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neubee:

Check-In with Your Face (by redpepper)

chillingwithzombies:

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Samsung Pays Apple $1 Billion Sending 30 Trucks Full of 5 Cents Coins

More than 30 trucks filled with 5-cent coins arrived at Apple’s headquarters in California. Initially, the security company that protects the facility said the trucks were in the wrong place, but minutes later, Tim Cook (Apple CEO) received a call from Samsung CEO explaining that they will pay $1 billion dollars for the fine 

recently ruled against the South Korean company in this way.

the funny part is that the signed document does not specify a single payment method, so Samsung is entitled to send the creators of the iPhone their billion dollars in the way they deem best. 

This dirty but genius geek troll play is a new headache to Apple executives as they will need to put in long hours counting all that money, to check if it is all there and to try to deposit it crossing fingers to hope a bank will accept all the coins.

Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, told the media that his company is not going to be intimidated by a group of “geeks with style” and that if they want to play dirty, they also know how to do it.

You can use your coins to buy refreshments at the little machine for life or melt the coins to make computers, that’s not my problem, I already paid them and fulfilled the law.

A total of 20 billion coins, delivery hope to finish this week. Let’s see how Apple will respond to this.

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Vizify Is a New Take on the Personal Nameplate Site

https://www.vizify.com/kayolhope

stuck-up-japaneseeggroll:

This Is How It Be ! Technology Has Officially Took Over ! #Crazy

Sexiest Women in Technology

A Pinterest board of my Top Sexiest Women in Technology of All Time.

brianduprix:

Finally: BlackBerry App World gains ‘upgrade all’ command, from Engadget http://engt.co/MpqIsO

fashiontechsavvy:

Cheers to the Weekend!

lavernepereira:

Sony PlayStation 4 - a cloud gaming console

According to Scott Rohde, CP of Sony Worldwide Studios, told GamesIndustry International that it’s “absolutely inevitable that [cloud technology]’s going to be a part of what everyone does,” adding that he expects to see cloud gaming become the norm over the next five years.

domaille:

All the time…

brianduprix:

Face.com acquired by Facebook for an estimated $80 million+, facial tagging clearly at the forefront, from Engadget http://engt.co/LWNtWS

brianduprix:

Microsoft Surface tablets: the differences between Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro models, from Engadget http://engt.co/KZggXq

8bitfuture:

Google to unveil their ‘next dimension of maps’.

The big announcement is due this Wednesday morning, where Google will unveil their next moves for Google Maps, ahead of an anticipated announcement by Apple that they will soon be dropping Google Maps on iOS in favour of their own software. Apple’s offering is likely to use the 3D technology acquired in their purchase of C3 technologies last year - an announcement on that is due at the Apple WWDC on June 11.

At this invitation-only press gathering, Brian McClendon, VP of Google Maps and Google Earth, will give you a behind-the-scenes look at Google Maps and share our vision. We’ll also demo some of the newest technology and provide a sneak peek at upcoming features that will help people get where they want to go – both physically and virtually. We hope to see you there.

10 reasons technology is vital to education

bitshare:

Does technology hurt or benefit the classroom? That is the question in an ongoing debate as more innovative advances in technology are coming to schools and classrooms, and most importantly to our students around the country. 

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The Maturation of Mark Zuckerberg

Link: The Maturation of Mark Zuckerberg

“I’ve always focused on a couple of things,” Zuckerberg said. “One is having a clear direction for the company and what we build. And the other is just trying to build the best team possible toward that … I think as a company, if you can get those two things right—having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff—then you can do pretty well.” For Facebook, that last part has proven an understatement.

One of Steve Jobs’s famous recruiting techniques was to take potential hires on long walks around Palo Alto while sharing his vision for Apple. A Zuckerberg confidant says he’s adopted this tactic and done his idol one better. Near Facebook’s old headquarters in Palo Alto is a trail winding up into the mountains. Zuckerberg led recruits up this trail, the source says, and learned to time his pitch so the full “aha” would hit right as the hike culminates in a breathtaking view.

The team Zuckerberg has built at Facebook, one insider argues, is “pound for pound one of the two strongest management teams in the industry,” with the other being Apple’s. “That did not happen by accident. Mark worked his way through it, position by position.”

“Basically, there are two ways to build an organization,” a former Facebook employee explains. “You can be really, really good at hiring, or you can be really, really good at firing.” Zuckerberg has been really good at firing. “We made some hires that weren’t the right ones. And we were pretty good at correcting that quickly. Mark deserves the credit for identifying and following through with that.” In other cases, key personnel who were good fits simply got outgrown by the company. It can be even harder to jettison those kinds of employees, whose contributions have earned them the loyalty of business partners and colleagues. But here too Zuckerberg did not flinch.

Sociological Soliloquies: Older People and Computers

Link: Sociological Soliloquies: Older People and Computers

sociologicialsoliloquies:

A study by White and Weatherall (2000) found that the following themes were related to computer use in older people:

• Computer technology was connected with other interests and hobbies


• Mental and social stimulation were seen as important for positive ageing


• Cost had an impact on the use and…

Apple and Samsung both agree to drop lots of patent-infringement claims

xstex:

Apple and Samsung have dramatically reduced the number of patent-infringement claims they have filed against each other. Following judge’s orders, Apple said it will narrow down its claims against Samsung, cutting them in half. While Samsung has agreed to drop five of the 12 patents it has set against Apple, reducing claims by 80 percent. Both […] http://dlvr.it/1XbZy6