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Now that T-Mobile offers the iPhone, how do the four national carriers compare in terms of costs? A couple of websites have done the sums.
Our friends over at Zagg did a blog post that suggested three of the four networks come out at…
How much does T-Mobile’s contract-free iPhone plan save over two years?
Can the iPad Rescue a Struggling American Education System?
Christina Bonnington, wired.comTablets are reinventing how students access and interact with educational material, and how teachers assess and monitor students’ performance at a time when many schools are understaffed and many classrooms overcrowded.
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Can the iPad Rescue a Struggling American Education System? http://flip.it/Ym399 http://flip.it/bBhoJ
From An Apple Alum, An App That Makes Design Presentations A Cinch
By Shonquis Moreno, fastcodesign.comCalled Context, the software allows designers to mock up backgrounds and settings, without resorting to photoshop or outside photography.
Context, a new app created by a designer for designers, is poised to make it vastly easier and fast…
From An Apple Alum, An App That Makes Design Presentations A Cinch http://flip.it/KWRZ7 http://flip.it/ms6qY
Why The Human Body Will Be The Next Computer Interface
By Fjord, fastcodesign.comFjord charts the major innovations of the past, and predicts a future of totally intuitive “micro gestures and expressions” that will control our devices.
By now you’ve probably heard a lot about wearables, living services, the Internet of…
Why The Human Body Will Be The Next Computer Interface http://flip.it/vjGKv http://flip.it/p3PyX
‘Curious Rituals’ Examines Technology-Induced Gestures & Posture
core77.comWe’ve all seen it: the teenagers with one earbud in, feigning interest in conversation; iPad users brandishing the device like a radiation barrier to snap a photo; the veritable hypnosis of the “cell trance.” In fact, maybe you’re reading these ve…
Anthro study of tech postures http://flip.it/57qCf
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Your iPhone Is A Reliable Research Lab
By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.comA new study says that smartphones are feasible for use in psychological testing.
Josef Bless, a PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway, was listening to music on his phone when he noticed the similarity…
RT @PopSci: Your iPhone could also be a pretty fantastic research lab for psychological testing: http://flip.it/sxl6P http://flip.it/6egZe
Square unveils ‘Business in a Box’
by Daniel Terdiman, cnet.comThe online-payment company’s Business in a Box bundle has everything needed to get up and running with Square Register. iPad not included.
Square today unveiled its “Business in a Box” package, a bundle including all the components needed…
Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores
By Addy Dugdale, fastcompany.comFirst it won ownership of a rountangle—that’s a rectangle with rounded corners—and now Apple has patented its store design. You know, lots of giant glass, pale wood, and nerds in royal-blue tees.
Apple has won itself a trademark for its retai…
RT @FastCompany: Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores http://flip.it/8SEhr http://flip.it/DSlFj
Honda adding ‘Eyes Free’ Siri integration in some 2013 cars
by Josh Lowensohn, cnet.comA trio of upcoming Honda and Acura vehicles are getting Siri’s “Eyes Free” integration, letting drivers interact with their phones while driving.
Automaker Honda today said it plans to integrate Apple’s Siri voice assistant in some of its…
RT @CNETNews: Honda adding “eyes free” Siri integration in some 2013 cars http://flip.it/Y2vzx http://flip.it/MlOT0
How trapped are your digital movies and TV shows?
by Danny Sullivan, cnet.comBuying films or TV episodes from a digital media outlet may be great if you watch though one particular device. But what happens if you change from iOS to Android? From a PC to a Mac? From a Roku to Apple TV? We chart it out.
Have you decided t…
RT @CNETNews: How trapped are your digital movies and TV shows? @dannysullivan sorts it all out http://flip.it/Bb5uk http://flip.it/scCQW
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