A perfect cup of coffee can lift moods, improve concentration at work and evoke interesting conversations. But coffee doesn’t always taste perfect, especially when it’s out of a vending machine at work. A company is now attempting to change that. The Spinn coffee machines are revolutionizing the way a cup of coffee is made. Designed as self-contained machines, these coffee ... Read More »
There’s a new chatbot in town. Zo is the latest in Microsoft’s efforts to evolve AI. The company wants to create conversational AI that not only takes the informational side into account, but also the emotional side. In other words, it wants to create an experience that mimics that of talking to an actual person. Introducing the Latest Microsoft Chatbot, ... Read More »
Mercedes-Benz (OTCMKTS:DDAIF) is testing a car-sharing program it’s calling Croove in Germany. The program is like an Airbnb for cars in that users can loan out their cars to others. According to the luxury car manufacturer, sharing something you own with others is the basic idea behind the sharing economy. “The idea behind this new service is private car rentals ... Read More »
Here’s Why Consumer Reports Won’t Recommend The New MacBook Pro France Just Opened The World’s First Solar Panel Road IranAir’s Deal With Boeing May Get A Price Slash Snap Inc. Is Apparently Buying An Augmented Reality Startup If you think that one bad customer review can be bad for business, just think about how much a negative review from a ... Read More »
If you’re wondering how to turn your website into an app for Android and iPhone devices, you’re not alone. Yes, customers have gone mobile and any small business without an on-the-go presence is missing out on business opportunities. Not convinced? Here’s some food for thought: back in the mid-1990s, many business owners thought they didn’t need a website. However, having ... Read More »
If you have an iPhone, you know Apple has done a great job in making the device very consumer friendly. But business users have been slow in coming around, that is until the global partnership with IBM in 2014. Since the announcement, many apps have been deployed for enterprises. And with the new iOS 9 mobile operating system, Apple — ... Read More »
According to a 2015 Federal Reserve Report (PDF), 87 percent of adults in the U.S. have mobile phones and are using them to shop, make payments, and do their banking. Mobile payments are the next new frontier for small businesses, because the new technology means there is going to be a scramble between those who take advantage of this new technology, and those ... Read More »
Pinterest has revealed trends it predicts will dominate in 2017. The third annual Pinterest 100 report (PDF) narrows down the top trends in 10 key categories the image sharing social network expects to be hot in the new year. The list has been compiled by Pinterest’s insight team, which gleaned the most popular trends that saw considerable year-over-year increase in ... Read More »
Keeping track of your products and assets manually is a chore. Why not barcode them? The technology to create them is accessible via the Web and there are tons of free apps for smartphone users that can serve as scanners. For the business owner who needs to get inventory organized and barcoded, this list of barcode generators is for you. ... Read More »
Small business owners are always looking for effective ways to manage and save time running their businesses, and what better way to do that than with new software applications? If you are one of those business owners who would like to easily create estimates and turn them into invoices for your small business, seamlessly log hours and bill clients for ... Read More »
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