Mac OS X Lion Borrows Features From iPad
Once again, Apple is using what they’ve learned from working on iOS, iPhone/iPod, and iPad to improve Mac OS X. We first heard about the fancy features that Mac OS X Lion would bring back in October at the Back to the Mac event. We’re taking our best thinking from iPad and bringing it all [...]
Read MoreGet Schooled, Def Jam Rapstar & BET Partner for Video Contest
Know a teenager who can rap or that does spoken word? Well have I got a contest for them. Def Jam Rapstar, BET and the Get Schooled Foundation have teamed up for a video contest open to all currently enrolled high school students (the contest has set the age parameters from 13-19, so sorry to [...]
Read MoreCoinstar Partnership Recycles Tech for Cash
By Brandi Tape You may soon be able to trade in your unwanted mobile phones for cash using a kiosk at your local shopping center. ecoATM is a San Diego-based company that builds kiosks used to collect used electronics for recycling. It has already raised $14.4 million in equity and debt in the effort to expand its product [...]
Read MoreUnderheard In New York Gives Homeless a Voice Online
The homeless in America go unnoticed everyday. Sure, you might stop and give a few change every now and again, but they are rarely given a second thought–let alone respect. But what happens when you give a voice to people who are seen as almost invisible? A project started by three advertising interns may provide [...]
Read More#28DaysofDiversity: Henry Balanon @balanon
The twenty-first person to be featured in the 28 Days of Diversity is Henry Balanon. Balanon, who is an iPhone/iPad app creator for his company Bickbot. Balanon has also spoken on several occassions about mobile technologies at conferences like #140conf, TEDx and 360idev. When he’s not working on apps for Bickbot, like the one they [...]
Read MoreApple Event Scheduled for March 2nd. Investors Discuss Jobs Health.
Today, Apple sent out invitations to the media for a special event being held on March 2nd in San Francisco, CA. The Loop reports that the event follows speculation that the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 could be delayed until June. Rumors which they later confirmed as false. According to the invitation received by The [...]
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