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Android, iOS, Windows Phone. Each of these mobile platforms had to start somewhere, and none were anywhere near perfect on the first try. Fortunately, each OS gets better with every iteration until, at some point, it all just clicks. Arguably, Windows Phone just came of age with its latest update, version 8.1. Even before today, Windows Phone only had a few big holes remaining and indeed, 8.1 appears to fill those gaps. in particular, the OS now has a fancy notification center in addition to those signature Live Tiles; the keyboard now allows for swipe gestures; and last but not least, it now has Cortana, a virtual assistant to take on Siri, Google Now and Samsung S Voice. The 8.1 update is a fairly significant one, and I got the opportunity to take it for a spin ahead of the official developer preview's launch. It may not be perfect yet, but it's clear Windows Phone has finally grown up. Cortana Windows Phone included a search option from the beginning, and though it was useful at the time, rivals like Siri, S Voice and Google Now have quickly turned the tide, rendering Microsoft first "voice assistant" completely obsolete. Thankfully, the 8.1 update introduces a personal assistant named Cortana to help bring Windows Phone into the modern era. Named after Master Chiefs trusty AI sidekick in Halo, Cortana is designed to help you do whatever you do on a phone. Think: scheduling appointments, alerting you to upcoming flights, telling you the weather, offering up directions, dictating messages, opening apps and adjusting settings. She even tells jokes and responds in humorous ways to (most) silly questions. Those are all givens these days, so let's instead move on to the more unusual things she can do.

3D printing continues to be a global spectacle in 2014, making appearances from Las Vegas during international CES and Barcelona during Mobile World Congress. With the 3D printing industry predicted to reach $10.8 billion by 2021, many are asking how it will change the future of the consumer landscape, much like MP3 players and iPods transformed the music industry. While the answers may not be obvious, there are a number of ways 3D printing will impact the daily lives of consumers in years to come. Opening the door to customization A major appeal to everyday consumers is how 3D printing opens the entryway to customization. From custom jewelry to food, the possibilities when using a 3D printer are endless. As 3D printers become more accessible over time, so will the ability to print items that are extremely personalized and tailored to each user. If we think about most of the products we buy, they are commoditized in some way for the average person; jeans are a certain length and cabinet handles come in standardized sizes. 3D printing allows consumers to create items exactly the way they need or want them - ultimately, letting customers set their own parameters. Companies like Nokia and New Balance, for example, have taken to the 3D printing trend and now offer online services where consumers can customize their own 3D printed cell phone case or sneakers, respectively. Tech Reviews by The Corliss Group

On April 16, IT sector lawmaker Charles Mok was the mover of a joint statement backing the setting up of an innovation and technology bureau and urging fellow legislators not to mount a filibuster during the debate on this issue. A filibuster is characterised as a form of obstruction in a legislature. It is a strategy employed by minority representatives to give them some leverage in defence of their constituents' interests. Executed shrewdly, it can be a David and Goliath tactic that can be successful. Hong Kong has been criticised for lagging behind its rivals in cultivating a new sustainable economy. The performance of its economy over the last decade has been unimpressive. in real terms, average personal incomes have seen little or no growth, meaning Hongkongers' lives have not improved. Also, Hong Kong's increasing economic reliance on mainland China is a cause for concern. If the SAR's free economy is homogenised with the mainland's towering planned macroeconomics, there could be unforeseen and dangerous consequences. Tech Reviews by The Corliss Group

The way we navigate in cities has been revolutionized in the last few years by the advent of GPS mapping programs. Enter your start and end location and these will give you the shortest route from A to B. That's usually the best bet when driving, but walking is a different matter. Often, pedestrians want the quietest route or the most beautiful but if they turn to a mapping application, they'll get little help. That could change now thanks to the work of Daniele Quercia at Yahoo Labs in Barcelona, Spain, and a couple of pals. These guys have worked out how to measure the "beauty" of specific locations within cities and then designed an algorithm that automatically chooses a route between two locations in a way that maximizes the beauty along it. "The goal of this work is to automatically suggest routes that are not only short but also emotionally pleasant," they say. Quercia and co begin by creating a database of images of various parts of the center of London taken from Google Street View and Geograph, both of which have reasonably consistent standards of images. They then crowdsourced opinions about the beauty of each location using a website called UrbanGems.org. Each visitor to UrbanGems sees two photographs and chooses the one which shows the more beautiful location. That gives the team a crowdsourced opinion about the beauty of each location. They then plot each of these locations and their beauty score on a map which they use to provide directions. The idea here is that the user enters a start and end location and an algorithm then finds the most beautiful route, rather than the shortest one. It does this by searching through every possible route, adding the beauty scores for each and choosing the one that ranks highest.

It's a truth as universal as it is annoying; if you want all your devices to work with a specific keyboard, well, you'll probably need either one for each, sign on for precisely one device ecosystem, or get used to swiping in words. Travelers in particular are driven insane by this problem, so Logitech decided, quite cleverly, to solve it with the K480. Swiss Army Keyboard There are two problems with modern portable keyboards. The first is, as we noted, device compatibility. Ask anybody who's had to install drivers just to get a basic keyboard to work, the various device ecosystems out there don't play well with each other and seemingly want to drive you insane. Logitech solves this with some clever design. You can switch between three different places to send your words, so that regardless of whether you're all Apple, or a mix of Apple, Chrome, and Windows, you'll be able to use the keyboard and get the point across. Basically, if it uses Bluetooth, you're all set to type. At The Trough The second problem is keeping all your stuff organized; you've got your phone over here, your tablet over there, and your laptop in front of you… and many keyboards want to be docked solely at your tablet. How does Logitech solve this? Simple: It puts a trough at the top of the keyboard that can easily be used to stand up both your tablet and your phone, and to type away at both of them with ease. A Keyboard For The Multitasker Multitasking, or at least sorting through your various tasks properly, can be a profoundly annoying experience, and Logitech deserves credit for looking at how we actually use our gadgets and creating a keyboard that fits in with them. If that's something you need, it starts at just $50.

Studium an der SHB Die 1998 gegründete private, staatlich anerkannte Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin (SHB) bietet Studierenden und Unternehmen auf Basis des Projekt-Kompetenz-Konzeptes berufsintegrierte und praxisorientierte Studienprogramme mit den staatlich anerkannten Abschlüssen Bachelor und Master. Die Studiengänge der SHB führen zu folgenden Abschlüssen: Bachelor: ● Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) ● Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) ● Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Master: ● Master of Arts (M.A.) ● Master of Business Engineering (MBE) ● Master of Business Administration (MBA) ● Master of Science (M.Sc.) Forschung an der SHB Transferorientierte Forschung bildet neben den Weiterbildungsangeboten der SHB den zweiten Schwerpunkt. Aktuelle, theoriebasierte Forschungsergebnisse finden direkt zur Umsetzung in der Praxis und spiegeln den Steinbeis-Gedanken des konkreten Transfers wider. Denn alle Forschungsarbeiten an der SHB untersuchen immer eine anwendungsbezogene Problemstellung. Sie verfolgen in ihren Lösungsansätzen stets die Maxime der Praxisnähe und eines hohen wissenschaftlichen Niveaus. Forschung an der SHB findet aktuell zu folgenden Schwerpunkten statt: Forschung an der SHB: Bankmanagement ● Controlling ● Corporate Publishing ● Finanzierung ● insurance und Asset Management ● Kollektive intelligenz in Unternehmen und Netzwerken ● intercultural interactive Marketing Konvergenzmanagement ● Nonprofit-Marketing ● Produktions- und Fertigungsmanagement ● Real Estate ● Sales und Services Management ● Verbundnetzwerke Studenten und Alumni Mehr als 5.700 Studierende waren 2011 in Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen an der SHB eingeschrieben. Darüber hinaus haben 47 Promovenden transferorientiert und praxisnah geforscht. Betreut werden die Studierenden von rund 1.400 Professoren und Lehrkräften. Seit ihrer Gründung konnte die SHB mehr als 6.000 Alumni verabschieden.

A new report highlighting deficiencies in US banks' oversight of suppliers' cyber security should serve to remind financial services companies in Europe of the due diligence they need to undertake, an expert has said.

Umgesetzte, marktorientierte Innovationen wie auch erfolgreiche Produkte und Dienstleistungen sichern In eInem zunehmend globalisierten und konkurrierenden wirtschaftlichen Umfeld unternehmerischen Erfolg. Erfolgreich zu seIn setzt voraus, Erfahrung mit aktuellem Fachwissen situativ zu verknüpfen und den Mut zu haben, Neues und oft Unkonventionelles anzugehen aber auch Bewährtes weiterhIn realisieren zu können. Das praxisorientierte, berufsbegleitende Projekt-Kompetenz-Studium der SteInbeis-Hochschule forciert eInen Wissenstransfer, der dieses konkrete Fachwissen vermittelt und die erfolgreiche Arbeit von Nachwuchs-, Fach- und Führungskräften unterstützt. Lebenslanges und berufsbegleitendes Lernen ist an der SteInbeis-Hochschule zentraler Aspekt unseres Konzepts. Dabei gilt es eInerseits Inhaltliche und organisatorische Anforderungen von Unternehmen und andererseits die VereInbarkeit von Bildung und Beruf zu berücksichtigen. Über 100 Transfer-Institute im SteInbeis-Verbund aus rund 800 SteInbeis-Unternehmen bieten eIn breites Spektrum an maßgeschneiderten, spezialisierten Studien- und Lehrgängen zur praxisnahen Qualifizierung von Fach- und Führungskräften an. Im Mittelpunkt unserer Philosophie steht die Organisation der Institute als "Unternehmen im Unternehmen Hochschule", die eigenverantwortlich agieren. Als Hochschule fInanzieren wir uns über Projekt- und Studiengebühren und beanspruchen keIne staatlichen Subventionen. Fokussiert auf die Anforderungen der beruflichen Praxis haben wir uns als unabhängiger Dienstleister In der deutschen Hochschullandschaft mit unserem Projekt-Kompetenz-Konzept etabliert. Heute sInd über 4.000 Studenten an unserer SteInbeis-Hochschule eIngeschrieben und wir arbeiten mit zahlreichen projektgebenden Unternehmen zusammen - das bestätigt uns In unserem Konzept und stärkt uns für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Johann Löhn Präsident der SteInbeis-Hochschule BerlIn

Unsere Hochschule ist eine Tochter der Steinbeis-Stiftung für Wirtschaftsförderung. Das weltweit verzweigte Expertennetzwerk des Steinbeis-Verbunds deckt neben Aus- und Weiterbildung auch die Dienstleistungsbereiche Beratung, Forschung und Entwicklung sowie Analysen und Expertisen ab. Der Name Steinbeis steht für die effiziente und effektive Verzahnung von Theorie und Praxis, von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. 1983 in Baden-Württemberg in der heutigen Form gestartet, ist der Steinbeis-Verbund zum Synonym für konkreten wettbewerblichen Wissens- und Technologietransfer geworden. Zum Steinbeis-Verbund gehören über 800 Zentren, die fachlich spezialisiert sind und alle Technologie- und Managementbereiche abdecken. Die Zentren werden größtenteils von Professoren geleitet, die unsere Anforderung der Verzahnung von Theorie und Praxis leben. Wir fördern ein effektives und effizientes Zusammenwirken von wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen und Wirtschaft, indem wir Wissens- und Technologiequellen streng nach den Spielregeln der Märkte verfügbar machen. Zentrale Rahmenbedingungen sichern in unserem dezentral organisierten Verbund das Zusammenwirken von unternehmerischer Eigenverantwortung und Orientierung gebenden verbindlichen Spielregeln.

Always Online The Anqor itself is fairly straightforward, as a device. It's about the size of a novelty paperback you get as a gift, and relatively light, although that's just the prototype; the end goal device is roughly the size of an iPhone. And it works relatively simply, as well; it connects to a 3G or 4G network in the area you're in, connects to up to ten of the devices you have handy, and we're off to the races. It's how it connects that's more interesting. SIMulated Card As we all know, to access a local mobile network, you need a SIM card, which is profoundly annoying. What the Anqor does is determine where you are, riffle through the company's library of SIM cards, upload the profile, and you're done. The tradeoff, of course, is that this doesn't come cheap. Global travelers looking for this convenience will be paying roughly $52 a month for the library, although you can pause a subscription at any time, and for just one country, it'll be a more reasonable $16 a month. Online Anywhere If you're a world traveler, you know from experience that you'll be running around juggling SIM cards anyway, so you may as well clean some of the clutter out of your life. And, if you never leave the country but your job requires constant internet access, this might be worth it as well. The device, without data plan, will start at around $270 if you get in early on the Kickstarter.