The online virtual currency Bitcoin has generated some serious buzz lately, with its value soaring past US$200 for the first time this week. Now a smaller player hopes to emerge as a rival by processing transactions faster and giving its ...
Google reportedly is putting Glass, its line of wearable computers, in the hands -- or, more aptly, on the faces -- of explorers and developers this month. The Glass Explorer Edition, aimed at early testers and developers, will ship in ...
Tags: Google, Glass Edition
New Belgium Brewery, a Colorado beer maker that has often tied its fortunes to the bicycle, is hosting a summit of national bike advocacy leaders at its headquarters, starting Thursday. New Belgium is hosting 65 people from more than 40 ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
Eyeing the sometimes considerable data roaming bills that companies receive, a startup called Wandera launched a service Wednesday that promises to cut down on roaming data use. The company is based in both London and San Francisco and ...
A court in California declined to certify as class action a lawsuit by workers alleging an illegal cartel formed by seven technology companies including Apple, Google and Intel. The judge, however, raised the possibility that she may ...
For the 14th consecutive year, customers of Cintas Corporation won Image of the Year (IOY) awards during a banquet held by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) in Orlando, Fla. Selected from an ...
ARE you forever mislaying your mobile phone, your wallet, handbag or car keys? You're not the only one. Here at Chez Gadget we don't normally carry a handbag, and we do mostly remember to hang the keys on a nail, but the hunt is often on - ...
A billion Chinese each drank 1.4 liters of wine in 2011, or at least that’s how the average plays out. On the surface 1.4 liters doesn’t seem of much consequence — outpaced by America’s 11.2 liters of wine per capita ...
Tags: wine, wine market, wine exports
Next time you're at the mall and have trouble finding the restroom, a place to nosh, or a certain electronics retailer—one where you might pick up an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook—your Android phone can show you the way. A ...
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Myntra, India's largest e-commerce platform for fashion and lifestyle products, announced the acquisition of San Francisco based FITIQUETTE (TechCrunch Disrupt Finalist), a technology solution which is a one of a kind virtual fitting room. ...
Tags: Textile
Dana Andrew, vice president of global marketing and communications at International Market Centers and the longtime leader of public relations efforts for the World Market Center here, is leaving her full-time position with the IMC. ...
Tags: Dana Andrew, VP Post
Gamers, designers and photographers have innovative treats in store when the Leap Motion 3D gesture-sensing computer interface is launched next month (May 13). The launch could be a watershed. Since last May, Leap Motion has shipped ...
Tags: 3D Gesture Sensing, Lights, Lighting
BlackBerry will discontinue its BBM Music service on June 2 and is referring customers to the Rdio music service for 30 days of free music. The company said that after a strategic business review, it was decided that BlackBerry will no ...
Sport Chalet on Thursday announced the launch of "order today, deliver today" service. The same-day service is available in much of California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco) as well as the greater Salt ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Dana Andrew, vice president of global marketing and communications at International Market Centers and the longtime leader of public relations efforts for the World Market Center here, is leaving her full-time position with the IMC. ...
Tags: Dana Andrew, VP Post, International Market