Monthly Archives: November 2011

India gives the Nokia 701 a warm reception

The Indian branch of PCWorld has posted a favourable review of the Nokia 701. PCWorld thought the phone’s best features were its bright IPS TFT screen, Symbian Belle operating system, and classy design inherited from the Nokia C7. You might want to compare the review to our own 701 coverage. PCWorld rates 701’s battery life as “good”, thanks [...]

This year’s H-1B cap is reached at quicker pace

The annual H-1B cap has been reached for this year, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and at a pace that is two months ahead of last year. The U.S. issues 85,000 H-1B visas each year under its cap, with 20,000 of that number set aside for advanced degree graduates of U.S. universities. [...]

Sound, digested: New software tool provides unprecedented searches of sound, from musical riffs to gunshots

Having concluded beta testing with one of the world’s largest Hollywood sound studios and leading media streaming and hosting services, Imagine Research of San Francisco, Calif., is now releasing MediaMinedTM  for applications ranging from music composition to healthcare. The company developed the tool with support from the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program [...]

Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – November 20th, 2011

1. Blood & Glory Blood & Glory is a new “Swipe and Slash” game from Glu Mobile that puts you into the arenas of Ancient Rome. The fighting is tournament based and while I’ve just played through a couple of tourneys, I can tell you that the game looks great and is quite a bit [...]

Zynga threatens employees demanding their stock be returned

The gaming company Zynga, known for their popular games like FarmVille and Words with Friends, is going through an interesting period where they are asking for employees to give back stock that was given to them upon being hired. Zynga followed a popular method that a lot of smaller startups do initially: giving employees stock [...]

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