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Windows head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft

Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive in charge of Windows, has left the company. Julie Larson-Green is to assume control of Windows software and hardware engineering, and CFO Tami Reller will be in charge of the Windows business. thisistheverge: Windows head […]

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Ikea catalogue gets an interactive overhaul

Nice use of AR to enhance the IKEA catalog. Can’t wait to try it out! Retail giant Ikea is using augmented reality in its catalogue for the first time this year.The new interactive catalogue has been developed by ad group

Ultra responsive touch interfaces

These ultra responsive touch interfaces are key to providing a natural and immersive user experience (via The Verge)

cord cutting

cord cutting is more of a temporary phenomenon that will go away when the economy improves HBO co-president Eric Kessler

When Patents Attack! | This American Life

Great episode about the patent wars ensuing in the tech industry Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The

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OS auto update

OS auto update may be good for home users but can be horrible showstopper for biz crit apps, @Gizmodo [Gizmodo]

Standards for 3D Eyewear

One of those super-annoying things about 3D TVs for the home is the eyewear. It’s bad enough that you have to wear anything special at all to get the 3D effect, but the dirty truth is that there is no