SAN FRANCISCO - , whose insistent vision that he knew what consumers wanted made one of the world's most valuable and influential companies, is stepping down as chief executive, the company announced late Wednesday.

Thursday August 25, 2011, Joel Falconer Today's announcement from Steve Jobs that he's resigning as CEO of Apple and handing the job to protege Tim Cook isn't a surprise. We've seen this coming since Jobs' first leave of absence for health reasons, and there's been a lot of discussion about Apple's succession plan.

NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he's listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 200 U.S. patents. These are some of the significant products that were created under his direction: 1. Apple I (1976) _ Apple's first product was a computer for hobbyists and engineers, made in small numbers.

Malgré les apparences, WebOS n'a pas épuisé tous ses appâts. Certes, HP a envoyé un signal très négatif en laissant tomber les tablettes et les " smartphones " équipés de ce système d'exploitation, seize mois seulement après avoir racheté son inventeur Palm.

Malgré les apparences, WebOS n'a pas épuisé tous ses appâts. Certes, HP a envoyé un signal très négatif en laissant tomber les tablettes et les " smartphones " équipés de ce système d'exploitation, seize mois seulement après avoir racheté son inventeur Palm.

L'Expansion.com - publié le 23/08/2011 à 13:11, mis à jour à 16:00 TouchPad, la première tablette d'HP sous WebOS. Il aura fallu attendre son agonie pour voir les ventes de la tablette HP décoller enfin.

Skype has agreed to acquire New York-based start-up GroupMe, a move that gets the Internet-calling giant into the increasingly crowded business of providing group messaging services on smartphones. GroupMe's application lets users text and make conference calls with circles of friends or colleagues.

En mettant la main sur l'équipementier Motorola, Google voit tomber dans son escarcelle pas moins de 17 000 brevets qui ont fait, depuis sa création, la puissance de la firme. De l'invention de la liaison radio en voiture, à celle du téléphone portable, quelques unes des plus belles réalisations de Motorola.

Globalwebindex vient de publier une étude sur les différents usages du digital à l'échelle mondiale. Voici une liste non exhaustive des principales tendances de cette cinquième édition.

Sunday August 21, 2011, Nmachi Jidenma We've already covered Huawei's $100 Android IDEOS phone, which has quickly become a 2011 smartphone bestseller in Kenya. Huawei recently partnered with Nigerian CDMA operator, Starcomms to launch the smartphone in the Nigerian market.

This might not sound so extraordinary, but I didn't just read a book in print, on an e-reader or even on a mobile phone. Instead, I read a book on dozens of devices. I was not trying to set a Guinness world record or paying off on an obscure bet.

This morning the BBC launched a whole new version of its iPlayer app, destined for connected TVs that sport a Net connection. In essence this means the BBC has taken its TV content online, added on-demand features, advanced search powers, playability on multiple platforms both mobile and static, and then fed all of its lessons back into an app...for TVs.

Your next home may be more rammed with servos, sensors, and wireless than the average android. Bonus: As well as being more sci-fi, it will save you energy and money. The home automation field is about to explode. New research from ABI says 1.8 million home automation systems will ship around the entire world this year.

1. Big in Japan Interactive Billboard 2. JCDecaux Innovate for Cadbury 4. McDonald's Interactive Billboard 7. Xerox - Airport Interactive Billboard 8. JCDecaux Innovate for Skunk Anansie 9. IBM Ad Changes Color To Match Your Outfit 10. Google Video Outdoor Campaign

Monday August 1, 2011, Nancy Messieh When you're not using your iPad, there are are a few creative and unique uses ways you can put the tablet to good use, when it's simply placed by your side on your desk or on your night stand.

Depuis une dizaine d'années, les recherches en interaction homme machine (IHM) explosent. De l'écran tactile multi-points à l'aide aux personnes handicapées et aux supports à l'interprétation des grands volumes de données, ces recherches visent à révolutionner le rapport entre l'homme et la machine.

19/8/2011 Blog Rslnmag Mais au fait, c'est quoi la gamification ? par Sandrine Cochard dans Les rencontres RSLN . Et si on évoluait dans la vraie vie comme un jeu vidéo ? Que se passerait-il si les ressorts des jeux étaient appliqués à d'autres domaines, IRL ?

Le Point.fr - Publié le 10/08/2011 à 16:46 - Modifié le 13/08/2011 à 14:22 Des hologrammes accueillent les passagers à Orly-Ouest © Aéroports de Paris La mission de la centaine d'hôtes et d'hôtesses de l'aéroport Orly peut vite devenir fastidieuse quand il s'agit de diffuser des messages répétitifs qui ne font guère appel à l'intelligence humaine ou à la convivialité.

News organizations have an innovation problem. Especially print media. As they gingerly wade into digital, their ability to foster innovation becomes more critical than ever. In today's fast-changing landscape, they should view innovation as their main weapon against direct competitors and emerging players such as tech startups,.

Le groupe informatique américain IBM a annoncé avoir mis au point une puce révolutionnaire imitant le fonctionnement du cerveau humain, qui pourra servir à construire des ordinateurs capables d'apprendre de leur propre expérience. Ce nouveau type d'ordinateur consommera considérablement moins d'énergie et sera beaucoup plus compact que les appareils actuels, assure "Big Blue".

Smart skin, an ultra-thin electronic platform that sticks on the human body like a temporary tattoo, has been developed by a US-based engineering collaboration. The "epidermal electronic system", whose development was funded by the National Science Foundation and US Air Force, is packed with micro-circuitry including transistors, sensors, transmitters and receivers.

A tool for researchers could help change the way ideas surface at one of the country's most venerable technology companies. When you're a company with an encyclopedic list of achievements that includes everything from the transistor radio to the telephone, your employees can't possibly be asked to remember every single innovation detail from your storied history.