Royal Caribbean announces technology for Quantum of the Seas

At a media event in Germany, Royal Caribbean announced the technology advances coming to its newest cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas. SMART Check-in Before you even get onboard your cruise, guests can generate boarding documents online, upload their own ID photo, and receive digital boarding confirmation.  By the time they arrive...

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The future of recruitment technology

The use of technology in recruitment isn't new. But a seismic shift in technology is underway that is fundamentally changing an employer's interaction with potential candidates RELATED NEWS Politically correct on social media Designing change Retail must adopt technology faster The future of Indian insurance is online Technology...

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Google buys special effects technology firm Zync

Picture for representation purpose San Francisco: Google announced that it had bought Zync Render, a service that trims costs of special effects by pushing the work into the Internet ‘cloud’. Google did not disclose  by prIceechoP">FINANCIAL terms of the deal to acquire the company whose technology was used in...

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Luxury fashion takes on fitness technology

Luxury fashion is making inroads in wearable tech as more designers try their hands at developing smart, stylish accessories and clothing aimed at tracking performance and health, or simply making connected lives easier to manage. (AFP) "We actually think the fashion industry should be in the driver's seat," Ayse Ildeniz, vice...

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Why Are PC Sales Up And Tablet Sales Down?

Editor’s note: Peter Yared is the founder and CTO of Sapho and was formerly the CTO/CIO of CBS Interactive. When iPads first came out, they were hailed as the undoing of the PC. Finally, a cheap and reliable computing device for the average user instead of the complicated, quirky PC. After a few years of strong growth...

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San Francisco Open Exchange Aims To Be The E-Trade Of Bitcoin

Y Combinator-backed startup San Francisco Open Exchange (SFOX) is an online trading platform that helps people find the best bitcoin prices at various exchanges. In other words, it would like to help you buy, sell and invest in bitcoin exchanges kinda like and investor buys and sells stock on E-Trade. Co-founder Akbar...

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E-Businesses In Africa Have A Responsibility To Help Alleviate Internet Poverty

Editor’s note: Johan Nel is the country manager of Gumtree South Africa. In Soshanguve, a township just north of Pretoria in South Africa, there was a small kiosk that sold fruit, cigarettes and snacks to passersby. The owner of the kiosk had recently installed Wi-Fi and, soon after, placed tables and chairs out front. And...

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A Look Back At Yahoo’s Flickr Acquisition For Lessons Today

Editor’s note: Tomio Geron is head of content at startup Exitround. This is part of a series on the tech M&A market.  When Yahoo offered to buy Flickr in early 2005, co-founder Stewart Butterfield and his team had a tough decision to make. There were many reasons  to sell. But there were also many...

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