Should Small Businesses Adapt to the Point of Sale System?

“In earlier times, a cash register along with a pen and notebook were sufficient means for processing and keeping track of transactions. But as small business has grown more and more complex, so have its needs for greater efficiency in completing such tasks. Even very small retail businesses for whom these antiquated systems appear to be adequate can benefit greatly from adapting to a computerized point of sale system. Installing POS hardware and software can help businesses of any size stay competitive and analyze their sales.”

Any kind of business could use the POS System. It gives so many benefits to the company but of course it would be costly. But I think it’s not a waste of money to invest in POS system because it could help the company in so many ways. They just have to find the right POS system for their company.

Site: POS system

Face Recognition at The Mall

“THE retail giant Westfield is considering introducing controversial face recognition technology at its Penrith shopping centre in Sydney’s west. “

With this face recognition, it makes more easy to get evidence who are the culprit in the mall. And I think this makes their customer feel more secure because they know that if someone snatches their bag, the culprit can be easily recognize because of the face recognition.

Site: Face Recognition

The Google Phone: This changes everything (mostly)

“We don’t have much information on the Google Phone just yet. In fact, it sounds more like a party favor than anything else. However, if and when Google starts selling this thing, prepare for some of the strangest – and coolest – times in mobile we’ve ever experienced.”

We all know that Google is one of the famous search engine in the world. But after reading this article, I realized that anything could happen in IT. I never expect that Google or should I say a search engine site would actually going to make their own phone. Well this is a big step for them and I think this would be their competitive advantage against other sites. But of course with this new line of business, their competitor would also increase.

Site: Google Phone

Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM: Who Is The King Of The Tech World?

“Google (GOOG), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) are the stalwarts of technology industry today. Google is a relatively young player in this group, while IBM is the seniormost.
Microsoft has the highest market capitalization at $266.2 billion dollars. Surprisingly Google is next with a market capitalization of $185.6 billion. Apple is at $174.1 billion while IBM is the lowest at $167.2 billion.”

Well, obviously, Microsoft gets the first place because it is being use in the whole wide world. Everywhere you go, you can see people using Microsoft. Next is Google, because just like Microsoft, most people uses Google than Yahoo because Google has so many features than is really helpful to us. Next is Apple, well, there are a lot of people using Apple’s product but not as many as Microsoft. Lastly, IBM is the last because maybe not a lot of people are using it unlike other brands.

Site: King of the World

Amazon set to open retail stores

“Online giant Amazon is set to open a chain of stores in the UK, in the wake of Borders UK going into administration in the last fortnight.”

I never thought that amazon would actually open a retail store. We all know that amazon is like ebay that doesn’t have a retail store. Amazon is known for being an online retail store. But I think having a retail store is also good for them because this is a way for them to expand. And this also gives people a chance to get to know amazon very well.

Site: amazon

eBook Versus Book Sales

“There are a lot of things publishers and bookshop owners could be doing to embrace technology and the trends that are currently impacting their sales negatively.”

In the past, if there is a book that you want to read, you should go to the bookstore in order to buy it or sometimes go to the library to check if the book is available their. But now, people who buys book are decreasing because they could just read ebooks. That way, they could save money. Sometimes there are books that cost so much. So people will just find the book in the internet so that they don’t need to spend so much money just to be able to read that book. So book sales are decreasing as time passed, because people will always find a way to save money, so they prefer ebooks than buying books.

Site: ebook

Gartner predicts top 10 consumer mobile applications for 2012

The top 10 according to Gartner are as follows:
1: Money Transfer
2: Location-Based Services
3: Mobile Search
4: Mobile Browsing
5: Mobile Health Monitoring
6: Mobile Payment
7: Near Field Communication Services
8: Mobile Advertising
9: Mobile Instant Messaging
10: Mobile Music

All of theses things are already present today. Well not all of them are big hit today but i think it will surely be popular in few years time. All of these mobile application makes our lives easier, so i don’t think that people won’t use this because what we want are applications that could make things easy and this are the answer to their needs.

Site: Mobile Application

Does Technology Play a Vital Role in Wholesale Trading?

“Technology is one of the cornerstones of commerce in any form in the current scenario. Every transaction has some sort of technological advancement enabling it, from the simplest process of buying orange juice from Wal-Mart to running a completely virtual online business. Wholesale trading is no exception. Logistics these days are completely dependent on technology, and the smallest business will find that access to technology is essential.”

What this article said is all true. Technology really plays a vital role in wholesale trading. All of us are depending on technology because it makes our life easier. Technology is really a big help to us not just in business but also in our everyday life. Wherever we go we can see technology all around the place. That only proves that technology is very important to us.

Site: Technology

The Mac’s cyber Black Friday

“Apple’s in-store sales fell sharply from 2008, but its online store traffic soared”

I think the reason why Apple’s online store has more sale than in-store is because most of the people loves to shop online. And most of the time they shop for music, videos, etc.. While in in-store you could buy laptops, ipods, iphones, etc… Because we don’t always buy laptops and other gadgets that’s why the sales won’t be that high compare to online stores because most of the time we shop musics, software, etc.. online.

Site: Black Friday

Our top 10 gift ideas: Last year’s gadgets are now worth the price

Sometimes the newest gadgets are too far out on the bleeding edge. They don’t work out of the box, and they have a few too many bugs in their initial versions. They’re also usually too expensive. But the following list of 10 cool gift ideas focuses on products or services that have been around for a while. The kinks have been ironed out and the prices are lower.

1. iPhone 3GS

2. PlayStation 3 Slim

3. Amazon Kindle

4. Livescribe Pulse smartpen

5.Logitech Harmony 700

6. HP TouchSmart PC

7.Nanovor

8. Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player

9. EasyBloom Plant Sensor

10. Shutterfly photo books

I’m sure many people will love all this gadgets especially the iPhone because we can see lots of people using it. And also the PlayStation 3 Slim will also be a big hit especially for people who loves to play PlayStation.

Site: Top 10 Gifts