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Digital Transformation And The Evolution of Apps – What’s The Link?

YoungUpstarts

Technologies — from mobile to cloud — are integral to every business regardless of industry, and those that fail to set an efficient digital strategy and maximize the impact of digitalization risk being left behind. Fact: the world’s first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, by Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola.

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Pandemic Technology Transformations for Start-up Businesses

The Startup Magazine

Most of us are familiar with their use in the hospitality industry, where pubs, wine bars and restaurants use them to allow people to access their menus on their mobile devices. QR Code technology was first developed in 1994 by a Japanese company called Denso Wave. QR scanners are now being built into most mobile phones as standard.

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Ecommerce: How to Survive its Troughs

ReadWriteStart

Dell – the American multinational computer technology firm had broken the barrier of a million-dollar online sales back in 1994. This transition from the traditional business model to a complete online sales became a popular revenue trend during this time.

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50 Great Ways To Use QR Codes In The College Classroom

YoungUpstarts

That was 1994, and now, almost 20 years later, QR code technology is experiencing a revival — but not in the automotive industry. Mobile class newsletters. Keep students updated on what’s happening in class with a QR linked mobile class newsletter. Mobile reminders. Polls and feedback. Information & Enhancement.

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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

One of the reasons I started investing in the blockchain space 4 years ago was the rush I got learning about the tech at my first bitcoin conference – akin to the chills I got when I first logged into the Internet in 1994, when I was deeply passionate about more equal access to education.

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A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). In short, Perez believes that we are currently in the deployment period for web and mobile. Of course, upcoming IPOs like Snapchat will bring some added excitement to the industry.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.