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Five Star Feature Films has confirmed that the movie chronicling the life of Steve Jobs will film early scenes in the actual Los Altos home where Jobs grew up, including the garage where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer.Starring Ashton Kutcher as the Silicon Valley visionary, jOBS will depict “Steve ... |
19 May 2012
10:20 GMT |
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Are you looking for a job? Well, if you're a good designer, live in London, UK, and you want a job at Canonical, now it's the right time to apply for one of the many positions offered by the company behind the popular Ubuntu operating system. There are the six design-related positions offered by Canonical... |
17 May 2012
09:34 GMT |
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The recently announced startup Planetary Resources, whose main area of activity will be asteroid mining, has already attracted over 2,000 prospective employees. All of them want the chance to work in this emerging field, which was science-fiction just a few years ago.
Perhaps one of the things that lends so much cre... |
15 May 2012
09:16 GMT |
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak trusts Ashton Kutcher to do a good job portraying his late friend and partner, Steve Jobs. An upcoming biopic directed by "Swing Vote's" Joshua Michael Stern and based on a script by Matt Whiteley will feature Kutcher in the main role - the iconic Apple co-founder, CEO, and spirit... |
4 April 2012
02:54 GMT |
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After some debate as to who would best fit the role of Steve Jobs in a planned biopic that will offer insight into the personal life of the late Apple co-founder, the producers have finally decided on a young face that does the role justice, at least from an aesthetic point of view.
Ashton Kutcher, a 34-year old act... |
2 April 2012
05:30 GMT |
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ASUS may have every intention of growing as a business as quickly as possible, but it might hit a snag according to Open Platform business executive Jackie Hsu. In a way, it already has really.
What Digitimes most recently said about ASUS is one of those reports that may have people laughing out loud or at least sn... |
22 March 2012
05:47 GMT |
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One of the main focus areas for Microsoft these days is cloud computing, and it appears that the company is right to invest in it.
The entire world it moving towards cloud computing, and the adoption should increase significantly in the coming years, some of the latest analyst reports on the matter suggest.
A com... |
6 March 2012
06:02 GMT |
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Apple has posted a new page on its web site to inform the masses that the company has created, and helped create more than half a million jobs across the United States of America.“Throughout our history, Apple has created entirely new products — and entirely new industries — by focusing on innovatio... |
3 March 2012
18:11 GMT |
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A thriving workforce is an absolute requisite when it comes to increasing productivity at the workplace, says the conclusion of a new scientific research on the issue. What the research is basically saying is that being happy with one's job is not a guarantee that that worker will display high performances.
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18 January 2012
04:02 GMT |
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Experts at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, in Canada, say that employees who have the luck to receive treatment for their depression while still at the workplace tend to become more positive, healthy and productive than their peers whose condition goes unnoticed.
However, ensuring that depression is foun... |
12 January 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Experts from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and the Center for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics say that curbing the workweek from 40 to around 20 hours could have a host of positive benefits for individuals, companies and the market in general.
The experts from the NEF think-tank b... |
9 January 2012
09:25 GMT |
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America is now one step closer to a new generation of nuclear reactors, less risky than previous candidates and more efficient when it comes to the amount of energy provided.
Federal regulators have recently given the green light to a new design revealing improvements but not quite considered the next best thing by... |
23 December 2011
09:46 GMT |
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After a year dominated by uncertainties for major players operating on the solar power market, BP has announced its plans to let go of its eco-friendly projects developed in this sector.
The main reason is that, apparently, selling photovoltaic panels does not draw up a profitable line of business anymore, the Guard... |
21 December 2011
10:15 GMT |
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A study conducted on 1,364 mothers reveals that women who choose to stay at home and take care of their children could avoid developing a host of mental health issues by taking a job, or simply getting out of the house more.
The study was carried out on women who had just given birth in 1991. Subsequently, investig... |
13 December 2011
09:53 GMT |
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Friends of the Earth are keen on fighting the dramatic cuts announced by the government for solar power industry, despite that their first court battle is officially lost. Their legal action was rejected by a High Court. The eco-group is still eager to find ways of blocking the anticipated governmental initiative of... |
6 December 2011
05:00 GMT |
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NVIDIA is defying the layoff trends imposed by the economic recession and hiring some people instead, not in too small a number either.
Some might not have thought to ask about it if there hadn't been so many management and personnel changes on the IT front lately.
Still, VR-Zone snooped around a bit and lea... |
5 December 2011
02:44 GMT |
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Representatives from environmental groups and major players operating in the solar industry join forces to empower The New York Solar Jobs Coalition, an organization aiming to encourage New York to pass a solar bill by 2012.
In their opinion, the development of solar industry implies the creation of thousands of gr... |
30 November 2011
04:31 GMT |
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A study led by the Tellus Institute with Sound Resource Management, named "More Jobs, Less Pollution," managed to indicate that the enhanced national recycling strategy could be a key factor in responding to alarming issues such as climate change, unemployment rate and a general state of poor health.
Achieving a 75... |
15 November 2011
09:24 GMT |
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Coming to theaters in 19 US cities beginning November 16th, “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” will feature forgotten footage from an interview used for the 1995 PBS documentary “Triumph of the Nerds”.Landmark theaters across the US will be featuring a lost interview with Steve Jobs during a key... |
7 November 2011
05:30 GMT |
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Apple has updated its web site with a continuously-refreshing page containing the farewell messages of over one million Steve Jobs fans.According to the Cupertino company, over a million people have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about the late Apple co-founder and CEO.“One thing they all have in... |
19 October 2011
05:19 GMT |
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Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, who only in 2005 learned that he was the biological father of Apple’s iconic CEO, has revealed to the press that Steve Jobs sent him a brief email reply before passing away, expressing some appreciation.It is unknown to what message was Steve Jobs replying, but apparently the words J... |
10 October 2011
03:30 GMT |
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While some decided to post stickies on the glass of an Apple Retail Store to commemorate Steve Jobs, others simply used their blogs, or Twitter accounts to share the compassion. I'd like us, the regulars here on the Apple news section of Softpedia, to do something special too.You probably fully realized just how... |
6 October 2011
13:31 GMT |
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According to a statement provided by Steve Jobs’ family, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple died peacefully on the evening of October 5, 2011. His loved ones were around him when he passed away, according to reports. Jobs is survived by his wife, Laurene, and three children.A statement from Steve Jobs'... |
6 October 2011
05:42 GMT |
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Reports are starting to emerge with claims that former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, will make an appearance at the event scheduled for tomorrow, October 4, at Apple’s Town Hall Auditorium on the company’s campus in Cupertino, California.The reports in question indicate that Jobs is ‘expected’ to att... |
3 October 2011
10:59 GMT |
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Researchers at the Indiana University, working together with colleagues at the Cornell University, recently determined that hectic jobs, which involve more than 50 hours of work per week, tent to hinder women's performances. This may explain why so few women make it to top positions.For years, women's right... |
22 August 2011
09:41 GMT |
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If employees and employers alike are able to handle workplace episodes where one of the people working there has an fit of anger, then the entire situation could have a positive outcome. However, in order for this to happen, those responding to the situation are not allowed to take care of things improperly. They nee... |
14 April 2011
09:26 GMT |
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One of the biggest problems affecting businesses today is a high turnover rate, which means that numerous workers pass through a certain position each year, with very few of them remaining on board for a long time. But turnover rates can be reduced, especially by implementing a flexible schedule.According to a new st... |
8 April 2011
05:07 GMT |
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A new national poll conducted in the United States has revealed that half of all employees feel that the amount of money they get for their work makes them feel undervalued and plays a role in the stress they feel. A large proportion is also reporting experiencing excessive levels of stress daily.A comparison of happ... |
10 March 2011
08:10 GMT |
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While officials in Washington celebrate the signing of the new NASA authorization bill into law, things are not so merry for the 877 United Space Alliance workers who have just lost their jobs because of it.The workers, which were also joined in getting fired by 200 other contractor employees, are the first wave of l... |
12 October 2010
02:21 GMT |
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In the past, summer jobs were the very definition of a young American adult's life. They would work half-time during the summer vacation, earning money and independence, but that trend is now declining fast.Official statistics estimate that at least 26 percent of all young adults in the country are unemployed. T... |
23 August 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Most people take working for granted. They find that getting a job is something that comes natural, and admit that they would otherwise be bored out of their skulls. This mentality may be deeply rooted in the fact that our species appears to literally hate being idle, and doing nothing, experts say. A group of scient... |
22 July 2010
04:45 GMT |
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CareerBuilder UK rolled out launching a free “Jobs” application for iOS devices, enabling those who were looking for a job to apply directly from the app’s UI, the company said in a report today. The software leveraged the iPhone’s geolocation technology to achieve this, CareerBuilder added. ... |
16 June 2010
09:51 GMT |
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Establishing the most appropriate times for starting shifts is in the best interest of both employees and employers. For the former, working in tune with their body's circadian rhythm ensures the least amount of on-the-job fatigue as possible, whereas, for the latter, it implies higher productivity. This is why ... |
8 June 2010
09:35 GMT |
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I recently developed a new hobby. It was obviously something that I didn’t plan for, and how could I have? It's not like you suddenly wake up one morning and decide you want to pick up knitting. Well, I suppose maybe you could, but then again maybe it's just pushing your limits, in the sense that, if ... |
15 May 2010
06:56 GMT |
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Scientists may have just added another negative side-effect to the list of consequences associated with working overtime. They say that not only people's mental healthy and sanity are affected, but also their hearts. The correlation is especially true for those who tend to work overtime many times per week. Thes... |
12 May 2010
04:01 GMT |
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Bungie has already said that it only plans to offer public details related to the project it is working on for Activision at some point in 2011 but this has not stopped fans of the developer to look through its public information output in order to get some clues. A closer look at the positions Bungie is advertising ... |
7 May 2010
04:16 GMT |
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Over the past years, the number of addictions identified in the general population has increased markedly, as people find things they excel at a lot easier than before. A number of conditions need to be met before someone is labeled as an addict, and not only chemicals and drugs can cause addiction. In a recent inves... |
27 March 2010
05:04 GMT |
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Scientists were recently able to determine that job loss has unexpected consequences on people's level of mental health. Previous investigations have already established that unemployment and job loss are linked to each other directly, but the new survey looks at how mental health in general is related to losing... |
22 March 2010
05:43 GMT |
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The generation gap is a concept that needs no introduction. Many researchers have looked deep into it, and there are literally hundreds of scientific papers dealing with its causes and effects. But recently, investigators determined that a similar series of differences exists in the case of work-related attitudes as ... |
11 March 2010
03:25 GMT |
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Researchers always believed that people excited about their upcoming vacations tended to remain happier about it some time after they returned. Investigations had revealed that people with upcoming days off were a lot more positive than those whose vacations were still months away. But a new study has revealed that t... |
19 February 2010
08:46 GMT |
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In a new review, experts at Cochrane Researchers determined that people who can set up their working hours according to their personal preferences tend to fare better than others in terms of health. The paper shows that blood pressure, sleep habits, as well as mental health improve considerably. All that is required ... |
16 February 2010
20:01 GMT |
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A new scientific research has determined that people who are paid by the hour are a lot happier when it comes to money than those paid only once a month, on payday. The research, which was conducted by researchers at the Stanford University and the University of Toronto, in Canada, suggests that this correlation may ... |
25 January 2010
21:01 GMT |
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Swedish researchers have recently finished compiling a new report, which seems to suggest that holding in the anger caused by colleagues or bosses at the workplace could be detrimental to people's health. The correlation is especially true in the case of working men. In their case, it was revealed that the risk ... |
24 November 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Not surprisingly, Fortune Magazine has crowned Steve Jobs “CEO of the Decade.” The magazine posted a video coverage of the CEO’s achievements, as well as a story that truly highlights the importance for Apple (and not only) of having a guy like Jobs around for guidance. The magazine highlights a se... |
5 November 2009
10:48 GMT |
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A post on behalf of one of Coldplay's roadies reveals that Steve Jobs attended the band's concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on Monday night. In what is the first-reported public appearance of Apple's CEO since his return from a six-month-long medical leave, Jobs allegedly w... |
16 July 2009
10:41 GMT |
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New statistic reports show that, in the United States, the rate of employment for electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) is at its lowest in years, and that many trained professionals are kicked out of their jobs on account of the economic crisis. And, while the federal government struggles to take the country ou... |
8 July 2009
09:02 GMT |
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Over the past couple of months, the abysmal state of the US economy has gradually began to recover, as the stimulus measures employed by president Obama and the federal government slowly began to go into effect. For the last month, employees only cut 345,000 jobs, which is less than the previsions made by officials f... |
5 June 2009
10:28 GMT |
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One of the most unexpected solutions for the current economic and environmental problems facing the world came from noted Economist Jeremy Rifkin, who is known for his abrupt ideas in the field. Speaking at the Research Connections 2009 conference, recently held in the French capital of Paris, he proposed that the cu... |
12 May 2009
09:05 GMT |
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In a study appearing today (May 8th) in the scientific journal Demography, researchers show that people who run the risk of losing their jobs or businesses, or who have already done so, are in a much higher danger of developing a number of medical conditions as a result than the general population. Among the most com... |
8 May 2009
08:48 GMT |
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This time, the main justification lawmakers turn to in order to ask NASA to postpone the retirement of the shuttle fleet is an economic one. Congressional delegations from Florida and Texas, two states that have been particularly affected by the economic crisis, say that when the space agency closes down the shuttle ... |
17 April 2009
14:01 GMT |
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