[BlackBerry] BlackBerry Curve 9300 photos have surfaced over the internet now. Curve 9300 is growth of 8500 series but with new features like 3G and the WiFi n standard on top of the existing 8500′s specs (9300 retains the lower res 320×240 display). CrackBerry claims to receive the photos on with the unit showing off OS 5.0 and 256MB of internal memory. The first leaked photos of the forthcoming 9300 show the shiny bezel and optical trackpad instead of old trackball. [click to continue…]
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and BusinesWeek have recently revealed a list of 50 most innovative companies based on a survey done by BCG. BCG sent a questionnaire to top executives all around the world out of which 2700 responded anonymously with their opinion. They were asked to mention companies that consistently offer innovative products, customer experiences, business models, or processes. Those who mentioned their own employers were not considered. Apart from executives’ opinions financial performance of the companies was also gauged to determine the final results. Here are the first 20 finalists of most innovative companies:
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APPLE |
U.S. |
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2 |
GOOGLE |
U.S. |
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3 |
TOYOTA MOTOR |
Japan |
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5 |
MICROSOFT |
U.S. |
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7 |
NINTENDO |
Japan |
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12 |
IBM |
U.S. |
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15 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD |
U.S. |
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| 8 |
13 |
RESEARCH IN MOTION |
Canada |
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10 |
NOKIA |
Finland |
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| 10 |
23 |
WAL-MART STORES |
U.S. |
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11 |
AMAZON.COM |
U.S. |
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| 12 |
8 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE |
U.S. |
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| 13 |
6 |
TATA GROUP |
India |
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| 14 |
9 |
SONY |
Japan |
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| 15 |
19 |
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES |
India |
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26 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS |
South Korea |
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| 17 |
4 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC |
U.S. |
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VOLKSWAGEN |
Germany |
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| 19 |
30 |
MCDONALDS |
U.S. |
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14 |
BMW |
Germany |
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[Data from BusinessWeek]
