Monthly Archives: March 2013

Denied.

Posted on March 31, 2013 by John

What a difference a day (year) makes as Apple’s recent stumbles continue (as this time around the company was denied a US Trademark on their iPad Mini name). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/bNYsF

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Like?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by John

Are you ready for yet another Smartphone? Either way, it is soon to be released from Facebook and geared towards (what else?) spotlighting the firm’s network. (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/58SLm

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Gone Reads.

Posted on March 29, 2013 by John

Consolidation is an inevitable (and, many times, unfortunate) reality of any given industries’ maturation process as evidenced y Amazon announcing their purchase of Goodreads (one of the most prominent / leading online communities). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/T05zJ

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‘net Congestion.

Posted on March 28, 2013 by John

Subverting a Broadband router which results in unsuspecting end-users being a part of one of the biggest DNS attacks ever… from a Pulp Fiction script; nope, try England! (Source) The Guardian UK: http://goo.gl/oOHKL

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Self-Publishing.

Posted on March 27, 2013 by John

Have you ever wanted to be a Publisher? If so, there’s an… you know the rest. Actually, said application (Flipboard) has been around for some time but with a significant upgrade it’ll now allow you to quasi-publish your own magazine. … Continue reading →

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Jobs Manga.

Posted on March 25, 2013 by John

For those that are fans of Apple and Animation… this must seem like the ultimate pairing. (Source) Apple Insider: http://goo.gl/sNNO6

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Earth Hour.

Posted on March 24, 2013 by John

Surely, we can all spare more… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/ks1xh

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Virtual Sweatshop?

Posted on March 23, 2013 by John

This is one ban that’s warranted… However, there is a degree of art imitating life here! (Source) Salon: http://goo.gl/QDO42

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Outer’s Still In!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by John

Amazon just moved another notch further towards being ‘cool’ based upon how their CEO underwrote salvaging NASA’s Apollo Moon engines. Bravo! (Source) Space: http://goo.gl/xHNc1

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Spring Has Sprung!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by John
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