Category: technology | 技術 | 기술 | テクノロジー
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Bakrie Group + more news
Bakrie Group and Path Indonesia’s Bakrie Group leads Path’s $25 million Series C round – Indonesia is the world’s largest muslim country. It is also the country where BlackBerry was popular. If you’re not Indonesian, the Bakrie Group won’t sound that familiar. The Bakrie Group is a conglomerate, it has interests across various industries including…
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Shadow banking + more news
Shadow banking Expect wild 2014 with China crackdown on shadow banking – I am not so convinced given the vested interests in shadow banking. Shadow banking ‘wealth management products’ are sold by state banks like ICBC. Local government is funded by land sales to real estate developers, who are funded by shadow banking. The article…
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LED light bulbs go mainstream
Whilst LED lamps and torches have dominated outdoor and camping sales for a few years, LED light bulbs seem to have only come into their own in the UK during the past 12 months or so. I had left the UK at the end of 2012 and kept a keen eye open to what had…
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2014: just where is it all going?
You can read about how I got on last year here. This year’s aka 2014 predictions in no particular order: Amazon won’t do drone delivery in 2014 – The reasons for this are many. Drones are limited by payload, to ability to land, the amount of energy they can hold for flight time and piloting.…
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Beyonce + more news
Beyonce Beyonce Sells 1 Million Albums on Apple’s iTunes in Five Days – Peter Kafka – Media – AllThingsD – non-piracy aspects at work affecting the sale of the latest Beyonce album. Beyonce is arguably the most popular performer in the music industry right now. Beyonce has amplified her work through making visual albums. Despite…
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Roaringwild + more news
Roaringwild ROARINGWILD ONLINE STORE – Roaringwild is a Shenzhen-based streetwear brand. Roaringwild is part of a wider domestic streetwear eco-system including Shanghai label Colorbaner. Although it is streetwear, it is a world away from the collage and naturalistic handwriting style. Instead it takes a minimal futuristic approach. There are references Roaringwild pieces to Dieter Rams…
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Adventures in retail
I have written before about my parents use of technology. This time I also found out more about their adventures in retail. I spent a little while with my parents in the UK over the past couple of weeks. Using technology Their use of television was frustrated by the electronic programme guide on their new…
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Generation z + more news
Generation Z What Can We Expect From Generation Z? – PSFK, with The Curve Report from NBCUniversal Content Innovation and Creative Marketing, is examining the future of generation Z. Generation Z is a prime example of why generations are much less helpful than marketers think. Business Pushed Out of a Job Early – NYTimes.com –…
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Windows 8 + more news
Windows 8 Windows 8 falls to 6.66% share as Windows 8.1 hits 2.64%, but combined the duo barely grows to 9.3% – PC platform maturation, touch lack of a compelling reason to upgrade? Windows 8 launched with security enhancements and a distinctive interface optimised for touch. Windows 8 represented a departure from previous versions in…