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September 4, 2016 10 Businesses You Can Start to Target the Hipster Crowd
Looking for a fun group of young consumers to target for your business? You might be interested in starting a business aimed at the hipster crowd. To do that, you’ll need a trendy idea and some unique products or offerings. Here are some business ideas that you might consider if you want to target the […]
NEWS September 4, 2016 The Value of Losing Business Plan Competitions
The next Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition will take place on Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Downtown Detroit. If you are in Michigan and have started a company, you should participate. First prize is $500,000, which is a lot of money for an early stage company to bring in. Last year, Banza, a producer of chickpea-based […]
ALL DEALS September 3, 2016 YouTubers Are Accusing the Site of Rampant ‘Censorship’
YouTubers Are Accusing the Site of Rampant ‘Censorship’ HIGHLIGHTS YouTubers posted videos and tweets accusing YouTube of “censoring” them Part of YouTube’s efforts to be transparent in its dealing with creators It demonetizes videos that concern controversial or sensitive subjects YouTube is the third-largest website on Earth, a behemoth viewed by millions each day. It’s […]
ELECTRONICS September 2, 2016 ‘Digital India’ Will Transform the Country, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad
‘Digital India’ Will Transform the Country, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Monday said the ‘Digital India’ initiative will transform the country into a digital society and a knowledge economy. With the demand for electronic hardware expected to rise rapidly to $400 billion by 2020, India has the potential […]
COMPUTERS August 29, 2016 Microsoft Says It’s Close to Solving the Surface Pro 3’s Battery Issue
HIGHLIGHTS Response from Microsoft came regarding a customer query Users have complained about the shorter than expected battery life Microsoft claimed that issue can be solved via software Last month, Microsoft admitted on its forum that there were some Surface Pro 3 users who were experiencing an issue with the device’s battery life. According to […]
COUPONS August 28, 2016 Get Great Deals Wherever You Go With the Little App
The next time you’re visiting a mall and want to grab a cup of coffee, you might want to pull out the Little app on your phone first instead. The app helps you find nearby deals that range from restaurants, multiplexes, hotels, gyms, and more. On its site, the developer has stated that it has […]
NEWS August 26, 2016 The big news: Investigation ordered after data leak on Indian submarines, and nine other top stories
Image credit: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade A look at the headlines right now: More than 20,000 pages of secret data about Indian Navy’s French submarines leaked: The fleet manufacturer, DCNS, said the fault was not theirs, but added that their national security authorities will initiate an investigation into it.l One killed in renewed fighting in Kashmir’s Pulwama, hours […]
NEWS August 26, 2016 Lalu Prasad Yadav tells Bihar flood victims to feel ‘fortunate to find the Ganga at their doorsteps’
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday came under fire for saying people in Bihar, several parts of which are facing floods because of swollen rivers in the state, should feel “fortunate to find the Ganga at their doorsteps”. The former chief minister described the floods as a divine calamity as he took […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 ‘Digital India’ Will Transform the Country, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Monday said the ‘Digital India’ initiative will transform the country into a digital society and a knowledge economy. With the demand for electronic hardware expected to rise rapidly to $400 billion by 2020, India has the potential to become an electronic manufacturing hub. The central government has […]
ELECTRONICS August 11, 2016 Samsung Unveils UFS Cards, Successor to the Beloved microSD Standard
HIGHLIGHTS UFS stands for Universal Flash Storage Read speeds five times that of the microSD cards No word on pricing and availability In a bid to move the world of memory cards to the next level, Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced a new type of removable memory card in Universal Flash Storage (UFS) that […]
NEWS August 9, 2016 The Incredibly Brilliant Way People Are Now Paying for Things in Asia
When Apple first rolled out Apple Pay in 2014, it was billed as a simpler way to buy goods and services. You take your phone out, tap it to the credit card reader, and off you go. Seems convenient, right? But some consumers in Asia think there’s an even better way to pay. In recent […]
CLOTHING August 8, 2016 Clothes Smarter Than You Are: Welcome to the Future
Wish there was a gadget able to transform your boring office uniform into a party outfit, or even a device that guides you straight to new friends? Then call Marcelo Coelho. A researcher with Fluid Interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, Coelho works at the cutting edge of wearable devices that may […]
