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Samsung officially announces the Gear S2 smartwatch
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2015 01:20
Samsung has now officially announced its round Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch. The watch, which until now had been known as the Samsung Gear A, runs on Samsung’s own Tizen operating system. The Gear S2 uses a unique rotati...
How To Win The Millennials With Paid Vacations
Forbes - 1 Sep 2015 01:53
How can you win the recruiting wars for top millennial talent, drive up their engagement levels, and ensure they stay for the long term?
How To Guarantee Your Resume Shows Up Correctly On Mobile (Because It Probably Doesn't)
Forbes - 1 Sep 2015 01:35
A few tips and tricks to ensure that your resume looks the same on paper as it does on the phone.
These Social Entrepreneurs Create Videos For Clients With A Social Impact
Forbes - 31 Aug 2015 23:39
Windy Films is all about creating videos for clients aiming to make a social impact--and that move viewers to take action.
Google+ brings Collections to its iOS app in latest update
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 23:36
Social network Google+ is bringing its recently launched feature called Collections to iOS starting today. Launched in May, Collections functions similarly to Pinterest pin boards. Google+ users can create “a collectio...
Everything announced at VMworld 2015 so far
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 23:20
Enterprise software vendor VMware kicked off its big annual VMworld conference in San Francisco today with several news announcements, from new open-source tools to a new “intelligent automation engine” for making th...
Institutions don't have needs -- people do
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 23:10
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Better Health East Bay. When it comes to serious health needs in our community, we don't have to look too far. Here in Alameda County, one in three residents are vulnerable t...
Smartwatch game developer Everywear closes $2.25M funding round
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 22:45
Smartwatches are probably here to stay, and one of the first game developers dedicated to this new platform is getting an injection of cash to make the next generation of wearable entertainment. Everywear Games, which pr...
VMware announces EVO SDDC software suite with SDDC Manager, Hardware Management Services
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 22:22
VMware today debuted EVO SDDC, a new suite of software that includes several of the company’s existing tools for managing companies’ data center resources as well as a new “automation engine” and new open-source ...
Marketers are about to make new friends -- or not -- with data scientists
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 22:02
GUEST: A long time researching and writing about the wild importance of data analytics on the future of the marketing profession has led me to an inescapable conclusion: Data scientists will soon take a lot of jobs away ...
NDAs: How To Prevent People From Stealing Your Idea
Forbes - 31 Aug 2015 21:55
Ok, let’s see here, “N-D-A agreement examples” is what I say to myself while typing into the search engine. Who knew that this would be one of the most meaningful lessons that I would learn as an entrepreneur. ...
Amy Errett: Sticking It To The Hair Care Industry With Madison Reed
Forbes - 31 Aug 2015 21:50
“I don’t think there will ever be a moment when I’ll just sit on the beach forever and retire,” says Amy Errett, 57. “That’s just not how I’m wired.”
Hiring Talent: Making Retained Search Work For Your Business
Forbes - 31 Aug 2015 21:46
One entrepreneur's suggestions on how to make retained search for your business.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 21:12
Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. European payments processor iZettle raises $67M and launches a cash advance service for SMBs European mo...
The challenges with legacy vendors and a case for believing in innovation
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 21:10
SPONSORED: The Martech Challenge: The digital revolution has transformed how marketers reach and engage customers, as well as the tools needed to be effective. In this series brought to you by Sailthru, we look at how to...
VMware partners with ClusterHQ to build a vSphere storage driver for Flocker
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 21:05
Startup ClusterHQ today announced that it has teamed up with VMware to develop a storage driver that allows ClusterHQ’s Flocker open-source software to integrate with VMware’s vSphere server virtualization software. ...
Apple poaches key augmented reality engineer from Microsoft HoloLens team
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 20:53
Analyst Gene Munster has a nice scoop in his latest research report, and it concerns Apple starting to build out its augmented reality initiative. Apple recruited a key HoloLens engineer away from Miscrosoft, possibly to...
New leaked images show next-generation Moto 360 Sport watches
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 20:33
A reliable leaker posted some new photos of the next generation of Moto 360 Android smartwatch, notably some nice-looking Sport models. Here is the Sport edition, featuring what looks like a sweat-resistant plastic band:...
VMware launches vSphere Integrated Containers and the Photon Platform
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 20:32
VMware today announced technology previews for vSphere Integrated Containers and Photon Platform — two new products that companies can use to build and run applications inside of containers. Containers are an increasin...
VMware unveils Integrated OpenStack 2.0 based on Kilo
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 20:30
VMware today announced the launch of VMware Integrated OpenStack 2.0, the company’s second release of its distribution of the OpenStack open-source cloud software. The new release, based on OpenStack Kilo, which became...
Wiselike opens in beta, raises $1.25M for its 'Ask Me Anything'-like platform
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 20:00
Wiselike is joining the “Ask Me Anything” space with the beta launch of its platform today. To help mark this occasion, the company has also revealed it closed a $1.25 million seed round of funding. Led by GGV Capita...
Google announces iOS app for Android Wear, letting iPhone users wear Android smartwatches
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2015 19:52
In a major strategic shift in the smartwatch space, Google today announced a new iOS app for Android Wear, which will allow iPhone users to sync their phones with Android smartwatches. The app will work on iPhone 5, 5c, ...