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HP Feeling The Sting Of Change
Disruption is an overused word, these days, but even if you’re sick to death of hearing it, you can’t deny that change has swept over HP, a long-time enterprise stalwart, and it’s feeling the affects in a big way. By now you’ve heard that HP plans to … Continue reading
Canadian Pastafarian In Year-Long Fight To Wear Colander In License Pic
Respecting religious beliefs is a cornerstone of any modern society. Everyone has a right to wear whatever they want on their head in accordance to their private beliefs and the case of Obi Canuel vs. the Insurance Corp. of British … Continue reading
SmartMat Is A Connected, Pressure-Sensitive Mat For Quantifying Yoga Practice
Can sensing technology improve and quantify yoga practice? The makers of a prototype device called the SmartMat, a yoga mat with embedded sensor technology, reckon it can. At the time of writing they’ve raised almost $175,000 (and counting) on the … Continue reading
Azalead Ends Cold Calls By Telling You Which Company Visited Your Site
Imagine how many people end up on your company’s website looking for more information about your B2B product and never call you. These visitors are incredibly useful leads for your sales team, but you just don’t know them. Meet Azalead, … Continue reading
Adobe Launches Smart Portfolio-Based Talent Search For Recruiters On Behance
When Adobe bought Behance in December 2012, it looked like a smart matchup for both companies and the acquisition is definitely starting to pay off for Adobe. Over time, the company has integrated more of Behance’s features into its own products, but … Continue reading
Adobe Launches Public Beta Of Its Creative SDK For iOS, Android Coming Soon
At its MAX conference in Los Angeles today, Adobe announced the public beta launch of its Creative SDK. The Creative SDK, which the company first revealed a few months ago, brings some of Photoshop’s editing features, as well as the … Continue reading
Instagram Cuts Off Kevin Rose’s Photo App Tiiny From Its Social Graph
This is how social graph politics works. Building community on a new social app is tough because you need your users to be able connect with their friends. Some apps cross-reference your phone’s contacts, but others piggyback on APIs of … Continue reading
A Few Thoughts On Windows 10
1, 2, 3, 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, [airgap], 10! Microsoft’s Windows 10 must patch the consumer-facing flaws present in Windows 8.x, and also bring enterprise customers into the modern era of computing. Couple that to the … Continue reading
Digital Dark Matter: The Unseen Forces That Influence Innovation
Around AD 150, the Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemy compiled a model of the universe that accurately predicted the movements of the sun, moon, planets, and stars. It was a remarkable achievement, diminished only by the fact that it happened to … Continue reading
Google Plans To Hire Security Guards As Employees, Not Contractors
Google plans to hire more than 200 security guards, making them full- and part-time employees of the company, and therefore eligible for company benefits. Previously, Google’s guards were provided by an outside contractor called Security Industry Specialists. The news was … Continue reading