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iTunes and the App Store are down for some on day of iPhone 7 launch
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 01:51
On the day Apple launched the iPhone 7, some users are experiencing problems accessing iTunes and the App Store. The services appear to be preventing people from signing in to either back-up or restore their devices, or ...
How to play podcasts in the background on Xbox One
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 00:25
I love doing two things at once, like playing video games and listening to podcasts. And the Xbox One has become an ideal console for doing just that. Microsoft updated the Xbox One this summer with a huge patch that int...
Africa Missed Modern Globalization. . . And That Was A Good Thing
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 16:29
Africa was sidetracked by the globalization wave of the last quarter of the 20th century. But that turned out to be a good thing. Most African frontier economies escaped the global financial bubble and the Great Recessio...
Reports of email's demise have been greatly exaggerated
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 17:02
FEATURE: By the end of 2019, it’s estimated there will be more than 2.9 billion email users worldwide and 246 billion emails sent and received per day (up from 205 billion messages in 2015). Since we’re already inund...
Five Tips to Motivate Staff in Times of Transition
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 15:37
We love our habits and routines. All those unconscious tasks we undertake and file automatically, leaving us to pay closer attention to new tasks and activities that we are not so familiar with.
A Surprising Strategy For Deciding When To Sell Your Business
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 12:07
How do you know when is the right time to sell your company? When someone else is willing to invest more in it than you are.
iPhone 7 launch draws smaller crowds to Apple Stores
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 05:31
(Reuters) – Apple employees enthusiastically counted down the last moments before stores from San Francisco to Shanghai opened on Friday to launch the iPhone 7, but the ranks of shoppers were notably thinner than in pr...
Facebook Messenger's plan to go full WeChat may be hidden in its source code
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 01:09
Facebook Messenger could have a new group chat feature on the way. Called Rooms, the potential new feature is mentioned in Messenger eludes to the ability to create rooms "about a topic or event that you're interested in...
The Secret Tax Break That Could Save SMEs Millions
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 16:32
Too few SMEs are claiming valuable R&D tax credits
Autopilot radar maker Mobileye says it warned Tesla against enabling hands-free driving
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 12:03
(By Eric Auchard for Reuters) — Mobileye NV said in a U.S. securities filing on Friday that its top executives were assured by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk that drivers of the company’s electric cars wo...
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 08:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 12 technology M&A transactions, three IPOs and 76 funding deals (totalling €348 million, or about $388 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European tec...
English Forums, Largest "English Learning" Q&A Platform Pursues Offers
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 02:57
PRESS RELEASE: English Forums, launched in 2002 is today's largest "learn English" vertical community and Question and Answer website. After 14 years of 100% organic growth, without any sales budgets or any venture capit...
Overwatch, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft are down again
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 00:01
Justice isn’t raining from the sky for once, and it’s not because I shot Pharah with Ana’s sleeper dart. Blizzard’s Battle.net servers are experiencing issues once again that are keeping players offline. Like the...
How WebVR will make virtual reality massively available
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 22:45
GUEST: If you haven’t heard of WebVR yet, it’s time to take notice. It’s a relatively new product that lets you access virtual reality through a browser, bypassing the need to download heavy VR applications. You do...
Pulpstream gets rid of paper forms with mobile-based service
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 21:10
Pulpstream has an interesting ambition to get rid of paper-based forms at enterprises and then replace them with employee-created digital processes that require zero coding experience to build. This idea comes from the m...
Equity Crowdfund Investing: Weighing the Cost/Benefit of Individuals vs. Institutions
NuWire - 17 Sep 2016 20:06
The promise of equity crowdfunding is greater, faster and cheaper access to capital. Whether the industry and its prognosticators can deliver, remains unseen. Since we are all drinking the same Kool-Aid, it is likely oka...
Video game lawyers will converge on Montreal to discuss privacy and esports rules
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 20:05
Video game industry lawyers will converge on Montreal in November to discuss legal issues such as privacy, esports regulations, and fair use rights for augmented reality and virtual reality. The Video Game Bar Associatio...
8 Website Development Tips for Real Estate Agents
NuWire - 17 Sep 2016 19:46
Studying the market, making great investments, and reaping the profits might come easy to you, but the marketing aspect can be a little more complicated. Starting a successful career in real estate isn’t just a persona...
Why Leaders Need to Stop Their Thoughts
Forbes - 17 Sep 2016 17:00
Every highly accomplished leader I know learns to stop the world and to stop their thoughts, on command. This is one of the best ways to make key decisions and to navigate challenges. Learn how to stop your world and fin...
Growth stage funding picks up in Europe
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2016 16:15
GUEST: Growth stage or growth equity tech investing is on the rise in Europe. According to Invest Europe, growth investments rose 11% year-on-year in 2015 to reach €6.5 billion ($7.3 billion), reflecting the increasing...