Android Dominates an Unusual Quarter
iOS Share Falls as Apple Customers Delay Purchases Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released analysis of the results from its research on mobile phone operating systems for the calendar...
View ArticlePhone Brand Landscape Shifts, for Now
Samsung Steady in US, LG Grows Share Before iPhone Launch Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released analysis of the results from its research on mobile phone manufacturers for the...
View ArticleFewer iPhone 6/6 Plus Buyers Shift From Android
Android Owners Buy More Expensive iPhones Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), today released analysis of the results from its research on Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) after the launch of the...
View ArticleAmazon Customers Do Pay For Shipping
Standard Shipping, Media Downloads Increased During 2014 Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released analysis of consumer behavior for Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers for 2014. This...
View ArticleThe Art Of Listening
The popular stereotype that a customer service rep spends a lot of the day talking is far from the truth; a good service rep spends much more time listening than talking. For nearly 18 years, I’ve...
View ArticleYou Might Be Living In The Next Silicon Valley
First it was Pittsburgh and the Steel City. Then it was Detroit, with its assembly line of Fords. Now, the Bay Area is the king of U.S. modern industry, home to tech giants, startups and venture...
View ArticleHacked Sony Emails Reveal Embarrassing Exchange About Obama's Movie Preferences
An exchange between Sony Pictures chair Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin turned into a riff on films they thought the president liked.
View ArticleEven Facebook Thinks You Should Block Your Ex After A Breakup (And Here's How)
The last thing you want to see on Facebook after a split are constant updates from your ex. (Oh, look, he "likes" "Deadliest Catch" now. Who cares.) Facebook feels your pain. In a new how-to video, the...
View ArticleGuy In Jetpack Flies In Formation With Airplane, Performs Jaw-Dropping Stunts...
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s -- Jetman! Yves Rossy, known as “Jetman” for his death-defying jetpack stunts, recently took to the skies in Dubai to perform some jaw-dropping stunts in formation with...
View ArticleA Healthcare Guardian Angel
As an undergraduate economics and health policy major at Harvard, Dr. Connie Chen traveled to Kenya, Cambodia, and Botswana to do field research, and work with local public health systems. While...
View ArticleVenture Capital Takes a Step in the Right Direction on Diversity
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) announced Monday the formation of a task force to help its members increase opportunities for women and minorities. On the surface, this looks like just...
View ArticleWatch Shaquille O'Neal Use An Easy-Bake Oven Like An All-Star
An Easy-Bake Oven is about nine inches tall and Shaquille O'Neal wears a size 22 shoe. None of this matters. The retired athlete, talented actor and beloved tall guy knows how to work the itty-bitty...
View ArticleYou Can't Have These Tech Gadgets for Christmas
2014 has been a great year for tech products -- heck, every year since 2000 has. Plenty of electronics, including smartphones and entertainment systems, will be right at home under the tree. There are...
View Article15 Teens To Watch Out For In 2015
2014 was a great year for teens, with young people creating new social media trends, starting innovative businesses and making incredible art -- all while balancing the everyday stresses of being a...
View ArticleIranian Hackers Hit Sheldon Adelson's Sands Casino In Las Vegas
Most gamblers were still asleep, and the gondoliers had yet to pole their way down the ersatz canal in front of the Venetian casino on the Las Vegas Strip. But early on the chilly morning of Feb. 10,...
View Article5 Big Privacy Predictions for 2015
It seems like there were more companies that had privacy-related problems in 2014 than didn't. And the lucky ones that didn't "get got" were separated by only one or two degrees from those that did. As...
View Article12 Pivotal Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is well known for his support of innovation and entrepreneurship, having been an early employee of Apple, then going on to start, advise, and assist a number of successful technology...
View ArticleThe Most Horrifying Fast Food Menu Items Of 2014
According to Chinese zodiac, 2014 is the year of the horse. People born this year are said to be full of personality, enjoy socializing and have a great sense of humor. But, there's nothing funny about...
View ArticleHow The World Slept In 2014
As our priorities shift to reflect the importance of sleep, more and more state-of-the-art wearable devices have been adding features to help us measure the quantity, quality and timing of our...
View ArticleSeth Rogen Thanks Amy Pascal For Making 'The Interview'
Before the world premiere of "The Interview," the controversial new comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco that may or may not have sparked a widespread hacking of Sony Pictures' computer data,...
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