Archives
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NEWS 
November 28, 2016 As Samsung Moves on From Galaxy Note 7 Crisis, SDI Battery Affiliate Struggles
HIGHLIGHTS Samsung SDI’s screens and batteries were key to Samsung’s rapid growth SDI has lost around a fifth of its market value since the problem began SDI has said the battery issue was limited to the Galaxy Note 7 In the shadows of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 smartphone crisis, affiliate Samsung SDI is quietly […]
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NEWS 
November 28, 2016 Foxconn’s Sharp to Spend $570 Million on Oled Panel Production
Foxconn’s Sharp to Spend $570 Million on Oled Panel Production Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will spend $570 million (roughly Rs. 3,792 crores) on its organic light-emitting diode (Oled) screen business – one of its first major investments since it was taken over by Taiwan’s Foxconn although the amount pales in comparison to efforts by […]
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NEWS 
November 27, 2016 Netflix Viewers on Windows 10 Can Now Stream 4K Content in Microsoft Edge
Netflix Viewers on Windows 10 Can Now Stream 4K Content in Microsoft Edge HIGHLIGHTS PCs are required to have seventh-generation Intel Core processor 4K capable screens are required for UHD streaming from Netflix Not all subscriptions are offering option of streaming in 4K Netflix has allowed users to stream 4K content for quite some time […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 27, 2016 Hackers Could Use Your Headphones to Eavesdrop on You
HIGHLIGHTS This hack was demoed by researchers from the Ben Gurion University It turns headphones into covert listening devices This hack is possible due to a lesser-known RealTek audio chip feature There have been many loopholes reported in smartphones and PCs that could potentially make it susceptible to attacks by unethical hackers. The latest loophole […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 27, 2016 Samsung Chromebook Pro Tipped to Introduce ‘Wake on Voice’ Support
HIGHLIGHTS ‘Wake on Voice’ support found in Chromium commits Upcoming Samsung Chromebook Pro to get this support Introduction of Google Assistant is also speculated Google’s fast-growing Chrome OS recently got the ability to support Android apps, adding a huge breadth of apps to the platform. Now, the company is reportedly adding a ‘Wake On Voice’ […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 27, 2016 Lenovo Miix 520 Leaked, a New 2-in-1 Tipped to Take on Microsoft Surface Pro 4
HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo Miix 520 is reported to have up to 1TB of storage It will be powered by Intel’s new Kaby Lake SoCs No details of availability and price is known yet After Microsoft launched its new Surface lineup at its October 27 event, Lenovo can be seen upping the game with its own 2-in-1 […]
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NEWS 
November 19, 2016 Leadpages Event Comes to Minneapolis, Is Your Event on Our Calendar?
Leadpages’ second annual conference Convert 2016 is coming in Minneapolis Oct. 18. And it looks like an event packed with exciting speakers and an interesting agenda. Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron, former Hubspot product officer David Cancel and Social Triggers founder Derek Halpern are just three of the speakers featured during the two day event […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
November 19, 2016 More on Small Businesses in the Garden Retail Industry
Here in the United States there’s a vibrant industry of small, independently-owned garden centers and nurseries. Usually they are family businesses. Consumers shop at the big box retail stores when looking for mulch or basic annuals like marigolds. But if you’re an avid gardener or discerning homeowner looking for something special, then the independent garden […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 18, 2016 HP Did Better Than The Market on PC Sales, But Mum About Mobile
Meg Whitman, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said in the latest quarterly earnings conference call that the market for personal computers is “in a slow decline.” Yet, she said, HP “outperformed the market pretty dramatically this quarter.” In other words, even though the market for personal computers is declining, HP did not decline like the market. HP’s sales […]
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ELECTRONICS 
November 12, 2016 Tune In For Entrepreneurial Success on Startup School Radio
SiriusXM listeners are about to get some business advice from the country’s leading entrepreneurs and more successful investors. Startup School Radio is a program designed to bring together the top minds in business and entrepreneurship in a weekly forum. The show will air weekly on Wednesdays beginning on March 11 at 10 a.m. PST live […]
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ALL DEALS 
November 12, 2016 The Startup Checklist Focuses on the Essentials: Talent, Product and Money Management
Usefulness Content Freshness Summary If you want to create a startup that could one day grace the cover of Inc or Entrepreneur, then “The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business” is definitely a book you want to consider. Written by a well-known expert on angel investing and serial entrepreneur of 100+ companies, […]
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COMPUTERS 
November 10, 2016 Cell Phones on Steroids — The New Computers
Not long ago the Wall Street Journal ran a trend-spotting article about technology and gadgets of the future(requires subscription). The article interviewed one person who suggested that cell phones have the potential to become the personal computers of the future — but only if telecommunications companies give up control over the hardware: “The personal computer […]
