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TECHi Inspiration spotlights the founders, startups, and visionaries building the future. From billion-dollar funding rounds to bootstrapped breakthroughs, this section tells the human stories behind the technology. The ambition, the risk, and the execution that turns ideas into industry-defining companies.
New plans, pricing for Netflix cuts regulation problems off at the pass
Those who have watched the evolution of Netflix over the years are probably aware that the company has done an...
A timeline of the social buying universe
In many ways, social buying was inevitable. Once eCommerce started really taking off last decade followed by the growth of...
The ever-expanding world of mobile device payments
The last few months has seen mobile device payments skyrocket. As consumers move in droves to smartphones and companies create...
Winners and losers in the tech talent war
The amount of available talent in several technology industries is not keeping up with the demand in recent years. As...
Online shopping is soaring (as if you didn’t know)
Brick and mortar stores are closing on nearly a daily basis. We have all seen companies like Blockbuster and Circuit...
Augmented Grocery Shopping: How a Korean grocer moved virtual shopping to the subway
It's the kind of experiment that seems like it was hatched for a satirical spoof video, but the results were...
Dial-Up modem sound is creepy when slowed down 700%
It's a sound that few of us have heard since the last time we saw a modem that looked like...
Michael Bay caught recycling footage from The Island for Transformers 3
There's nothing wrong with reusing old material on new projects. It's done all the time in Hollywood. Heck, the Wilhelm...
It may not be real, but it should be, darn it: The Future Toilet
We can dream, right? This video of unknown origin (comment if you know, please) presents a not-so-unrealistic view of what...
South Korean schools to be paper-free by 2015
There are two potential winners in South Korea's recent announcement that they would be moving to a completely-digital curriculum model...
Is a combination of Huxley’s and Orwell’s future coming true? (#killswitch)
It was once hard to imagine a world like either of the ones described in 1984 or Brave New World....
Zuckerberg Going Apple on Google
In this cartoon by the geniuses at Joy of Tech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg invokes the 1981 ad that Apple...
The Org Charts of 6 Tech Companies
Every now and then, people nail it. This is one of those cases as Manu Cornet from Bonkersworld breaks down...
Forget San Fran: New York is turning into a startup mecca
Everyone in the tech industry has heard of Silicon Valley, but how many have heard of Silicon Alley? New York...
Pigs are flying: I completely support @aplusk on this one
The fat lady may not have sung yet, but pigs are definitely flying. While I'm not the biggest fan of...
Video games dominate Hollywood in release week sales
With the start of summer, the start of blockbuster movie season begins. While the money-making is strong for many summer...
America: the Twitter perspective
If you someone asked you where you were from, you would probably reply with your city or state. That's the...
Charities are doing an awful job at social media
There is a decent amount of "good" going on through social media. Changes, revolutions, and innovations happen on and as...
Chimp plays first person shooter (and blows stuff up very well)
It's not a cute little chimp pushing buttons randomly. As you'll see in the video, this guy plays Far Cry...
Phone phishing. It’s the new funky
With nearly 70% of the US adult population accessing the internet via their mobile devices, it has become a strong...