Swatch Group Sales Hit New Record For 2013


Swatch Group Ltd., the largest Swiss watch business, reports record sales for 2013 and a strong start for 2014. The company on Friday said year-over-year gross sales for 2013 increased 8.3 percent to...
    






10 Takeaways From CES: iPhone Stun Guns, Iris Scanners, A Camera-Shy Movie Director And Crazy Party-Crashing CEO


With more than 20,000 new products expected and 300 presentations delivered at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, putting together a definitive list of noteworthy products, trends...
    






iPad Pro Rumored to be Revealed in Fall 2014 with a 12 Inch Display


In every year, the iPad lovers and analysts anticipate a new model of their desired device. And to spice up the speculation, an analyst predicts that a new model of iPad might be revealed in Fall...
    






Jeremiah Owyang: Profiting from a Collaborative Economy


It’s being called the “Sharing Economy,” “Mesh Economy, ”  “Collaborative Consumption,” and now the “Collaborative Economy.” Whatever term prevails, it’s about a more efficient way of using valuable...
    






3D Printing This Year And Next: A Talk With Brock Hinzmann


“I’d much rather that people talk about the uses of 3D printing in robotics (such as drones) rather than about issues such as privacy,” says Brock Hinzmann. He is referring to current debate around...
    






BCG’s Value Creators Report Shows How Software Is Driving New Business Models


Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently released their fifth annual technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) value report. The 2013 TMT Value Creators Report: The Great Software Transformation,...
    






Home electricity use in US falling to 2001 levels


Despite more gadgets, electricity usage in US homes is falling to levels last seen in 2001 NEW YORK (AP) — The average amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes has fallen to levels...
    






Germany’s Energy Goes Kaput, Threatening Economic Stability


If you want to do something big, you have to start small; and German innovation is well known around the world. Yet when it comes to energy policy, the country looks to have placed the cart before...