2013 Saw 4 PE Trends Emerge in Europe

Eurozone countries have already faced the worst of their sovereign debt crisis and high unemployment. And while most European economies haven’t fully turned things around, it appears that there has been some GDP growth and either stabilization or reduction in unemployment across most countries on the continent. Europe still has a long way to go to reach pre-financial-crisis levels of economic growth and private equity investing, but PitchBook data show some positive trends for the continent heading into 2014.

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Drones For Document Delivery In The UAE?

Move over Jeff Bezos, The United Arab Emirates is reportedly considering using un-manned drones for document delivery and they're poised to get their drone program rolling, most likely before Amazon can. Gizmag reported on Monday that the UAE is planning to deploy unmanned drones to deliver official documents to it's citizens. Drivers licenses, identification cards [...]

Google Glass, In The Class (room)

As a follow up to our article on Google Glass in the Classroom, we thought it would be good to expound on some of the possible educational uses of Glass. Below, in a nifty infographic, 30 different ideas for how to use Glass in a classroom are touched on. While these are some great ideas, they represent a mere tip of the iceberg. As we touched on in our previous article, there are an almost infinite amount of applications for Google Glass in the classroom.

Appsbar recognizes OCS as the appsbar.com App of the Day

Snowboard shop promotes moguls through mobile with new app released at appcatch.com   OCS has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day award for showcasing how small businesses have been able to participate in mobile marketing initiatives by utilizing the DIY app builder at appsbar.com. The OCS app serves as the mobile platform for Orange County [...]

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Sony To Shut Down Reader Store, Transitioning Customers To Kobo

Sony is going through some deep changes as a company right now. Sony has already announced a sell off of their Vaio PC business and we've also heard that they plan on scaling back their tv business as well. Sony seems like they are staying the course with mobile devices including tablets and smartphones as [...]

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T-Mobile Wins Court Ruling Over AT&T’s AIO Wireless Brand

While T-Mobile and AT&T have been battling it out over social media and in stores, to the benefit of their customers, AT&T has now lost a court battle to the fourth largest carrier in the US. John Legere, T-Mobile's CEO, must be grinning from ear to ear over the recent court ruling, not just because [...]

VERSI Docker Stand: Funded

We recently had a chance to speak with Dale Rorabaugh, the creator of the Versi Docker Stand. The Versi Docker Stand is really an interesting approach to a tablet stand/dock, and looks supremely useful. The Versi has successfully reached its funding goal on Kickstarter.   What does your company do, and how do you do it? Rorabaugh Designs [...]

Now You Can Manage Your Google Apps Account WithYour iPhone

Despite the OS wars between Android and Apple, Google has always been good about bringing their most important apps to iOS. Much to the dismay of die hard Android fans, sometimes (more often than not), Google apps on iOS are actually better. Take maps and Gmail for instance. Now, another important Google app has made [...]

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By 2019, 90% of Cars Will Have Wearable Computer Integration

After a series of rapid-fire announcements, it appears that automakers are becoming more focused on wearable integration. As the infotainment battle rages on, the auto makers are bringing it to your faces and wrists.According to ABI Research, by 2019, more than 90% of new vehicles will interface with wearable computers.

Xbox e-reader In The Works?

It seems that Microsoft may be working on an e-reader for the Xbox One or the Xbox 360. We're not exactly sure how this would actually work, would you read a book on your 50" tv in the living room? Maybe? Who knows. Digital Spy reported on Monday that Microsoft is hiring staff to work [...]