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Storyboard: China Miéville Talks Monsters, Geekery and Bifurcated Cities
The genre-hopping author of fantastic fiction — including The City & The City and Kraken — doesn't shy away from making readers do a little bit of mental heavy lifting.
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Top 10 Most Popular Celebrities on Twitter
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Viacom exec jumps to News Corp.'s iPad project
News Corp. has begun moving executives around to start up its iPad-focused news service, a leaked memo confirmed this evening. Viacom's digital distribution head Greg Clayman is said moving in the AllThingsD note to a "new venture" that is known to be the corporation's national digital-only news outlet. The New York Post's executive editor, Jesse Angelo, will reportedly moonlight in a similar position at the new project....
Viacom - New York Post - News Corporation - United States - Greg Clayman
Viacom - New York Post - News Corporation - United States - Greg Clayman
Amazon's Kindle 3 Keeps e-Reader Fire Burning
The third generation of the Kindle offers higher contrast, better battery, and a graphite colored chassis. But is it worth it to upgrade? And can it hang it with tablet computers? Steven Levy has the answer.
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Review: Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 Mini DP to HDMI adapter
With every 2010 Mac and even some Windows PCs now supporting audio through Mini DisplayPort, it was about time that adapters readily exist to feed that output to its most logical destination: an HDMI-equipped TV. Apogee has stepped up to the plate with its own adapter cable that can put full audio and video through a single pipe. We'll find out how that works in our review of the Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2....
Mini DisplayPort - HDMI - DisplayPort - Television - Apple
Mini DisplayPort - HDMI - DisplayPort - Television - Apple
Review: Targus USB 2.0 Docking Station with Video
The Targus name has been synonymous with notebook accessories for as long as we can remember. The popularity of docking stations has varied over time, but Targus has consistently made universal docking stations available and now has models that pipe video. Today, we're reviewing the ACP51USZ USB 2.0 Docking Station with Video from Targus and we have high expectations. Read on to see if theyíre justified....
Targus - Universal Serial Bus - Hardware - USB - Laptop
Targus - Universal Serial Bus - Hardware - USB - Laptop
Best Buy to push hard on iPad, other tablets for holidays
Best Buy's mobile lead Shawn Score in an interview on Friday said the store would "make tablets a focus" for the holiday this year. The big-box chain hopes to associate itself with tablets and will put more attention on the iPad and its yet-to-ship competitors. Alternatives to Apple would be important, Score told Forbes, as those who use Android or BlackBerry phones might want tablets based on the same platform....
BestBuy - Apple - Android - Forbes - IPad
BestBuy - Apple - Android - Forbes - IPad
Review: Master of Alchemy HD for iPad
Letter from the UK: Thoughts On Public Relations Blogging
Almost every company in the world should have a public blog. The increased transparency a corporate pulpit provides a firm can be invaluable for building better relationships with its customers, clients and, in the case of very large companies, even its own staff. But public relations companies, on the other hand, I’m now not so sure about.
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Master Planner: Fred Brooks Shows How to Design Anything
Computer scientist Fred Brooks told the world how to design software in The Mythical Man-Month. Now, 35 years later, he's back with The Design of Design, which extends his ideas into fields such as architecture and leadership.
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Reviews: Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 Mini DP to HDMI adapter
Quality and the setup process
There's not much to say about the iAdapt HDMI V2's design other than that it's well-built; it's clearly meant to match the current aluminum and white aesthetic spread across most of the current Mac line. The cabling is thick and unlikely to fray or break unless you bend it to a clearly unreasonable angle.
Unlike the ......
HDMI - Apple - Business - Macintosh - Video
HDMI - Apple - Business - Macintosh - Video
Reviews: Targus USB 2.0 Docking Station with Video
Hardware
Like most notebook docks, this Targus model is designed to sit underneath a portable and expand the ports beyond what the system itself might have. Connectivity on the back of this unit is fairly rich, if straightforward: it includes DVI, audio in and out, Ethernet, and four USB ports. The dock also has a Kensington lock port for situations that call for so ......
Universal Serial Bus - Docking station - Ethernet - Targus - Digital Visual Interface
Universal Serial Bus - Docking station - Ethernet - Targus - Digital Visual Interface
Virgin Mobile to have $40 true unlimited data plan
Virgin Mobile this weekend prematurely confirmed a major revamp of its Broadband2Go data plans that could see a return to real unlimited data. Rather than the four plans offered today, it would simplify to just a $40 unlimited monthly plan and a $10, 100MB 10-day plan. IntoMobile has added through a leaked memo that the changes will go live on August 24....
Virgin Mobile - IntoMobile - Sprint Nextel - Business and Economy - Business
Virgin Mobile - IntoMobile - Sprint Nextel - Business and Economy - Business
Velocity ships first mainstream Android tablet in September
Velocity Micro committed itself to the world of tablets late on Friday by opening preorders for the Cruz Reader. The seven-inch Android 2.1 slate is now due to ship both online and to electronics stores in early September for $200. The wider-aspect Cruz Tablet ($300) and child oriented StoryPad ($150) are due to ship later the same month....
Android - Velocity Micro - CruzTablet - CruzReader - Electronic
Android - Velocity Micro - CruzTablet - CruzReader - Electronic
Why Isn't There A Better Way to Text While Driving?
It’s deadly. It’s irresponsible. And we’ve all done it. Before you commute home think about this: Why isn’t there a better solution to texting while driving?
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