Samsung launches TecTiles NFC tags and programming application. Sets of five TecTiles can be ordered online or bought in store for US$14.99 from all four major US carriers and can be used to program a variety of NFC-initiated functions.
“Most of the tag types you make will work on nearly all phones which have NFC hardware,” says Samsung. NFC TAGS: Samsung TecTiles Samsung has launched an own label range of NFC tags and an NFC programming application for its range of Android-based NFC phones. The new Tectiles NFC tags are available for US consumers to purchase in sets of five for US$14.99 online and in-store at AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile — all four of the major US carriers — as well as direct from Samsung. “Tectiles will transform how businesses large and small engage with consumers,” the handset maker adds. The full list of functions users can set up with the new tag platform includes: TecTiles can be reprogrammed as often as needed, or permanently locked to prevent any future changes. How do 3D glasses work - Sixty Symbols. Why Microsoft Is Being Left in the Dust. Alex Goldfayn’s new book is called Evangelist Marketing: What Apple Amazon and Netflix Understand About Their Customers (That Your Company Probably Doesn’t).
He is CEO of the Evangelist Marketing Institute, a marketing consultancy with clients that include T-Mobile, TiVo, and Logitech. Follow him @alexgoldfayn. There are now a number of companies — Apple, Google, Amazon, and others — that have Microsoft in their rear-view mirrors, disappearing quickly on the horizon in a cloud of dust. That kick of dust in the company’s face is being emitted by Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Amazon’s Kindle, and Google’s search and cloud domination. Microsoft’s own wild lunges into various technology segments are also contributing considerably to it being left behind.
If you want to know why Microsoft’s share price has been flat for 11 years while Apple, Amazon, and Google shares have soared, this is why. 'Personal Cloud' to Replace PC by 2014, Says Gartner. There’s no doubting the cloud invasion.
But the research firm Gartner believes the personal cloud will replace the PC as the center of our digital lives sooner than you might think: 2014. “Major trends in client computing have shifted the market away from a focus on personal computers to a broader device perspective that includes smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices,” Steve Kleynhans, research vice president at Gartner, said in a statement on Monday. “Emerging cloud services will become the glue that connects the web of devices that users choose to access during the different aspects of their daily life.” Google plans a cloud-centered future with Google Play and its market-leading Android mobile OS.
But the personal computer will also not miss out on the cloud, as Microsoft and Apple are planning to weave the cloud into the next generation of their desktop operating systems, Windows 8, and OS X Mountain Lion.