Sunday, April 10, 2011

Steve Jobs Official Biography Arrives in Early 2012 (Mashable)

Steve Jobs Official Biography Arrives in Early 2012 (Mashable)

Steve Jobs Official Biography Arrives in Early 2012 (Mashable)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Mashable - It's official: the first official biography of Steve Jobs will be making its debut sometime in early 2012.

'Do Not Track': The Great Debate (PC World)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

PC World - Much Internet ado has been made about the Do Not Track bill, which would let people opt out of Internet advertisers’ efforts to track their online activities for better-targeted advertising.

Berlin moves from capital of cool to start-up haven (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Bloggers and other participants use their computers at an event in Berlin in 2010. Already a magnet for tourists and young artists, Berlin is attracting a new generation of Internet start-ups, changing the ways scientists interact or musicians store and share music.(AFP/File/David Gannon)AFP - Already a magnet for tourists and young artists, Berlin is attracting a new generation of Internet start-ups, changing the ways scientists interact or musicians store and share music.

Tornado destroys dozen or more blocks in Iowa town (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Rubble from damaged homes litters the street in Mapleton, Iowa, Sunday, April 10, 2011, after a large tornado flattened a grain elevator and destroyed homes and buildings on its weekend rampage through this small western Iowa town. Authorities reported no serious injuries.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Jamy Garden's house began to rumble with the approach of a tornado that at one point measured three-quarters of a mile wide. Then the windows shattered, spraying her with glass. Using her cell phone as a flashlight, she fled downstairs and called her grandmother.

Cell Phones, Texting and Common Sense (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:43 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Eight states have banned hand held cell phones while driving; 30 states have banned text messaging while driving. Hospitals and schools ban cell phones. Are there other situations where texting and cell phone use are not appropriate?

Join the movement for democracy with Fight for Freedom iPhone app (Appolicious)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - No one can deny the role of electronic media is playing in protests and democratic movements around the world. From the Green Revolution in Iran to the anti-Mubarak campaign in Egypt, social networking, Twitter and YouTube have been catalysts.

Heavenly gadgets: Spinoffs from space programmes (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:51 PM PDT

What do ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-calibre swimsuits have in common? Answer: they originated in space.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mike Stobe)AFP - What do ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-calibre swimsuits have in common? Answer: they originated in space.

HOW TO: Score a Job at a Creative Agency (Mashable)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Mashable - If you're a young designer or creative developer who's thinking of applying to work at a top creative agency, you've probably sweat your fair share of bullets during the job search.

Not a lot to like about StuffWeLike iPhone app (Appolicious)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Appolicious - StuffWeLike is an uneventful, possibly broken, app that takes a mildly good idea and doesn't really go anywhere with it. Its basic premise as a sort of app-blog of little posts with pop culture snippets and links makes a lot of sense, but it's not executed well.

Why This Apple Fan Prefers Android (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:43 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I admit it. I'm an Apple fanboy. (Just in case you couldn't tell from all the articles I've written, that praised Apple's products and trashed its competitors.) I love the iPad so much that I want to marry it, and I totally would if my girlfriend would let me. But I'll probably never own an iPad, because I love Android more.

Ex-BP boss eyes trio for new investment fund: report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:22 AM PDT

BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward poses for the media outside BP's headquarters in London July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Petrofac chairman Rodney Chase, ex-Corus chairman Jim Leng and former Enterprise Oil chairman Graham Hearne are expected to be asked to join the board of a new energy investment fund being set-up by Tony Hayward, the Sunday Times said.
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