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Lumia gaga: Why Nokia must ditch its arcane numbering system

Apr05
by on April 5, 2014 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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Microsoft made a slew of announcements at its annual Build conference this week, covering everything from universal Windows apps to the ‘Internet of Things’. But the event was also used by Nokia, ahead of the expected closure of that $7 billion acquisition by Microsoft later this month, to unveil three new smartphones. These were the high-end Lumia 930, built for the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 and featuring a a 5-inch display, wireless charging and a 20MP camera. Then there was the budget Lumia 630 and 635 smartphones, the former coming in two 3G single-SIM/dual-SIM variants, the latter featuring 4G. More…

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Time is of the essence, so you better track it well

Apr05
by on April 5, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, LifeHacks

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Lindsay Goldwert is a content strategist and senior program executive at Hotwire PR, a global tech public relations firm. In our modern age, when the headlines are filled with the NSA spying on Americans, and personal data mining, I wasn’t too excited when my bosses told me that I was to begin using time tracking software. I’d just spent 12 years in journalism and my time hadn’t been considered particularly valuable to anyone, least of all myself. Get it done, it doesn’t matter how long it takes. Just get it done. Now I rankled at being asked how I was spending my…

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11 Web tools for controlling internal email chaos

Apr05
by on April 5, 2014 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Insider, Roundups, startup, YEC, yec.co, Young Entrepreneur Council

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Whether your team works remotely or side by side, minimizing inessential inbox chaos is a constant challenge startups face. Luckily, there are now countless resources dedicated to fixing this very problem. (Actually asking people to stop emailing you doesn’t seem to be an option.) To find out which tools are the best bets for entrepreneurs who rely on email 24/7, I asked 11 founders from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What is your favorite Web tool for streamlining internal email among team members and why is it better than the rest? Their favorites are below. 1. Flowdock We use Flowdock as a…

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