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A student movement led by Camila Vallejo and centered on reforming Chile’s educational system is upending the society.

I don't really share Kevin Drum's level of anxiety about loss of privacy, but I think many other people do and I know that in some countries (Germany,...

When Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist who has studied and advised most of the leaders in the former Soviet Union, visited Kiev in late 2004, at the height of the Orange Revolution, he returned to hi...

We’ve passed a big milestone over on Breaking News’ Facebook page: 100,000 likes!

Home page of DanoSongs | Royalty Free Music & Songs, a composer artist from Fishkill. Royalty free music and songs by Dan-O for videos, films, apps, games, presentations, podcasts and other media.

Last week, Apple unveiled its iBooks Textbooks initiative alongside a new desktop application for OS X, iBooks Author, aimed at offering a single solution for authors willing to edit and design iBooks for the iBookstore or manual distribution through exporting options. Some limitations of iBooks Author have sparked a debate that we’ve covered extensively on

A smart, speedy take on the news from around the world.

Thanks to Jeremy Reimer I was able to create the following view into the history of computer platforms. I added data from the smartphone industry, Apple and updated the PC industry figures with th…

The fragmentation of Android is very real and very problematic for end users, developers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, and Google. However fragmentation does not mean Android is going to…

A lot of people I know and respect have been commenting on problems associated with the iPhone mute switch: John Gruber – On the Behavior of the iPhone Mute Switch Andy Ihnatko – Unmuting on The Mute Question Marco Arment – Designing “Mute” Guy English – Mute This Both sides of the argument have valid […]

Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.

A mind map is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas. Just as in every great idea, its power lies in its simplicity.

Presentation software can be a wonderful tool if used correctly. It can also be a dangerous distraction that interferes with communication rather than facilitating it. The line between the two is thin.

A look at a few startups that are making moves to change the way inspired entrepreneurs can make money doing what they love on the Internet.

Well, it was really more like 17 weeks, but who's counting. ;) First, I'll give the punchline.

OS X services let you borrow features from other programs, saving yourself time and multiple steps in the process. Kirk McElhearn answers frequently asked questions about Lion's most underused shortcuts.

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What makes these releases so irresistible? Recently, I looked at the 20 most-viewed press releases on BusinessWire.com from Jan. 1, 2011 to Dec. 4, 2011, to see what kinds of trends and facts might be inferred from them. For instance, what types of releases garner a lot of views: Big brand names? Photos? Raw content? […]

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Research-based articles about user experience (UX), interaction design, web usability, user testing, and UI/GUI design by Nielsen Norman Group authors, including Jakob Nielsen, Don Norman, Bruce 'Tog' Tognazzini, and other group members.

While more responsive and with an improved browser, Ice Cream Sandwich still doesn't address the fundamental flaws with Android on tablet computers.

The visionary behind Monty Python, Brazil & 12 Monkeys talks about never letting your ideas become rigid, staying out of debt, and forgetting everything you learn.

Roboto, the new “house” font for Android 4, was branded a haphazard mash of classic typefaces. The longer you look at it–and the technological constraints that it aims to transcen…

An overview of device characteristics and platform versions that are active in the Android ecosystem.