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Lenovo is thinking about resurrecting the classic ThinkPad

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 12:33 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, concept, Gadgets, IBM, Laptop, lenovo, PC, ThinkPad

If there’s ever been a truly iconic laptop in the Windows world, it’s the ThinkPad. Designed by Richard Sapper for IBM back in 1992, the ThinkPad’s clean lines and no-nonsense look made it a favorite among business users. Twenty three years since the original was launched, Lenovo wants to bring back the classic ThinkPad with all-new internals and a few tweaks to honor its heritage. In a blog post, Lenovo’s vice president of corporate identity and design David Hill shared renders of a special ThinkPad model with a seven-row keyboard, a blue Enter key, a 16:10 aspect ratio screen, dedicated volume…

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Music streaming services need to stop focusing on men

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 12:22 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Music, streaming

Beyonce, with hubby Jay-Z, recently announced their star studded entry into the streaming market with the acquisition of Tidal, a counterweight to the incumbents such as Spotify. At last count by the International Federation of the Phonographic industry, some 41 million people around the world had become streaming music subscribers. Recently Spotify announced it had attracted 15 million subscribers of its own. But Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, who has been in a battle with Apple over music streaming aren’t the only women not enamoured with the incumbent streaming services, who are supposedly saviours for an industry recovering from piracy and the…

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Uber’s first ever blog posts are a fascinating read

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 12:02 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Uber’s first blog posts, from when the company was still called UberCab, provide amazing insight into a more innocent time for the company as it enters day two of protests in France. The Tumblr account, first uncovered by a blog called Uber Expansion, document UberCab submitting its first apps to the App Store, its initial Web-only service and more. It’s penned by Uber’s early co-founders and employees. A entry from 2010 shows a single car on the streets of San Francisco, overlaid on a desktop map with the caption “we’re in business.” Another post from Ryan Graves, now Uber’s head of…

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10 accounting apps for people who HATE bookkeeping

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 11:58 am

Posted In: accounting, Apps, Around the Web, Insider

For a rare breed of person, accounting is a business process that represents a joyful challenge. For the rest of us, just the thought of managing accounts leaves us reaching for an aspirin. But does accounting have to be that troubling? Actually, it doesn’t. If you’re willing to ditch your spreadsheet app in favor of a purpose-built cloud accounting app, you’ll find your head will stop throbbing without the need for medical intervention. What’s more, you could be saving yourself a considerable amount of time each week. The biggest headache you’ll have is the initial step of choosing a small business accounting…

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Apple Watch is coming to the Netherlands, Sweden and Thailand on July 17

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 11:18 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

As Apple releases the Apple Watch in a number of new countries today, it’s also quietly added dates for a number of other countries. The Apple Watch will be available for purchase in the Netherlands, Sweden and Thailand on July 17, as spotted by 9to5Mac. The July release date was quietly added to local Apple stores as the Apple Watch goes on sale in Italy, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan from today.