SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc has hired former Apple Inc executive Mark Papermaster, who left that company weeks after it was rocked by the “Antennagate” controversy on the latest iPhone. Original post by Kevin Purdy
Toe, The writes “In an interesting twist on the free/closed mobile platform debate, Apple’s closed platform appears to be at least nominally on the free side when it comes to magazine distribution. Magazines have always relied on the demographics of their subscribers to sell ad space to companies who would want to reach that demographic. [...]
I’m not a gamer. There, I said it. I think the last time I was addicted played any game was World of Warcraft with my younger brothers in law for a few months, but had to quit cold turkey in 2004. Nowadays, with kids and less free time, we MIGHT play a few rounds of [...]
waderoush writes “A detailed Xconomy software review concludes that the new RockMelt browser is a labor-saver for heavy users of the desktop social Web, but it doesn’t fully deliver on the startup’s promise to build a browser ‘designed around you and how you use the Web.’ That’s because the social Web is less and less [...]
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – A computer expert testified in a high-profile Silicon Valley trial that copyright infringement against Oracle Corp by a company that SAP AG bought in 2005 quickened after the acquisition closed. Original post by Kevin Purdy
If you’re a traveling iOS or Android user out there, the new Orbitz mobile apps may help make your life a little easier. Orbitz just let us know that they have launched a dedicated app for not just Apple’s iOS platform, but for Android as well. You can search through flights, hotels, cars all from [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook will unveil changes to its messaging system at a press event on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Original post by Kevin Purdy
Last year we discussed news that researchers from Oxford University discovered playing Tetris after watching a disturbing film reduced the amount of intrusive flashbacks experienced by test subjects. The researchers then wondered if that was true for other games, so they began a new study, the results of which were just published in the journal [...]
