The Marketing Signals Framework aggregates, organizes, and prioritizes data from ad campaigns, search, mobile apps, email campaigns, web platforms, even print and TV marketing.
Apple and Samsung working with GSMA mobile standards body on embedded SIM cards
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 18:55
An e-SIM card is built into the phone and is not tied to any specific carrier. This would make it far easier and far faster to switch carriers.
Microsoft makes Azure Site Recovery available to all, offers free on-premises replication for 1 month
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 18:47
Now that the service is generally available, Microsoft really wants companies to try it out -- so it's making a compelling offer.
The 5 Biggest Divorce Mistakes
Forbes - 16 Jul 2015 18:45
The cost of divorce often becomes clear only after you sign the papers. Here's how to guard against getting slammed financially.
Pocket for iOS now lets you listen to articles with new text-to-speech feature
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 18:33
Pocket has finally brought text-to-speech technology to its iOS app, letting you listen to articles on the go.
Publisher NetEase looks West even as it expertly rides China's rising tide
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 18:30
NetEase is prepping its first worldwide release for the West, but it's already climbing the chart of top-grossing publishers.
The personalization curve: Just how far along is your brand?
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 18:22
SPONSORED: Marketers need a roadmap to achieve fully-automated, fully-personalized, one-to-one communications at scale: the personalization maturity curve.
Scopely grabs a game leader from Kixeye
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2015 18:00
Bernard Chen is making the leap from hardcore social games to casual.