News Flash: Technology Giant Makes New Compatible with Old

That really isn't a "News Flash" for Toshiba. It's just "business as usual".

Telecom technology companies, including Toshiba, keep coming out with new hardware and software to deliver the latest capabilities. But once a new version is introduced, you can usually forget about getting updates for the old.

Is your Cellular Carrier using you?

Your smartphone is full of juicy information about you... who you know, what you shop for, what apps you use, where you live, where you've been and where you are right now.

Cell phone carriers are looking for ways to turn your information into profits. Dan Hays, principal in Pricewaterhouse Cooper's communications and technology practice, states, "An interesting transformation is happening in wireless, in which consumers are no longer customers — they're the product."

The four major national carriers bundle your personal information with everyone else's and share that with third parties. So, at this point, the information shared is fairly generic, but it is of great interest to brands competing for your business.

Study Names Most Reputable Companies

Take a look at the phone on your desk. If the manufacturer is Toshiba or Samsung, you'll want to read this...

Forbes has published the results of the world's largest study of corporate reputation. Again in 2013, both Toshiba and Samsung are among the top 100 on the list. Those names caught our eyes since COMMWORLD has been an authorized dealer for Toshiba for all of our 32 years in business and for Samsung for almost half of that time.

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HEMP is Taking Applications

No, we're not smoking anything. Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (affectionately known as HEMP) is taking applications. Accepted Mentees are matched with a seasoned Mentor for the 3 year program. You'll attend valuable educational programs and be part of a supportive group of Kansas City's top entrepreneurs.

UMKC Bloch School of Management Rankings and Accolades

Bob Bennett, CEO & Founder of COMMWORLD of Kansas City earned his B.S and M.B.A degrees from the Bloch School. For nearly four years, he has served on the Dean's Advisory Council. The School is nationally and globally ranked in its entrepreneurship, accounting executive and public affairs programs.

Here are some of the reasons Kansas City can be proud of the Bloch School.

Technology Trivia Tidbits

Star Trek Technologies Today

The new Star Trek movie sparks comparisons of Star Trek technologies to real technologies of today. Here are five Star Trek Technologies circa 2013.

Communicators — Captain Kirk's communicator was much like the flip phone and push-to-talk technology we used in the mid to late 1990's. Captain Picard's crew members wore communicators built into a badge which they simply touched to activate. (I have a pin that looks like one of those which I bought at the Las Vegas Star Trek exhibit.) Today's smartphones have more capabilities built in, but they do rely on transmission towers not available to the crews in space.