Apple’s iBeacon technology came around with the launch of iOS 7, and has scored its widespread debut with Macy’s becoming the first retailer to deploy the technology in its stores. Under the same principle, the folks over at Nerdery have put the technology through the wringer, testing its abilities and the feasibility of the technology’s […]
Smart businesses focus on offering solutions to common problems and
needs that everyone has – and there are a limited number of things that
all people absolutely require. One of those basic primal needs is to
sleep, and there are studies that have shown a nap during the day can
greatly increase productivity. But where should you sleep when a nap
just can’t wait?
Reuters is reporting that an unnamed source “familiar with the matter” is saying T-Mobile is looking to buy $3 billion worth of wireless airwave spectrum from Verizon. T-Mobile, which is majority-owned by German telecom Deutsche Telekom, is the fourth-largest mobile carrier in the US. Its rapidly expanding wireless services operation is in need of more […]
As a major advocate for purchasing and consuming local foods, and a
produce-loving vegetarian, farmer’s markets are among my favorite things
in the world. The only problem is that farmer’s markets aren’t
everywhere when you need them. While there’s still a way to go before
everyone has unlimited, easy access to locally grown produce, businesses
like The Fresh Moves bus in Chicago aim to change that.
![Can Kmart's "Blue" Light Special Ads Turn Us On For The Holidays? [Videos]](https://i0.wp.com/inventorspot.com/files/imagecache/ContentHalfWidth/blog1/Screen_shot_2013-11-19_at_1.29.15_PM.png "Can Kmart's \"Blue\" Light Special Ads Turn Us On For The Holidays? [Videos]")
With Kmart’s revenue reports heading into the toilet, it appears its TV ads might have followed suit this holiday season. Down 4.6 percent in earnings this quarter, one of the nation’s largest discount retailers is taking a radical departure from it’s wholesome Mom’s Apple Pie image to one that replicates the blue material you might catch on late night, a la Chelsea Lately!
The first time we mentioned that Microsoft was considering buying out the hardware portion of Nokia was back in June of this year. Microsoft announced in September that it would continue to license Windows phone to other customers after the Nokia purchase. The purchase deal was subject to certain closing conditions. One of the major […]
Pfizer this week told its 92,000 employees to let their BlackBerry contracts expire and move over to iOS and Android devices. The drug manufacturer cited BlackBerry’s declining market share and the floundering mobile company’s recent attempt to sell itself as grounds for planning for a sudden unexpected service interruption. This news emerged just a few […]
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest all became hyper-valued tech
companies in a short time span — to the point that many doomsday
prognosticators are today beginning to cry "chicken-little." Comparison
to the Dot.com bubble of the late 90s is an easy analogy to draw, even
though today’s tech expansion differs markedly. Nonetheless, it’s enough
of a catalyst for the weak-at-heart to second-guess themselves. . .
A new school for scrappy young programmers is opening in Paris next month, and it is every bit as freewheeling and disruptive as the Douglas Adams book its name references. 42*, as the school is dubbed, costs nothing to attend. All you have to do is prove you can innovate, solve problems, and apply logic […]
Apple and Samsung were the only profitable companies in the feature phone and smartphone space for the third quarter, according to a Canaccord Genuity report released this week. Apple took 56% of the mobile phone profits while Samsung took 53% (more on that peculiar sum of 109% after the jump.) The rest–Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola, Sony […]
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