Steve Jobs, Jef Raskin, and the first great war for your thumbs

The author of the forthcoming book ‘Shift Happens’ looks at some brilliant, idiosyncratic—and often ill-fated—gambits to transform computer input. We all know the story of the Thumb Wars of the 2000s: the skirmish between BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android over the control of the newest and most exciting way of typing on devices small enough to fit in a pocket.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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Job Moves: February 28, 2014

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Job Moves: February 27, 2013

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After 34 years at Simon & Schuster, sales rep Michael Carley will be retiring on April 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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