Considering the recent history of Microsoft‘s lackluster OS launches, it came as a surprise to many that Microsoft chose to hang its hat on a specific estimate last year for total installations of its then-new Windows 10 operating system. Pride comes before the fall, though, and...
Retailers can’t be held entirely liable for the ham-fisted ways they’ve tried to push virtual and augmented reality onto consumers, who — like retailers themselves — don’t quite know what to make out of the technology just yet. When these potentially transcendent platforms are put...
There seems to be a new form of retail mania sweeping the nation — that of nostalgia. Whenever a struggling brand needs to drum up a little publicity in its flagging products, reviving a long-dead line extension is never a bad idea. That’s the route...
Samsung’s next smartphone/tablet, the Galaxy Note 7, is expected to include an iris scanner, according to several reports on Sunday (July 17). The new Galaxy Note 7 will feature a new biometric security feature for an iris scanner, according to a product listing on Zauba, a...
It could be getting a whole lot easier to get cash out of ATMs, as FIS and ATM provider Payment Alliance International recently announced plans to bring Touch ID access to 70,000 ATMs across the U.S., according to a report from The Verge. Under the...
Remember mixtapes? Yeah, you do. Well, Netflix wants you to make your own mixtapes based on the content available on its site. This week, the online (and mail delivery) video service announced that it has launched its latest initiative, a service called Flixtape, which Netflix...
In the beginning of online shopping, it was brick-and-mortar brands that cried foul over the seemingly unfair fact that their new, nimble rivals didn’t have to contend with the costs of running a business in the physical world. Free from the chains of commercial rents,...
While talking about money is awkward in most parts of the world, talking about money in the U.K. is particularly uncomfortable, if recent data can be believed. Apparently about a third of U.K. citizens would rather remain unpaid on a debt than actually have to ask...
True Fit, the Boston-based startup that helps connect customers with shoes and apparel that fits them really, really well, recently announced a $25 million investment from Intel Capital that it will use to expand its business, according to a report from TechCrunch. True Fit, which...
