Tag Archives: holiday season

With New Update, Microsoft Aims To Work On Xbox One’s Social Features

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If you’ve got an Xbox One, you  may have run into any number of problems with the operating system, from frustrating voice and gesture commands to oddly hidden features. The OS is one ambitious...
    






IBM’s New ‘Presence Zones’ Help Retailers Transform In-Store Experience

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At the National Retail Federation event next week, IBM will showcase a new technology that merges in-store, online, and mobile shopping into a single customer experience.  The technology helps...
    






In 2014, Accomplish More By Doing Less

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Instead of bullying yourself into adopting new practices that are designed to overhaul your life for the better in 2014, consider finding the path to success by simply doing less. The arctic blast of...
    






How Hybrid Publishers Innovate To Succeed

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The intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy The publishing industry has been challenged by the online sales...
    






No News Is Bad News: JC Penney Tanks After Saying Zilch About Holiday Sales

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If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. JC Penney apparently took that old adage to heart, when it released “Comments on Holiday Performance.” The press release was only...
    






Samsung’s Weak Earnings Forecast Heightens Smartphone Worries Even As Chipset Prices Soar

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Samsung Electronics issued weak preliminary guidance for the fourth quarter of 2013, predicting a sequential drop in operating profits of over 18% on nearly flat revenues. The company said that its...
    






PS4 Global Sales Hit 4.2 Million Units

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Sony's PS4 system is now available in 53 countries and territories globally. Sony reports strong sales for its PlayStation 4 consoles and software over the holidays. Sony has announced yesterday that...
    






Apple’s App Store Sales Hit Over $10 Billion in 2013

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Apple has announced today that it has earned more than $10 billion in 2013 from App Store sales alone. This record breaking sales amount includes over $1 billion in December alone. And Apple...