During TNW2011 we will be monitoring what people say about the event online. We always do that and have been doing it since we did our first conference, when Twitter didn’t even exist yet, in 2006. This year we use two tools and take a more professional approach. Professional, but not impersonal! TracebuzzOne of our new tools is called Tracebuzz. Ittracks the online buzzaround the conference on Twitter and a few social networks....
Everyone from heavy Dropbox users to those who are wondering just what the fuss is all about with this cloud syncing business should be able to find something useful to them in this list. If you’re unfamiliar with Dropbox it’s a sync service that keeps one folder, the drop box, on your computer in sync with the Dropbox server and any other computers or mobile devices that you have Dropbox installed on....
Fans of the Back to the Future trilogy may have noticed last week that Nikeproduced1,500 pairs of the iconic glowing, self-lacing boots which appeared in the second of the three Back to the Future movies. 150 are being auctioned off on eBay each day, with all proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. In the movie, Fox had to wear a battery pack with wires running down his leg for the self-lacing mechanism to work, so this feature was actually omitted on the Nike replicas due to the impracticality of the design....
From 1984’s Macintosh computer to the game-changing iPad in 2010, Steve Jobs is perhaps the most visionary and innovative CEO of the past 30 years. His passion for blending technology with the humanities have illuminated both Apple and Pixar, undoubtedly two of the world’s most successful companies. And despite Steve Jobs’ worrying health and departure from Apple, the future of his companies looks stronger than ever. Steve Jobs quotes When Steve Jobsannounced his resignationon August 25, 2011, all eyes and ears wanted to know more....
Everyone and their dog in the world of Windows Phone 7 is pining after the now nearly mythical first update to the platform, the NoDo refresh. Afterdelays and set backs, NoDo seems set to finally land in the second half of this month. That in mind, assuming that you are among the 99% of Windows Phone 7 users who have not managed to get the software onto their handset, we want to show you just what is on the way....
