As millions of Americans grapple with unemployment, many technology companies are actually desperate to hire new people.
Folks with skills such as software and web development are in high demand nowadays, especially in Silicon Valley. And startups are going to great lengths to lure them in.
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http://gigaom.com/2011/07/29/hiring-engineers-silicon-valley-perks/
Apple has been showing signs iOS 5 is getting closer with approvals for apps that explicitly state iOS 5 compatibility.
Although Apple isn't formally accepting apps that require iOS 5 to work, apps like that from Mashable (App Store) are now appearing that list "iOS 5 compatibility"
Source:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/04/ios.5.aware.apps.start.showing.up/
I stopped watching sitcoms when Mary Tyler Moore and M*A*S*H went off the air. When half-hour shows turned into rude people taking cheap shots at each other, they stopped being funny. And I stopped watching.
I appreciate good writing. I respect it. I admire it. I am in awe of it, because I know how difficult it can be. Good writing is about surprising the reader with every chapter, every page, every paragraph, even every sentence. Good storytelling is about creating a reality more fun and more compelling than the chair the reader or viewer is sitting in. Good writing is taking the audience on a marvelous journey of adventure, discovery, and emotional involvement. (All of which is why I don't watch a lot of television and I'm skeptical about most movies and favor good...
Stop slouching and check this out: Researchers have developed a way for desktop webcams to keep an eye on office workers posture while they are using computers.
Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080411-bengurion-webcam-posture.html
The iPhone has shown massive growth over the last several quarters running, with 20.3 million units being sold in Q3 alone and traditionally high satisfaction ratings...
I'd rather follow Sarah Palin any day.
So how that does it make sense that the ex-governor of Alaska, mother of five and reality show superstar have only 600,000 followers on Twitter compared to Newt Gingrich's 1.3 million? Short answer: He probably doesn't.
Source:
http://techland.time.com/2011/08/03/report-92-of-newt-gingrichs-twitter-followers-arent-real/
Logitech as promised has dropped the Revue's price down to $99. Shopping at the company store or elsewhere now shows the price Logitech had mentioned just on Thursday. The lowered cost is permanent and a third of what the Google TV box cost when new.......
Source:
http://techtime.posterous.com/logitech-revue-now-on-sale-at-new-99-price-po
