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  What I'm Reading:

• InspireUX
  • Start designing for the possibilities of human connection
  • Design is underpinned by the designer’s ability to not only look, but also to see
  • Design can be visionary by presenting solutions to problems yet undefined
  • If you want your product to sell, focus on memorable experiences
  • Using Multiple Data Sources and Insights to Aid Design

• ReadWriteWeb
  • Java - It's not Dead, Folks - It's Doing Just Fine
    Java gets a bad rap. It's considered old-school. People say that young developers prefer Ruby-on-Rails and other Web-based hot stuff. True - but these are not bad times for Java at all. James Governor of RedMonk wrote a post that provides several good reasons why Java is really doing quite well. Elance shows the current demand for people with Google App […]
  • China's Baidu Refocuses on Mobile and Apps
    Baidu is the most-visited website in China and has captured 70% of search revenue in that country. Alexa's Top 500 Global Sites list puts it at number 6. But with virtually no penetration outside Asia, can it really be considered a global company at all, or just an awfully big one? Until it reaches beyond its shores in an appreciable and sustained fashi […]
• Macrumors
  • Steve Jobs Defends New iTunes 10 Icon Against Criticism
    With the release of iTunes 10 on Wednesday, Apple has revamped the application's icon for the first time in many years, doing away with the traditional design of music notes on top of a CD. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the change at Wednesd... […]
  • Apple Adds Showtimes to Movie Trailer Site
    Macworld reports that Apple has added listings of showtimes to its movie trailer site, offering a slick HTML5 interface that utilizes geo-location to find theaters in your area.When you visit the page, your Web browser will a... […]

• Wired
  • NASA Footage Sets Scene for Quantum Quest Movie
    Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers. […]
  • 'Earth-like' Exoplanet Could Have a Comet's Tail
    When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it's more like a comet. […]
• Engadget
  • HP lists Photosmart eStation C510 printer with detachable e-reading touchscreen -- is this the Zeus?
    Now, we don't have any confirmation that the two are one and the same, but we just caught wind of a very intriguing printer on HP's website. The Photosmart eStation C510 is listed for $399.99 and, in addition to usual ink-plastering duties, has a detachable wireless 7-inch TouchSmart control panel for browsing content, printing (of course), and […]
  • Fujitsu announces LifeBook T580 with four-finger multitouch
    We haven't spotted this one at IFA yet, but Fujitsu has taken advantage of the show to announce its new LifeBook T580, which it's going so far as to call "slate-beating." That apparently comes from the fact that it's not only a convertible tablet PC, but one with four-finger multitouch. Unfortunately, that's done on a 10.1-inch […]