TT-Snippets, Volume 1, No. 2

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TT- Snippets Volume 1, No. 2

1. Sharp, Sony and Panasonic — all big players in the TV market, had combined loses of $20 billion this year and are cutting thousands of jobs. Consumers are now paying attention to content, apps and user-friendliness for the dividing line between buying and not buying. That has helped  Apple become the pre-eminent consumer electronics brand. Investors note that Sony, Sharp and Panasonic now have a combined worth of $29 billion, compared with Apple's current valuation of $601 billion.

2. Amazon’s Prime subscription pricing has changed. Prime used to be $79 per year, it now goes for $7.99 a month and includes streaming video and expedited shipping. The move is designed to compete with Netflix as well as major shipping savings for Amazon’s regular customers.

3. Apple is looking for ways to give Intel the boot on all future Mac personal computers using the same technology that makes the iPad and iPhone possible. Apple’s software engineers are confident that its mobile-device chip design will one day power its desktops and laptops.

4. The coming war over wireless charging was featured in an article in Bloomberg Business Weekly.  New York Nick's season-ticket holders will be watched this season as they will be part of a pilot group that receives smartphone cases that will allow them to charge their iPhones wirelessly from these techno-cases in 550 charging spots within the Nick's arena corporate suites. Check out Qi Wireless charging technology and Powermat for further information.

5. Check out recovers.org, a website that was created as the result of Hurricane Sandy. It is an amazing website that popped up as the result of the desperate need for matching volunteers  with those in need of help. This is the brainchild of 23-year old, Caitria O’Neill, of San Francisco.

6. Tim Tuttle has created an app that reads your mind. Two years ago, he co-founded San Francisco-based Expect Labs to build software for a time when humans no longer hunt down information by typing out their queries. This fall, Expect Labs is releasing “MindMeld” a free app that adds the company’s voice powered search technology to the iPad. Video conferencing capability. Check it out!

7. Thought you might be curious. What are the top ten business schools in the US? Here they are: 10) Virginia’s Darden 9) MIT’s Sloan School 8) Michigan’s Ross School 7) Cornell’s Johnson School 6) Duke’s Fuqua School 5) Northwestern’s Kellog School 4) Stanford 3) U Pennsylvania’s Wharton School 2) Harvard 1) Chicago’s Booth School.

8. Check out NeatCloud if you are trying to get organized.

9. St. Jude’s Medical is using a small, rechargeable neurotransmitter to assist chronic migraine headache patients that do not respond to medication.  The device, which is called the Eon Mini, is now being used in Europe.

10.  A list of the top e-institutions would comprise: Coursera, edX, Udacity, Open Learning Initiative, University of Phoenix and The Open University.

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