Amazon in Talks with Retailers to Offer Prime Goods Online
Consumers may not currently be thinking of ever being able to buy merchandise from J. Crew, Ralph Lauren or Lord & Taylor via Amazon.com, but if the online retailer has its way, customers will be able to buy shirts, suits and other items soon. Discussions are taking place to [...]Read more
New Infographic Highlights Burgeoning Second Screen Usage
If someone is wondering how the use of second screens is trending, all they probably need to do is look around their own living room. Gone are the days when the entire family sat around the television set together as if it were some sort of communal hearth. Instead, Americans are [...]Read more
GM’s New Chief Executive Wants to Put Hammer Down on Company Comeback
Mary T. Barra may be the first female chief executive in the auto industry, but she wants to keep the focus firmly on the vehicles. In her first extended public comments since taking over the company helm on January 15, Ms. Barra stated that she wanted to accelerate the company [...]Read more
RadioShack to Close 500 Stores During Rebuilding Process
RadioShack Corp. used comedy in a Super Bowl ad to show its stores being dismantled and then rebuilt. But on the Tuesday after the Big Game, the news broke that some of the stores were going to be dismantled and stay that way. A few weeks later, in early March, the company [...]Read more
Streaming Music’s Popularity Brings New Players to the Table
Playing music from anywhere, and playing the music that you want when you want it, is becoming something that is in huge demand for consumers. Several companies are stepping up to the plate to provide these services. From well-known entertainment brands to start up companies, [...]Read more
Iceland Busy Producing Bitcoin Currency
The lava plain of Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, is located close to the Arctic Circle, and if you are looking for the mines of Bitcoin, this is where you will need to look. To find them, you will need to walk through a fortified gate and check in with a guard. Once you pass the [...]Read more
Microsoft Revenue Rises on Holiday Xbox and Tablet Sales
Microsoft posted some strong sales of its Xbox videogame consoles and Surface tablet computers over the Holiday season, which helped to drive quarterly revenue and earnings higher than Wall Street expectations. As a result, company shares rose about 4 percent in after-hours [...]Read more
Twitter Populated by Millions of Fake Accounts
In a world where having a big online voice is key to making a name for one’s self, it should come as no surprise that an enterprising person can buy 1,000 fake Twitter accounts for less than $60 from an online vendor. Once the accounts have been purchased, they can be [...]Read more
Temporary Internet May be an Option in the Future
If Snapchat has taught users anything, it’s that all things come to an end. This app, which is primarily used by teens and college students, sends messages, photos, and captions that are temporary. They (in theory) self-destruct after a certain amount of time automatically. If [...]Read more
Technology Giants Increase Efforts to Control Internet Through Internet Infrastructure
Google and Facebook have expanded their efforts to control the Internet by investing in infrastructure. The latest is that they are planning to control more of the www’s backbone in this manner, and it’s raising tensions with a number of telecom companies. The plan involves [...]Read more
