Microsoft plans to cut 18,000 jobs
Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft and successor of Steve Balimer have just announced the largest round of cutbacks in Microsoft history. Satya says they will be cutting 18,000 positions in the next year. This also comes not too long after Microsofts acquisition of Nokia. It's said layoffs will be mainly focused on their mobile division, and cutbacks starting with 12,500 of former Nokia employees.
4th Amendment & Online Storage
With so many people storing information within the cloud, we feel everyone should be mindful of a controversial ruling made by a New York judge, James Francis. In which digital information stored overseas are honored by US search warrants
PROJECT ZERO: THE INTERNETS LAST HOPE!
GOOGLE HAS PUBLICLY REVEALED A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED “PROJECT ZERO”, A TEAM OF ELITE HACKERS AND BUG HUNTERS WHOSE SOLE MISSION, TO FIND AND ELIMINATE THE MOST SEVERE SECURITY FLAWS AROUND THE WORLD.
QuickTip: Selection to Stickie
Sticky notes have always been a useful tool in the office. Giving you the ability to leave notes anywhere you like. Often people have a tendency to forget such an app exists quietly in their OSX application folders. This little trick will breath some life back into this long forgotten app again.
By giving you an easy way to open a new Stickie with a selection of highlighted text.
FirstLook: Pencil by FiftyThree
Paper by FiftyThree a beautifully design app allowing your creativity to fluidly flow right into your iPad. FiftyThree have done it again re-imagining the simplest tool there is. The Pencil. Join us as we take our first look and go hands on with Fiftythree's take on a stylus
First Look: Angry Birds Epic
What do you get when you mix wizards. Warriors with Birds? ANGRY BIRDS EPIC.. Join us as we take our first look at Rovio’s new RPG.
Introducing a New Way to DJ
Everyone knows the hardest part of being a DJ is finding the right music, mixing it up and putting it all together for the pleasure of party goers. Spotify has teamed up with Algoriddim to make DJ life easier.
iOS8: App compatibility list
Many developers will be making the rush to Yosimitie and iOS 8. But please we don’t advocate upgrading on production devices they and not ready for prime time. We are aware of the fact that some developers just don’t have access to multiple devices. So we want to help out as best as we can in choosing the right time to upgrade, by supplying information as to what apps are currently working and which just need more time.
Tip: Filter unsubscribe email
One of my most useful tips for managing your inbox and keeping you productive is taking advantage of email filters. Join us as we show you how to setup one of our favorite filters and greatly improve your productivity by prioritizing your tasks.
Star Wars: Force for change initiative
J.J. Abrams, brings awareness to “Star Wars: Force of Change" an initiative to raise money for UNICEF Innovation Labs and programs and giving one lucky supporter a chance to be part of Star Wars history.{C}
This week in the RUMOR feed
This week in the RUMOR feed.. Apple buying Beats, At&t buying DirectTV, Youtube buying Twitch. Twitter buying Soundcloud and Gopro going public (IPO). Every now and then it’s helpful to keep our eyes and ears open so we are not shocked when the tides shift. There is an old saying I once heard from a friend(Tony) “Be ready so you don’t have to get ready”
Superhero's Past & Present
Check out these cool illustrations that caught my eye. These Superhero silhouettes captured each of heroes past and present in a minimalistic way.
Tip: Videos in your rss reader
Wouldn't it be cool to have everything in one place like your youtube videos? Here is a quick tip to do just that.
Q&A Giveaway: TweetBot or TweetDeck comment to win
What twitter application do you prefer, Tweetbot or TweetDeck. Leave a comment below and be entered to win an iTunes gift card
Apple To begin alerting users of government data requests
Tim has been making good in his fight. Kristin Huguet a spokesperson for Apple spokesperson announced “later this month. Apple will update its policies so that in most cases when law enforcement requests personal information about a customer, the customer will receive a notification from Apple. ”
The Faces of Star Wars: Episode VII
The cast of the new Star Wars was officially announced Tuesday along with a black-and-white image of the first table read in London. Until now, there has not been an official cast announced.
Firstlook: AKG's new bluetooth studio headphones - K845BT
AKG has consistently led the pack on quality high performance studio headphones. With the new K845BT headphones AKG aim's to set you free with studio quality sound, NFC connectivity, Comfort and portability. We feel that all good technology feel as though it's been here all the time and with AKG's newest addition they are defiantly on track.
Headline: Skype group video for everyone
Skype the service we love to hate might just become more useful.
Comixology: for those who believed that things would not change
It's a sad day, for those who believed that things would not change after Amazons acquisition of Comixology they couldn't be more wrong.
DIY: Repurposed AppleTV
We love repurposing old gadgets into useful office stuff. Join us as we transform a first generation AppleTv into a cool headphone stand which even includes a feed through for a USB charging cable.