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...Friday: Nanofilm Technology lists on the Singapore stock exchange, the biggest IPO in the city state in years....
...Investors have always been adept at using new technologies to gain an informational advantage....
...WPP will also reduce is planned capex from £400m to v£300m....
...DD’s Indap v NYU’s Damodaran: Is stock compensation good or bad?...
...However, they are continuing to spend on autonomous technology research and expansions into bicycle and scooter sharing....
...I tried taking a trip to the supermarket with only my watch, which served as shopping list, payment card and communicator....
...Another accessory, the pricey $80 Remo wireless remote, lets you use voice activation when you are some distance away from the camera itself....
...Flick through the cards, and it will remind you repeatedly what the weather is, how your stocks are doing and how many steps you have taken....
...Passengers can also “throw” content from their own devices on to the screen, and keep them powered using a side table equipped with conduction charging technology....
...However, one omission from the OnePlus 2 is NFC, the wireless technology that allows for contactless payments and other short-range data transfers....
...V.me allows people to make online purchases without having to punch in their card details each time....
...Ms Martin at Visa says V.me has a number of security layers, one of which includes not sharing card details with merchants....
...This article has been amended since first publication to show correct figures for the chart labelled “Traditional v online TV”. Back to the top of the page...
...Just because, you know, not everyone was around during Dotcom bubble V.1. Beenz.com TAKEOFF From a trade rag called Revolution, (June 9, 1998): “Don’t say loyalty, say currency,” says Letts....
...Technology has created an unresolved and urgent question. Who owns pop’s past? Ludovic Hunter-Tilney is the FT’s pop critic...
...We don’t think they’re good products and we’d never make one.” 2.51pm Why were iPhone activations in the US stronger than the rest of the world, where higher growth might be expected?...
...“Even though this swift exodus may soon be followed by a ‘V’ shaped recovery, should a resolution be forthcoming, a lot of technical damage has already been done,” he added....
...Twilight, Romney v Obama....
...Visa Inc is bringing cashless banking to Rwanda as it begins, a little belatedly, to target Africa’s largely unbanked emerging markets....
...In keeping with the nameless spirit of their movement and to guard against lawsuits, they picked a uniform disguise – Guy Fawkes masks like those used in the movie V for Vendetta....
...It features the company’s “Speech Activation” technology, which employs speech recognition to ensure correct pronunciation and build confidence in speaking a foreign language....
...The results were boosted by profit from its card unit, which more than doubled to $149m, as well as sales of higher margin products such as clothing....
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