Articles by Dice Staff
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Gamification in the Real World: VW's Experiment With Fun
Remember Big, the movie with Tom Hanks about a kid who grows into an adult's body but keeps his 12-year-old mind? There's a great scene where he and Robert Loggia, playing the CEO of a toy compan… -
Would You Try to Sign In With a Picture Password?
Microsoft has been publishing information about some of their projects on their blog as it develops Windows 8. The latest: "Signing in with a picture password." Many laptops have implemented simi… -
BlackBerry's Model Madness
Every time you stop by the drug store to pick up some toothpaste, you face the paradox of choice, a phenomenon first described by psychologist Barry Schwartz. Schwartz believes that when consumer… -
FAA Clears iPad for In-Flight Use by Pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the way for airlines to begin dumping their hefty flight manuals in favor of iPads. In June of this year, Alaska Airlines began a test program that… -
Panasonic Mobile Will Break Out of Japan
Panasonic is coming back to the global mobile phone market. The Osaka-based company, which had been focusing its mobile efforts on Japan since getting out of the space in 2005, plans to venture o… -
Apple May Launch a 7.85-Inch iPad Late Next Year
Tim Cook may be cooking up something unconventional in Cupertino. Sources in the supply chain tell DigiTimes that a smaller iPad with a 7.85-inch screen may be coming late next year, with screens… -
Google's Top Search Terms of 2011
Google offers a look at some revealing statistics from its powerful search engine at the end of each year. The company calls it the Zeitgeist. This year, Google split its stats into 10 categories… -
How the Grinch Hacked Christmas
Here in Silicon Valley, we tend to share information and the latest developments with each other at lightning speed via IM, Twitter, Facebook, email, SMS, etc. The grape vine here is probably fas…