Futurist Thomas Frey: How many extra shavers, bars of soap, or cans of soup do you currently have on your shelves at home? How much money do you currently have tied up in “inventory” of typical household items? What if you could get by without any?
Continue reading… “Moving from Just-in-Case to Just-in-Time Living”
The first-to-invent patent system will be replaced with what is often called a first-inventor-to-file system for patent applications.
President Obama signed the America Invents Act (AIA) into law in September 2011. Under one of the most important provisions of the AIA, the longstanding first-to-invent patent system will be replaced with what is often called a first-inventor-to-file system for patent applications with an effective filing date of March 16, 2013 or later. In the run-up to next March, there is likely to be significant attention in the press – and plenty of misinformation – regarding how first-inventor-to-file works and how it will impact entrepreneurs.
The “Free CGC” ad went viral on the Chinese Internet.
Chinese social media has become a prominent source keeping people updated about what’s happening in China with over 400 million Weibo (China;s twitter) users.. Here are China’s 10 most memorable Internet memes of 2012. They cover scandal, celebrity, humour and buzzwords.
Continue reading… “Top 10 most memorable Chinese Internet Memes of 2012”
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It’s almost the end of 2012. Instead of looking back at the significant tech trends of 2012 we are going to look ahead to the near future, 2013. Being in the near future, these technologies are highly feasible. You will be hearing a lot more about these trends within the next 10 months and could possibly be experiencing them in some for or another.
Here’s the second annual list of Tech Trend predictions for the coming year.
Continue reading… “Top 20 tech trends for 2013”
The stats in this chart show how the numbers stack up against each other.
Television viewing and web browsing dropped while time spent using mobile apps rose about 35 percent this year, according to a new report on U.S. trends by mobile analytics firm Flurry.
Continue reading… “Mobile app usage grows 35%: Study”
A new study may have found exoplanets that are warmer and waterier than Earth.
One thing we know for sure in the world is that our planet is the world – for creating life, for supporting life, for letting us humans and our fellow species become what we are. And so, as we take our first tentative steps from our world and look out into the universe as we set our sights toward the worlds that look like the one we know — toward planets that are, in their way, “Earth-like.”
Continue reading… “Could there be planets better suited for supporting life than Earth?”
In the first 20 days of November 2012 $120 million was generated by app downloads and in-app purchases, but $60 million of that total went to 25 companies.
More than 1.4 million apps combined are offered through Apple and Google’s app stores, but there are only 25 U.S. developers that generate half of the revenue from app sales, says a new study by the research firm Canalys.
Continue reading… “Half of the iOS and Android app revenue goes to just 25 developers”
People spend inordinate amounts of time with their smartphones.
People are spending more and more amounts of time with their smartphones, even taking them to bed or even the bathroom. Now is the time for small business to get in touch with their inner app developer and be where their customers are. (Infographic)
Continue reading… “Now is the time for small business owners to build mobile apps”
CloudBeat, the conference focused on how real customers are transitioning to the cloud.
It’s a perfect storm for cloud technology companies that are brave enough to tackle the healthcare industry — there are major challenges and opportunities.
Continue reading… “Healthcare is the ‘perfect storm’, according to cloud experts”
SoundCloud on the iPad
SoundCloud, the audio-sharing network, which allows users to share not just music but any audio recording — from company earnings calls to cat impersonations — has just launched a new version, “Next SoundCloud,” at LeWeb in Paris.
Continue reading… “SoundCloud – sound will be bigger than video on the web”
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, sold one trillion RMB worth of goods in 2012, the company announced today. That’s $157 billion U.S. in gross merchandise volume (GMV), which easily surpasses U.S e-commerce giants Amazon and eBay combined.
Continue reading… “Alibaba, world’s biggest e-commerce company, reaches $157 billion in sales”
Black swan
Self-confessed sceptic Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s bestseller The Black Swan ridicules the idea of predicting the future. Instead, he argues that the world is dominated by the impact of rare, unforeseen, random, highly improbable and yet influential events. These Black Swans, he says, happen abruptly, coming from outside the range of our vision.
Continue reading… “Testing the black swan theory”
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