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TECHNOLOGY
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STEVE JOBS
On August 24th, Apple employees received a heartfelt email from their CEO Steve Jobs stating that he was resigning from his current position. Jobs has been on sick leave since January; in the email he stated that, “If there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know.
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HIDDEN JOURNEYS WANTS TO TEACH YOU
Cyber travel is about to get a whole lot more interesting...
Have you ever been on a plane and wondered, mid-flight, what you are flying over? Most international flights feature an on-screen map that shows you exactly where the plane is on its flight path, but that is where the information ends. No more is said, and no more is learnt. Until now.
Hidden Journeys is a project
developed by the Royal Geographical Society that allows the passenger to explore the places that they are flying over via a kind of Google Maps mash- up. Interaction is available at three different altitudes: ground level is for cultural growth, mid- altitude is for architectural and infrastructural appreciation and high altitude enables users to
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view the geography and geology in all its glory. The programme is currently available on 10 international flight paths including London to Johannesburg, but the RGS want to develop it even further. Could this turn flying into a high altitude geography lesson? We’ll have to wait and see.
RESIGNS AS APPLE CEO Influential figurehead resigns from the company he founded and saved
Unfortunately, that day has come.”
He was one of the founding members of Apple and after leaving in 1985 he returned in 1996 to make it the company that it is today. He has been a driving force and an influential figure behind many products including the iPod and iPad.
The question now is, what will Apple do? Tim Cook has been pushed by Jobs to become the new CEO but the concern for the company is whether it will be able to continue its technology leadership and consumer focus without its most important figurehead. Only time will tell.
The one-time smart phone giant could be on a slippery slope...
A few years ago, Blackberry were the top brand producing smart phones, making the transition from a business staple to a consumer must-have and becoming a status symbol in the process. Has the Blackberry bubble burst? The brand’s popularity is diminishing as that of its competitors grows, with both the iPhone and Android devices overtaking it in the market.
Have Blackberry have lost their way or have their rivals simply become too good?
Issue 31 / September 2011 BB’S OUT?
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