Evernote's getting out of e-commerce

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Computerworld E-Business Feb 02, 2016 Evernote's getting out of e-commerce Two and a half years after Evernote announced that it would offer a suite of branded products through its own online retail store, the productivity company is walking away from the business of selling products like socks, messenger bags and wallets. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 'Big bets' cost Alphabet $3.6B in losses in 2015 • Rebecca Minkoff's RFID trial painted itself into a corner--deliberately • Amazon cloud profit up 3x, so stock plummets. Wait, what? • In the retail battle of the drones, Google's the pragmatist, but Amazon's the dreamer • Mingis on Tech: Retailers embrace technology to save their bacon • Mingis on Tech: Retailers buy into IT (and is tech taking our jobs?) 'Big bets' cost Alphabet $3.6B in losses in 2015 Google's parent company Alphabet racked up $3.6 billion in losses last year through investments in "big bets" such as self-driving cars and Internet balloons. Read More ▶ Rebecca Minkoff's RFID trial painted itself into a corner--deliberately The apparel and accessory chain gets creative with its RFID magic mirror trial-and leverages special dressing room paint to block both RF and mobile signals. Read More ▶ Amazon cloud profit up 3x, so stock plummets. Wait, what? Amazon Web Services profits triple, yet the stock takes a hammering. Actually, it makes complete sense -- here's why... Read More ▶ In the retail battle of the drones, Google's the pragmatist, but Amazon's the dreamer The visions of where drones will head is a fascinating glimpse into the mindsets of both companies. Read More ▶ Mingis on Tech: Retailers embrace technology to save their bacon Executive News Editor Ken Mingis finds out how technology is about to radically change retailing -- bye, bye big box stores? -- and asks that recent report that technology could kill 7 million jobs by 2020. Read More ▶ Video Mingis on Tech: Retailers buy into IT (and is tech taking our jobs?) In Computerworld's latest video podcast, Executive News Editor Ken Mingis shops for details about why retailers are embracing tech and asks about a report that technology will cost the global economy 7 million jobs by 2020.... Watch Now ▶ IT Careers 2016: What's important to IT professionals? Check out our January Digital Magazine, which features results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey. We polled more than 200 IT professionals to learn their top concerns, what's most important to them in their jobs and what would entice them to switch jobs. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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