Category: Technology

Technology What UX designers can learn from 1990s Japanese video games May 28, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0  I’m writing this from a slightly saddened perspective, revisiting my favorite SNES RPGs and realizing something: I’ve been spoiled by modern UX design. The sentiment is pretty universal. Read More Related posts: – May 28,…

Technology 21 million driverless cars could be on the road by 2035, report says June 8, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 Driverless car technology could take hold faster than expected. SEE ALSO: Bosch’s driverless parking system handles complex parking with ease Analyst organization IHS Automotive increased its estimate of the number driverless and self-driving…

Technology UK consumers expect better online shopping experiences June 25, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 BII Nearly three-quarters (73%) of UK adults said they’d choose an alternative online retailer due to a poor online shopping experience, according to JDA & Centiro’s Customer Pulse Report UK 2016. As the e-commerce market continues to grow, consumers…

Technology ZAP brings the manufacturing process to the cloud 5 days ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0  “Today it takes two to five years to get a factory to produce a car,” begins John Dogru. “A product’s timing to market is everything, and there’s a lot of latency. How do we, for the first…

Technology FORMER GOLDMAN SACHS ECONOMIST: This threat could cost the world $100 trillion by 2050 July 6, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 Former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and well known economist Jim O’Neill says this threat could cost the global economic output up to $100 trillion by 2050 unless we do…

Technology Here’s where the Note7 disaster will hurt Samsung most 5 days ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 There’s never a good time for a $900 smartphone to explode in your face. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a worst time — and Samsung’s probably found it. The company is set to recall its…

Technology The Evolution of the Samsung Galaxy S Series March 8, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 A look back at the Galaxy S devices that brought us to where we are today. As Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd announced the newest additions to its Galaxy family of products, Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7…

Technology Journi scores seed funding for travel journal app 1 week ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0  Journi, a Vienna, Austria-based startup that offers a travel journal app for iOS and Android, has raised €400,000 in seed funding, having been largely bootstrapped since launching around a year ago. Read More 0 0 0 0

Technology Drone prototype can detect and destroy active landmines 3 weeks ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 Massoud Hassani, an Afghanistan-born designer who now lives in the Netherlands, grew up in an area near Kabul with landmines. He is developing a drone that is designed to detect and destroy active landmines.  The technology could…

Technology Here’s the salary you have to earn to buy a home in 19 major US cities June 30, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 Shutterstock In the market for a home? Mortgage site HSH.com has updated its estimate of how much annual income a household would need to buy a home in major…

Technology India’s WhatsApp rival Hike raises $175M led by Tencent at a $1.4B valuation 6 days ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0  India has a new tech unicorn. Hike, a four-year-old messaging app, today announced that it has closed $175 million in funding led by new investors Tencent and Foxconn. The Series D round…

Technology How this vertical farm can grow millions of crops without soil or sunshine 1 week ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 The largest indoor vertical farm in the world can produce up to two million pounds of leafy greens every year. The technology allows crops to be grown without soil, sunshine or fertilizer,…

Technology Twitch is acquiring popular video game community and software maker Curse 5 days ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0  Live streaming video platform Twitch (a subsidiary of Amazon) is doubling down on video games with the acquisition of a significant player in the world of video game communities: Curse. The terms of the deal…

Technology Peer-to-peer payment app Cookies launches in Germany 6 days ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0  If you're reading this article and live in the U.S., you might not realize that Venmo, Square Cash, Facebook Messenger payments and other similar services only work in the U.S. In many countries, such as Germany, most people…

Technology Why Snapchat and smartphone beauty filters need a culturally inclusive update 1 week ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 The controversial Snapchat filter called out as “yellowface” by many earlier this week has thrust the popular app’s face morphing filters into the spotlight again, with some wondering if the app may be impacting…

Technology Portable generator lets you use nature to charge your phone 1 week ago by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 Estream is a portable power generator that lets you charge your phone in nature by converting the energy from moving water into stored energy.  The product has already exceeded it’s goal on Kickstarter, proving it…

Technology Microsoft CEO explores opportunities in India May 30, 2016 by inbusiness 0 0 0 0 Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is currently visiting India, to look into the growing potential of the country as a market for multinational technology companies. Nadella’s visit follows the first trip to India by Apple CEO Tim Cook, who visited…