Jan 14, 2014
Slick multi-channel retail operators offering consumers the flexibility to shop how and when they like have been the most successful this holiday season. While extreme weather in many parts of Europe and North America dampened the usual end of year shopping activity,...
Jan 14, 2014
Google has bought Nest Labs, a company which makes smart thermostats and smoke alarms. Tony Fadell, founder and CEO of Nest Labs, was best known in years past as one of the iPod’s developers. He and fellow Apple engineer Matt Rogers co-founded Nest Labs in 2010,...
Jan 14, 2014
Consumers are increasingly turning to recommendation engines, friends, social networking or advertising to discover mobile applications rather than sorting through the thousands of mobile apps available. As a consequence, Gartner predicts that through 2018, less than...
Jan 14, 2014
Vulnerabilities in software regularly used by employees at work are the leading cause of internal cyber-security incidents in business. This was one of the conclusions drawn by the Global Corproate IT Security Risks 2013 survey conducted by B2B International in...
Jan 14, 2014
Almost 50% of consumers consider it vital to have access to a phone in their vehicle, and about 40% consider it vital to access apps such as navigation and music while in the vehicle. These are among the findings from IDC Manufacturing Insights, from its national...
Jan 14, 2014
In a new study, Business Strategy: The Role of Gamification in Utilities’ Consumer Engagement, IDC Energy Insights forecasts that, by 2014, worldwide utilities IT spending for gamification tools, applications and services will be approximately $13,5-million, rising to...
