Sunday, February 17, 2008

People don't read books - says Steve Jobs

When Mr. Jobs was asked at the Macworld Expo what he thought of Amazon's Kindle, he heaped scorn on the book industry. “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is; the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. I presume he won't read this news article then.

New Android SDK Spells Out OS Improvements and UI

Google's evolved the Android UI and it looks a lot better than it did before, with animations and an overall look and feel that seems more iPhone/HipTop than Windows mobile. They keep improving like this, Android could really be great.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Humanized makes using your computer easy

Aza Raskin wants your computer to disappear, but the 24-year-old is no latter-day Luddite. His goal is to make communication with the PC so intuitive you'll forget you're using a device. And Humanized—a software company and think tank he and a trio of fellow idealists founded in 2005—is the means to that end. Read the Businessweek article here.

Get the software [free] here.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

How will Real ID affect your life?

What are the privacy implications? What will happen next? CNET News.com tries to clear up some of the confusion surrounding the controversial law.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Why Google will remain king of search



Even with the bid by Microsoft to buy Yahoo, the combined company would be unable to knock Google off its web search and web advertising throne, industry watchers say.



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Friday, February 01, 2008

Microsoft offers $44.6 billion for Yahoo!

The offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing price Thursday.