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Sony sells its VAIO PC business, is splitting TV arm into a separate company

By admin | February 6, 2014 by admin

As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH Sony said it was “addressing various options” as recently as yesterday when it came to its VAIO PC and laptop arm, and while announcing its financial results for Q3 2013, it’s apparently come to a decision. Amid reforming its TV arm (and splitting it into a standalone entity by June 2014), it’s going to sell its PC business and VAIO brand to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), with the final…

What Musicians Can Tell Us About Dyslexia and the Brain

By admin | February 5, 2014 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY GREG MILLER Daniel Paxton/Flickr Dyslexia is a frustrating disorder that gives otherwise smart people trouble with reading. Nobody knows exactly what causes it, but one popular hypothesis is that the root of the problem is a deficit in the brain’s ability to process sounds, especially during childhood. Kids who have a hard time parsing all those talky sounds that grownups make also struggle to learn the connections between speech sounds and…

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RadioShack will reportedly close up to 500 stores in coming months

By admin | February 5, 2014 by admin

As reported on The Verge. By Chris Welch RadioShack will reportedly close up to 500 stores in its latest attempt to overhaul a slumping business. The Wall Street Journal says the closures will come in the coming months, though it’s not clear which locations are in the crosshairs. RadioShack currently operates over 4,500 stores, so the retailer will still have a sizable US presence even after the cuts. The company has thus far struggled to reinvent itself and attract…

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Watch this: Bill Nye debates evolution with the founder of the Creation Museum

By admin | February 5, 2014 by admin

As reported on The Verge. By Casey Newton Bill Nye debated the founder of the Creation Museum tonight in a move that he hopes will promote scientific literacy in the United States. The popular science enthusiast and television host agreed to argue the origin of species with Ken Ham in an event livestreamed on YouTube and CNN.com. Naturally, Nye will be taking the side of evolution. Nye faced criticism over his decision to participate in the debate, with some scientists…

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Inside Satya Nadella’s CEO Comp Package From Microsoft

By admin | February 5, 2014 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by Alex Wilhelm Through a filing, Microsoft has revealed the compensation package for its new CEO. In short, Satya Nadella is buying all the beers for the next few years. In numerical terms, Nadella will pick up a $1.2 million yearly cash salary, with installments doled out twice monthly. Nadella is also eligible for a cash bonus of up to 300 percent of his salary each year, or $3.6 million. The new chief is…

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FDA approves swallowable ‘PillCam’ after almost a decade (video)

By admin | February 5, 2014 by admin

As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA It’s been about nine years since we last heard from from Given Imaging, but the FDA has finally granted a version of the firm’s minuscule snapshooter its blessing. Not everyone has an easy time undergoing traditional colonoscopy procedures (due to drug allergies, for example), which is where the outfit’s PillCam Colon comes in. The camera takes a series of high-speed photos along its eight-hour tour through your digestive system, and transmits the snapshots to a device you mount…

Business Culture

The Next Big Thing You Missed: Online Grocery Shopping Is Back, and This Time It’ll Work

By admin | February 4, 2014 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY MARCUS WOHLSEN Instacart shopper Laura Barnum delivers groceries to a business in downtown San Francisco. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED Webvan is a name synonymous with dotcom failure. At the turn of the millennium, the heavily funded startup and its many investors bet that the time was right to sell groceries online. They were wrong. Very wrong. But more than a decade later, tech-savvy retailers and retail-savvy tech companies are ready to try…

Dell’s latest laptop combines OS X and Windows 8, creates ultimate marketing mistake

By admin | February 4, 2014 by admin

As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Some PC manufacturers choose to imitate Apple’s MacBook line with various products, but Dell has taken a slightly different approach. In a recent marketing video, the company has raised the bar above MacBook imitation and transformed its very own Dell XPS 15 into a laptop that combines OS X and Windows 8. The entire marketing video, released in December, shows a laptop that seamlessly switches between the Windows 8 Start Screen and…

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Getting Girls Into Programming, One Children’s Book At A Time

By admin | February 4, 2014 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by Kim-Mai Cutler I normally dislike writing about the issue of women in the technology industry. The media either ends up treating female entrepreneurs with kid gloves or the conversation ends up in some emotionally charged place where people feel angry or violated. And then we’ve made little progress. Are there systematic biases embedded in the industry? Are women not leaning in hard enough? Do we not have enough role models? All…

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Wisembly Raises $2 Million To Make Meetings Suck Less

By admin | February 4, 2014 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by Romain Dillet French startup Wisembly just raised $2 million (€1.5 million) from Alven Capital. It’s the company’s first round of funding after three years of existence. Wisembly wants to be the only tool you ever need to keep track and streamline your meetings in your company. “Wisembly is a collaborative solution for corporate meetings,” co-founder Romain David told me in a phone interview. “It allows you to prepare, facilitate and monitor your meetings.” In…

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