17 October 2011

Steve Jobs a Genius of the Storefront, Too

A Genius of the Storefront, Too
New York Times
By JAMES B. STEWART WHEN the architect Peter Bohlin arrived for his first meeting with Steve Jobs, he wore a tie. “Steve laughed, and I never wore a tie again,” Mr. Bohlin recalled. Fan Jun/Xinhua, via Associated Press Crowds gathered in 2010 at the ...
USA Today content now featured on Flipboard for iPad
Mobile Burn
USA Today has announced that it is the first national newspaper to have its content featured on the popular Flipboard application for Apple's iPad. A selection of the top stories from USA Today will be featured on the tablet app, which presents news ...
Restless Katla Volcano Heightens Fears Of Possible Eruption
iWeather Online
By Mark Dunphy - Sun Oct 16, 1:17 am An increase overnight of seismic actvity in the vicinity of the Katla volcano in southern Iceland has heightened fears of a possible eruption. Katla is located on the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which is the southernmost ...
Samsung heir apparent invited to Jobs memorial: source
Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - The president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, has been invited to Apple Inc's private memorial service for Steve on Sunday, a source with the knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sunday. ...
New muscles for nanorobots (w/video)
Nanowerk LLC
(Nanowerk News) The possibility of a doctor using tiny robots in your body to diagnose and treat medical conditions is now one step closer to becoming reality thanks to research led by a team from the University of Wollongong. ...
See Adam Savage of 'Mythbusters' age 1000 years
Los Angeles Times (blog)
For his new Discovery special at 9 pm Sunday, Adam Savage of "Mythbusters" fame had to age a bit. In "Curiosity: Can You Live Forever?" the irrepressible Savage runs through some of the latest developments in longevity science, including brain upgrades ...
RIM Outage Terrible Timing Ahead of Blackberry DevCon
eWeek
Research in Motion's prolonged Blackberry outage last week was a nightmare for the company, which is struggling to compete with Apple's iPhone and Google Android phones in the market. The core switch failure that rocked Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) ...
Roadshow: Berkeley study ignites pleas to open carpool lanes to all
San Jose Mercury News
By Gary Richards Q Now that a UC Berkeley study (Roadshow, Oct. 10) has established that kicking hybrids out of the carpool lane has slowed traffic for everyone across all lanes, it stands to reason that traffic would move faster in all lanes if we ...
Spotify Comes To Boxee "At Last"
Hot Hardware
Boxee has long since been a favorite amongst HTPC owners, and Spotify has been catching more buzz than a next-gen iPhone over the past few months. Put 'em together, and you're bound to get people talking. And turns out, that's exactly what Boxee and ...
Tyrannosaurus rex Could Have Weighed 9 Tons, Grew Fast
ABC News
By TIM WALL, Discovery News Paleontologists now report that Tyrannosaurus rex was probably 30 percent larger than previously thought. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Johnny Cash might have said life wasn't easy for a dinosaur named Sue. ...
Yellowstone wolf skeletons offer clues about life in the pack | The Republic
The Republic
AP BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park wolves tend to be healthier than wolves in other areas, based on an examination of about 160 of their skeletons over the last three years, an expert says. Sue Ware, a paleopathologist who works for the ...
Sonic Generations Showcases Villains and Rivals
TeamXbox
The latest Sonic Generations trailer, which we've embedded below, is now available for your viewing pleasure. Titled "Bosses and Rivals", the trailer looks at some of the classic Sonic villains you'll be encountering, such as Doctor Eggman/Robotnik and ...
Motorola launches two advanced Bluetooth headsets - ELITE SLIVER and ELITE FLIP
IntoMobile
Motorola unveiled two new Bluetooth accessories – ELITE SLIVER and ELITE FLIP, touting them as the “world's most advanced” headsets. While we're not sure we agree with this bold statement, we do realize these two rock NFC technology, allowing for super ...
Quanta to pay Microsoft Android fees
Taipei Times
By Jason Tan / Staff Reporter Quanta Computer Inc (廣達), the world's largest contract notebook PC maker, has signed a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp, in which it would pay royalties to the software giant when it produces tablets, ...
Environmental Media Association honors green shows
The Associated Press
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Environmental Media Association has recognized six Hollywood productions for spreading the word about going green. Warner Bros.' animated "Yogi Bear" and the documentary "Revenge of the Electric Car" were honored Saturday ...
Pervasive Facebook triggers privacy fears
The National
Personal privacy fears about Facebook voiced by consumer watchdogs in the US are now being shared by users all over the world. The social networking giant Facebook is facing growing flak for introducing new features to its services this month that many ...
Doomsday Comet Elenin Passes by Earth Sunday Mostly Unnoticed
International Business Times
By Laura Matthews | October 16, 2011 11:06 AM EDT Comet Elenin, an icy comet described by some as a 'Doomsday Comet' and the latest to swing by our inner solar system, closely passed by Earth early Sunday. It was estimated that Elenin would pass about ...
Environmentalist Ellen Peterson Dead At 87
Southwest Florida (blog)
Ellen Peterson nee Salisbury 87, of Estero, Florida passed away on October 14th, 2011. She was born in Georgia on December 5, 1923. She is survived by a niece, Rhonda Romano (Thomas) of St. Petersburg, Florida, a nephew, James Davis (Barb) of Grand ...
FCC, Justice Dept. roadblocks dim prospects for AT&T/T-Mobile merger
The Hill (blog)
By Brendan Sasso - 10/16/11 05:07 AM ET The aura of inevitability that once surrounded the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile is long gone. With the Justice Department suing to stop AT&T's proposed purchase of T-Mobile, and the Federal Communications ...

LibreOffice Office Suit Coming to iOS, Android
Tapscape
LibreOffice, a free and open source office suite, offers many of the same features found in Microsoft Office. In fact, users can use LibreOffice to view and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on just about any computer. ...
Verizon Wants To Know Your Every Move– How To Make Sure They Don't
TeensTalkTech (blog)
Listen we like Verizon, we really do. Even though they are a bit more expensive than some of the other carriers they have arguably the best call quality, most reliable 3G network and the fastest 4G network. But this, this is just plain creepy. ...
CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 wrap-up: Springboard, Atrix and CUE
Engadget
By Brad Molen posted Oct 15th 2011 5:29PM And that's all she wrote, folks -- warm and sunny San Diego was a wonderful host for this year's CTIA Enterprise & Applications, but now it's time to head on home. The show was tremendously affected by the news ...
How Sunnybrook Cut Energy Costs and Doubled Datacenter Capacity
ReadWriteWeb
By Admin / October 15, 2011 9:20 AM / 0 Comments This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the case study about how Intel Xeon ...
Nintendo 3DS No. 1, PSP No. 3 at Japan retail
Punch Jump
Nintendo Co.'s Nintendo 3DS held the No. 1 hardware sales rank in the latest retail data in Japan post price cut for the handheld. Media Create Co. this week said the Nintendo 3DS sold 53540 units between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9 to rank as the No. ...
Motorola Droid RAZR Thinner and Faster Than the iPhone 4S?
Operation Android
It's going to be an exciting week for Android fans with the announcements of the Motorola Droid RAZR, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Google's new OS Ice Cream Sandwich. BGR claims the Droid RAZR will be thinner and faster than the iPhone 4S....
Mobile health technology is key to repositioning Nigeria's healthcare ...
By Nnamdiojiego
It is at the convergence of health and technology that eHealth initiatives evolved, creating an unprecedented opportunity to improve access to services and innovations. So what is the way out? Enter the mobile health (mHealth) initiative. ...
Vanguard News
Gamma Medica-Ideas Licenses Molecular Breast Imaging Technology
By admin
The Company aims to utilize the licensed technology in conjunction with its Lumagem molecular breast imaging system to improve the diagnosis of cancers in women with dense breasts. An estimated 30% of women have dense breast tissue, ...
breast cancer awareness
IEE Integrates 3M's Autostereoscopic Technology Into Smartphone ...
Is 3D really the future? The jury's still out, for sure, but there's no question that it's been somewhat of a hit in the mobile realm. While 3DTVs may be moving slowly, the HTC EVO 3D (among other phones) seem to have struck a chord with users.
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Technology of the Tube Screamer
By iceng
Some time a circuit Screams wrong as this foot switch flipflop I can see the arrangement if the design wanted independent control but that would allo...
Recent Instructables
UAE TRA participation in Gitex Technology Week 2011 records a ...
The Telecommunications Regulation Authority (TRA) participation in the Gitex Technology Week held in Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, during 9-13 October, 2011 was a significant...
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information technology services [TenderNews.com - Tenders (India ...
By Blackmere
(TenderNews.com - Tenders (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) information technology services more info : Location : Spain BidDate : 11/14/2011 Tender Country : Spain Tender Type : Tenders Tendering Authority : Junta de Andaluc a, ...
Blackmere Consulting
Modern Technology | FUTURE TECH
By admin
The growth of Technology and science permit size conversation today in order that we all not simply possess the tv, stereo and newspaper, nevertheless even mobile phones which renders the multipurpose program; through long distance ...
FUTURE TECH
Entrepreneurs challenged to adapt national security technology into ...
By Chloé Morrison
Local entrepreneurs and residents will soon have the opportunity to turn technology developed for national security into practical, everyday products and possibly build a business...
Nooga.com
The Science and Technology of Gaming Continues to Evolve » Blog ...
Others believe the large gaming technology expense is justified. Luttman Gedeon, an associate of the Ciara Tosten Corp., stated, “This is an investment in our future, and as such, will not yield immediate results. We need to look for the return ...
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