This is a new one: Amazon being challenged by price competition. Up until now, consumer flock to the e-commerce giant for cheaper prices and reliable service. There seems to be a trend reversal now. Further improvements to the distribution network by Walmart, erosion of price differential due to tax collection on purchases, price matching games […]
Rory Sutherland’s perspective on “Perspective”. An amazing talk which correctly points out the importance of perceived value. An interesting point brought out – successful businesses have done well with finding solutions that meet the sweet spot between technology, economics & psychology. Go ahead.. have a look.. 18 minutes well invested… [youtube=http://youtu.be/iueVZJVEmEs]
Does it make sense to replace today’s keyboard on laptops with a touch panel & tactile feedback.. wouldn’t that take a few millimeters off the thickness? Albeit will that be able to stand the aggressive typing cost effectively?
The International Data Corporation (IDC) released its latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker! Here are a few key takeaways from the report: Total Smartphone market grew 51% YoY Smartphones based on Windows Phone registered highest YoY growth in shipments (77.6%), followed by those based on Android (73.5%) & iOS (20%) Nokia registered a 73.2% YoY growth in […]
‘Revenge of the nerds‘, the article from The Economist delves in an interesting question. While financial technology firms will upset the apple-cart for bank & financial institutions, how far can this wave go? Developed economies are witnessing increasing application areas with the proliferation of smart phones, cloud based services and mobile banking platforms. How will incumbents create levers […]
This article, here raised a few questions in my mind. Companies, public connect with wireless smartphone chargers More wireless charging solutions for mobile phone! So how will this impact adjacent industries? Imagine mobile-phone based applications that swiftly eat through the mobile phone battery-life. For instance mobile apps/services based on multimedia ( like – video playback, video-on-demand, camera […]
A report on Forrester by Jennifer Belissent indicates that local governments are increasingly investing in technology – with the intent of sustainably transforming various City functions and reaching the eventual objective of building Smart Cities. Here’s a glimpse of the report through a blog by Ms. Belissent. Cities, don’t go it alone. Service providers accelerate smart city projects. (via Forrester […]
The Internet of Things – specifically the case of Connected Cars. While a lot of it is already a reality, an interesting perspective brought out is that a technology can assist car driving experience than take over complete control. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OCr4sn_2so] via Venture Beat: How Ford plans to bring cars into the ‘Internet of things’
Intel’s acquisition of Omek means you might never have to touch a PC again — via The Verge Intel acquires gesture-recognition and tracking company Omek Interactive for $40million. Its a battle for critical mass – as per this article Intel’s interest in Omek is to benefit from a platform which already supports a wide range […]