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Former HTC Product Manager Urges Staff to Quit the Company and be “Happier”

Poor old HTC would appear to be in a bit of internal turmoil, despite the stacks of praise heaped upon its recent HTC One model. Several high-profile staff have left the mobile maker, with one taking to Twitter to urge his mates still left at the business to walk out. Read More >>

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business
Blockbuster UK Has Been Saved

Britain's economy might be going tits-up, but there's one tiny pin-prick of light at the end of a very long tunnel: Blockbuster, one of the biggies in January's horror-show of business failures, is being saved from total doom. Huzza! Read More >>

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Google to Axe 10 Per Cent More of Motorola’s Staff

Ever since Google acquired Motorola Mobility it's been making cuts — but sadly it's still having to lay people off. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is getting rid of a further 10 per cent of Moto's staff. Read More >>

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Would You Like to Write For Gizmodo UK?

I'll warn you upfront: these two opportunities are unpaid, but if you're a young 'un wanting work experience, or someone merely wanting to spout off about their chosen subject in under 1,000 words, we want to hear from you. Read More >>

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business
Death Watch: Blockbuster Shuts Up Another 164 Stores

Things are going from bad to worse for all those still clinging onto jobs at the failing Blockbuster. Deloitte's just announced that 164 more stores are closing with around 800 jobs lost. It just goes to show you can't compete in an online world with crummy brick and mortar rental stores. Read More >>

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Looks Like Siri Really Is Coming to the Mac, Maybe

Apple's rather annoying personal butler is coming to the Mac, if Apple's latest job posting is any indication anyway. Sounds like Siri's going to be able to interact with and control pretty much any app on a Mac. But would that really be a good thing? Read More >>

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Following Steve Jobs’ Insane Fruit Diet Put Ashton Kutcher in the Hospital

Ashton Kutcher, method actor, truly goes the distance to capture the essence of a character. In the case of portraying Steve Jobs for the upcoming indie flick jOBS, Kutcher put himself on a diet of strictly fruits, nuts, and seeds, mimicking Jobs 'fruitarian' lifestyle. Read More >>

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jOBS Movie Review: a Satisfying Experience

Today I saw jOBS at Sundance, the story of a young Steve Jobs, the now legendary co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer. And although I know it may be exaggerated, it was the experience I wanted. Read More >>

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First Look at jOBS, the Steve Jobs Movie Starring Ashton Kutcher: This Is Actually Pretty Good

I don't know if jOBS—the biopic of Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher—will be a good movie per se, but this clip makes the upcoming film look surprisingly decent. Read More >>

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wtf
Job Opportunity: How About an Exciting Career as a Professional Fart Smeller?

Hmmm, I'm getting notes of sandalwood, rosemary and a hint of boiled cabbage… Read More >>

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Facebook’s Job Search is About as Good as Nailing Your CV to a Lamppost

Facebook's trying to be all socially-responsible-like and help reduce youth unemployment with a new job search function. Overlooking the fact that it's US-only at the moment, it's frankly just an unoriginal, broken, terrible excuse for an app. Read More >>

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security
UK’s Spy Agencies Looking for Next-Gen Nerd Trainees to Help Neutralise Rogue Satellites

The UK government's secret and not-so-secret intelligence services are openly advertising for new blood, claiming the next generation of Q operative might get to work with technology they "never even knew existed." Read More >>

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health
Chocolate Taster Forced to Quit Job After Cholesterol Goes Through The Roof

An eminent UK chocolate taster has quit his dream job after being warned by doctors that his health was seriously jeopardised by the chocolate scoffing trade. Over two years, Angus Kennedy, 47, put on two stones in weight and a rise in cholesterol levels put him at risk of a heart attack. Read More >>

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Apple Knows Its Maps Are Rubbish and Is Hurriedly Hiring to Try and Fix Them

It amazes me that crap products make it out of the factory, be it software or hardware. Surely at some point someone must have said, hang on, this is a bit rubbish, no? Well, it looks like Apple knew its maps were shit before launch, it just didn't have the expertise to fix it. Read More >>

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gaming
Valve Really Is Making a Steam Box After All

After all the rumours and denials, Valve's just posted a very interesting job listing, which basically confirms that it's getting into the gaming PC business. In fact, the listing actually says Valve's "frustrated by the lack of innovation in the computer hardware space" so it's "jumping in" itself -- you can't get much more of a confirmation that a "Steam Box" than that. Read More >>