The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate

The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate Apple, Google, Adobe and More Jamie Condliffe, gizmodo.com A court filing has just been made public which sheds light on the “no-hire” gentleman’s agreements that have pervaded the tech industry—and reveals how Steve Jobs threatened litigation to prevent companies from stealing his staff.Notably, former P… The No-Hire Emails That … Continue reading The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate

Apple is moving into the wind energy business

Apple is moving into the wind energy business By Sarah Miller, grist.org If you are sick of Apple rul­ing at every­thing, you can stop read­ing now. But if you’d like to hear about how they’re work­ing to har­ness one of nature’s clean­est, most plen­ti­ful resources, con­tin­ue. Because Apple is now branch­ing out fro… RT @grist: … Continue reading Apple is moving into the wind energy business

Surprise! Walmart’s unlimited iPhone 5 data plan not so unlimited

Jacqui Cheng, arstechnica.com When Walmart announced earlier this month that it would begin selling the iPhone 5 with a surprisingly affordable $45-per-month, unlimited everything plan, there was much rejoicing. After all, you could never get away with paying that little per… Surprise! Walmart’s unlimited iPhone 5 data plan not so unlimited Related articles Unlimited iPhone … Continue reading Surprise! Walmart’s unlimited iPhone 5 data plan not so unlimited

17 Career Lessons from Ideo’s David Kelley

17 Career Lessons from Ideo’s David Kelley By Linda Tischler, fastcodesign.com David Kel­ley is well-known for his astute appli­ca­tion of design think­ing to many of life’s intractable prob­lems. Less known is that he’s also a ver­i­ta­ble Dr. Phil of good advice about life, careers, and the impor­tance of not being a… RT @FastCompany: “You’re the … Continue reading 17 Career Lessons from Ideo’s David Kelley

All US iPhone Users Can Now Make Free Phone Calls Via Facebook

Whoa What: All US iPhone Users Can Now Make Free Phone Calls Via Facebook By Dan Nosowitz, popsci.com No more caring about minutes. Free phone calls over Wi-Fi and 3G/4G! Face­book just let loose with a new update to the Mes­sen­ger app for iPhone, which until now was restrict­ed to text mes­sag­ing, sort of like … Continue reading All US iPhone Users Can Now Make Free Phone Calls Via Facebook

iPhone 5 coming to Walmart

iPhone 5 coming to Walmart’s Straight Talk prepaid plans January 11th Brad Molen, engadget.com Cus­tomers have been able to enjoy the iPhone expe­ri­ence on Wal­mart’s Straight Talk “BYOD” phone plans for quite some time now, but the pre­paid provider will begin direct­ly sell­ing the iPhone 5 — as well as the iPhone 4 — on … Continue reading iPhone 5 coming to Walmart

Zoom iQ5 professional stereo microphone

Zoom iQ5 professional stereo microphone hands-on Kevin Wong, engadget.com Ear­li­er at CES, we got our hands on the Rode iXY 30-pin stereo micro­phone iPhone add-on that left our Light­ning users a bit sad. Cheer up! The folks over at Zoom got us over to their booth to take a peek at the com­pa­ny’s new iQ5 … Continue reading Zoom iQ5 professional stereo microphone

Get instant pulse readings with iSpO2 for iPhone

Get instant pulse readings with iSpO2 for iPhone, iPad by Jennifer Van Grove, cnet.com Need a pulse check? iSpO2 — an iPhone and iPad accessory — gives you an immediate reading on your vitals. LAS VEGAS—The iSpO2 by Masi­mo ports the hos­pi­tal check­up expe­ri­ence to iPhones and iPads and makes on-the-spot pulse read­ings… http://flip.it/wJG9a Related … Continue reading Get instant pulse readings with iSpO2 for iPhone

Apple’s Next Battleground Isn’t TV; It’s Web Services

Apple’s Next Battleground Isn’t TV; It’s Web Services John Paczkowski, allthingsd.com Apple does hard­ware and soft­ware well, and it’s at the top of its game when it does them togeth­er. But when it comes to Web ser­vices, the com­pa­ny is a lag­gard, with an ever-lengthening conga line of mis­steps. There are hands-down fias­co… http://flip.it/fuyg5 Related … Continue reading Apple’s Next Battleground Isn’t TV; It’s Web Services