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These chips are key to drones that shoot high-speed 4K video
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 15:02
The drones of the future will be able to take awesome videos that you can display at high frame rates on a 4K TV. These flying cameras and sports cameras will be supported by the new H2 and H12 camera chips from Silicon ...
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 15:38
The title of Emilie Wapnick’s TED Talk is the same as the headline of this article, and I recognized a bit of myself in her description of a multipotentialite: someone with many interests and creative pursuits.
No Foreign Income Tax Exclusion For Army Civilian In Afghanistan
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 16:04
"You have been in Afghanistan I perceive" is one of my favorite lines in literature, so I just can't pass up a Tax Court decision that concerns service in Afghanistan. And then there is the taxpayer's name -Samuel Stri...
From An Ancient Rabbi Comes The Secret To Building A Social Network
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 16:30
As I was looking for inspiration for the new year at a recent "Farbrengen" I found it thru a story. Maintaining a network is key to the success of any entrepreneur, but it takes many skills to master. Making sure that yo...
The Secret To Great Marketing Analytics? Connecting With The Decision Makers
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 16:29
By Thomas Bauer, Lars Fiedler, Jeff Jacobs, and Dennis Spillecke
Why Chinese Car Buyers Are Willing To Pay More Than Consumers In Any Other Country
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 15:19
Car buyers in China are ready to cough up more money for a new car than consumers in other countries, according to a new study on worldwide car purchase trends.
How A Disgruntled Dad Built A $5 Million Company Selling Healthy School Lunches
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 23:45
Jason Weedon, 41, is CEO of Gourmet Gorilla, a seven-year-old Chicago company that provides 22,000 children’s meals a day to 200 sites in the Chicago metro area and Milwaukee. His selling point: healthy, made-from-scra...
Uber's First Casualty? San Francisco's Largest Taxi Company Filing For Bankruptcy
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 23:37
If San Francisco is any sign, taxi cabs around the world are in danger.
Why Hiring Great Employees Starts With A Beer And A BBQ
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 23:31
The two-part evaluation that will change the way you hire for the better and create awesome company culture.
Bitcoin Alternative Pays You To Walk
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 23:17
Nissan Bahar and Franky Imbesi have created an app that allows you to mine their bitwalking currency by--you guessed it--walking.
Alcatel unveils its first Windows 10 phone for $140 at T-Mobile
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 23:11
Hong Kong-based TCL Communication today revealed the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL with Windows 10 Mobile, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The five-inch handset will be sold exclusively as a postpaid option b...
Netflix closes up more than 9% after wooing investors with 130-country launch
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 23:09
I can almost hear Reed Hastings popping bottles of champaign from here. Today Netflix expanded to 130 new countries, up from 60 total countries yesterday. That makes Netflix a nearly global service, with one big exceptio...
Tech Trends That Will Alter The Media Landscape And Change The Way Brands Reach Consumers In 2016
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 22:42
This article is by Jennifer Risi, managing director, Media Influence and head of Media Relations, North America at Ogilvy Public Relations.
The state of mobile in 2016: Mobile app strategies (webinar)
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 21:51
VB WEBINAR: Join our mobile app strategy experts from Lumosity and Leanplum in this live webinar for help understanding key learnings from the past year — and what you need to be on top of for 2016. Register here for f...
Xbox Live, Outlook, Bing down as Microsoft services experience outage (update)
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 21:42
Updated at 1 p.m. PST: After a hiccup, it looks like Xbox Live, Bing, and the rest are coming back online. Microsoft has told GamesBeat that services have returned to normal. Microsoft’s servers aren’t functioning li...
How To Make 2016 Your Most Productive Year Yet
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 21:40Dell launches business-class Latitude 12 7000 2-in-1, Latitude 13 7000 Ultrabook
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 21:15
Dell today announced two new products in its Latitude line of commercial devices: a 13.3-inch Latitude 13 7000 Series Ultrabook that starts at $1,299 and a 12.5-inch Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1 that starts at $1,049. ...
Oculus founder: 'We are not making money on' $599 Rift; it is 'obscenely cheap'
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 21:05
We found out today that it’s going to take $599 to get the top-tier virtual reality equipment in addition to the cost of a PC, and that has a lot of consumers feeling priced out of the market. But the company responsib...
Microsoft Lumia 650 specifications and design confirmed
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 20:05
EXCLUSIVE: It’s no secret that Microsoft has at least one more Lumia-branded handset in the pipeline (prior to a possible transitioning of mobile device oversight to the Surface team), the mid-range Lumia 650. In a rar...
Netflix launches in 130 new countries, including India and Russia
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 19:47
Netflix confirmed today that it’s now available in 130 new countries, including India, Russia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Singapore, Turkey, Indonesia, and South Korea. Prior to today, Netflix was availabl...
CES head Gary Shapiro talks up tech
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2016 19:25
The Consumer Electronics Show is a big deal among nerds. More than 150,000 of them are converging on the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week to see the latest in trends and new products for 2016. Gary Shapiro, pre...
Your Guide To Link Building For SEO In 2016
Forbes - 6 Jan 2016 19:13
As we begin 2016, it's important to audit your link building approach and fine-tune it to best suit you in the coming year. But what's changed from prior years, and what's most important to focus on in the years to come?