Saturday, May 21, 2011

Smartphone app lets workers track wages (AP)

Smartphone app lets workers track wages (AP)

Smartphone app lets workers track wages (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2010 file photo, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis speaks during a news conference at the Department of Labor in Washington. Workers who don't trust the boss to keep track of their wages can now do it themselves with a new smartphone application from the Department of Labor. But employers worry that the time sheet app, along with other new initiatives, could encourage even more wage and hour lawsuits. 'This app will help empower workers to understand and stand up for their rights when employers have denied their hard-earned pay,' Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Workers who don't trust the boss to keep track of their wages can now do it themselves with a new smartphone application from the Department of Labor. But employers worry that the time sheet app, along with other new initiatives, could encourage even more wage and hour lawsuits.

Loopt Integrates Groupon Now Deals Into App (Mashable)

Posted: 20 May 2011 07:32 PM PDT

Mashable - Location-based social network Loopt has partnered with deal-of-the-day juggernaut Groupon to integrate the new Groupon Now deals into Loopt's mobile app. Groupon Now launched Friday in Chicago, offering denizens of the Windy City tons of local $1 deals. The idea behind Groupon Now is to offer users real-time offers based on their location.

Sarkozy enlists tech A-list for Web economy forum (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Reuters - When the Internet world's titans alight in Paris next week for a two-day forum hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, two often clashing views on the digital world will be on display.

'Jeopardy!'-winning computer delving into medicine (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 02:09 PM PDT

AP - Some guy in his pajamas, home sick with bronchitis and complaining online about it, could soon be contributing to a digital collection of medical information designed to help speed diagnoses and treatments.

Modder Discovers Android's 'Gingerbread' on His 'Honeycomb' Tablet (PC Magazine)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:57 AM PDT

PC Magazine - A modder by the name of Graffix0214 has posted a video demonstrating how he unlocked the Android 2.3 Gingerbread user interface on his Dell Streak 7 tablet, which runs Android 3.0, Honeycomb.

Stitcher CEO on the evolution of podcasting and his company’s Android success (Appolicious)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Appolicious - A pioneer in weaving talk radio programming within the mobile web and applications, San Francisco-based Stitcher operates hit apps for the Android and iOS platforms.

Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:51 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - Ashton Kutcher pals around with his new Two and a Half Men co-stars, Victoria Beckham gets TPed at her baby shower, and more stars’ Twitter photos!

Questions and answers with Opinionaided CEO Dan Kurani (Appolicious)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Appolicious - Things got a little heated when Dan Kurani and his team at Opinionaided set out to launch their first question and answer application on iOS devices.

Apple probes blast at Chinese plant (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:45 PM PDT

Firemen arrive at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, Sichuan province, May 20, 2011, in this still image taken from video grab. REUTERS/CCTV via Reuters TVReuters - Apple Inc is investigating an explosion that killed two people, injured 16 and forced a production halt at a Foxconn Technology Group factory in China said to produce the popular iPad 2.

Apple Mac Sales Surge in Enterprise Market (PC Magazine)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:04 AM PDT

PC Magazine - Apple Mac sales to enterprise users surged 66 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to an analyst.
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