Verizon strike to come to an end August 23rd

Verizon workers are scheduled to return to their jobs Tuesday, after more than two weeks on strike. Some 45,000 union members left their posts August 7th, after contract negotiation between the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the company came to a halt two days prior. A statement from the union said it had reached an agreement with Verizon, but that "The major issues remain to be discussed." The union's claim, among other things that Verizon demanded "cuts in compensation of $20,000 per worker per year." Full PR after the break.

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Flickr adds to sharing options, now easier to share photos across the Web

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It sure is nice to see some new developer action over at Flickr. The relatively slow-moving photo-sharing service has just announced a new sharing update, which consists of several new and easy ways to embed or link to your photos:
  • Share from Photo page: There's a new sharing option on each and every photo page. When logged off, the button shows only Facebook and Twitter options. But once you log on, you get Tumblr and Blogger too, and can configure other sharing venues as well.
  • Share non-public content on Facebook: This doesn't sound like a great idea, but you now can share private photos on Facebook if you're so inclined (and if you trust your privacy settings).
That's the gist of the update; it makes it easier to show off your pretty pictures in a plethora of places.

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Microsoft Doubles Down On the "PC Era" with Healthy Dose of Rhetoric [Blip]

The PC is awesome; the future rosy! So says Frank Shaw, Microsoft spokesman, who blogged this week we're in a "PC Plus" era, not "post-PC." Embarrassingly, I thought PC plus meant the extra adware that came standard with Windows. [AppleInsider] More »


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Fierce Fashions: Film & TV Stars Show Off Sizzlin' Summer Styles at InStyle Soiree

Take a look at film and TV's sexiest stars as they show off the hottest trends in summer styles at the InStyle Summer Soiree in Los Angles. From short and tight to flowy and sheer, celebs are beating the heat with some fab fashions! Get an eyeful!

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Editorial: tablets aren't the 'third device' I'd hoped for... from a productivity standpoint, anyway

Hang tight just a second -- let me preface all of this with a quick reminder that I'm speaking on a personal level, and I'm absolutely certain that slates have a place in this world somewhere. We could go back and forth for hours with use-case scenarios (and the same could be done with cars, time machines or your luxury good of choice), but this isn't about proving that a tablet can do one or two things; it's about the limitations and awkwardness of using one that no one seems to talk about.

After years of watching the masses fawn over the iPad (and every other PC maker scramble to come out with something that serves a similar purpose), I still can't ever imagine myself investing in one, let alone actually using one in place of a smartphone or laptop. I've met quite a few folks in my line of work that all ask me the same thing: "Should I buy an iPad?" It's worth noting that no one actually asks if "they should buy a tablet," but that's speaking more about Apple's absurdly enviable mind (and in turn, market) share than anything else. My response is always the same: "If you can't think of a reason you'd need it, you don't need it."

Tablets, for whatever reason, seem to defy logic when it comes to purchase rationalization in the consumer electronics realm. I've yet to meet a bloke who purchased an ultraportable without knowing full-well that they would take advantage of enhanced battery life and a highly mobile chassis. Everyone I've know that invested in a high-end gaming rig knew why they were shelling out on that $500 GPU (read: frames-per-second). And all of my movie cuttin' pals knew precisely why they just had to have a Thunderbolt RAID setup. But tablets? People are just buying these things in a fit of hysteria -- does anyone actually know why this "third device" is such a necessity? Let's dive a little deeper, shall we?

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Cane 2.0: The Tacit Is Hand-Mounted Sonar For The Vision Impaired

haptic_glove_smEvery once in a while you see an invention that seems a long time coming. The Tacit, a hand-mounted system that pings surroundings and transmits distance information to the user, is one of those. While the reliable white cane and occasional accommodations for the blind and vision impaired ameliorate the difficulty of navigating the world sans sight, technological advances that are both useful and ready for deployment are few and far between. We've seen a lot of research into artificial vision systems, and there are often hacked-together projects by people personally concerned with issues like vision or mobility — we've seen a Kinect-powered navigation system, the Eyewriter, and Ken Yankelvitz's paraplegic-accessible controllers. This project is an amazing example of what one guy can do with a soldering iron, some off-the-shelf parts, and an inventive mind. Did I mention it's open source, and only costs around $100 to make?

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Which True Blood Vampire Just Married His Boyfriend?

Denis O'Hare, Hugo Redwood, TwitterAnother bloodsucker is off the market. Denis O'Hare, who plays vampire king Russell Edgington on True Blood, got hitched yesterday in New York City... READ: Welcome to the...

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