Remembering Steve Jobs on the second anniversary of his death

By Corey Herscu

Today marks the second anniversary of the death of the late great visionary (and Apple co-founder) Steve Jobs. 

Rather than going on (and on) trying to explain the impact he had on me and my career, which I am sure many of you can relate to, I'd rather give a moment to reflect and call all our readers to leave a comment briefly stating how he influenced/impacted your life. 

Let's pour one out for the big guy, the one who always made sure us 'rebels' felt important and justified. 

RIP Steve Jobs (2/24/55- 10/5/2011)

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Review: Philips Saeco Poemia Espresso Machine

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Home espresso machines are either super expensive but can do everything automagically, or are cheaper but require a degree of skill, practice and luck in order to get that perfect cup of espresso, latte or cappucino. Philips Saeco's Poemia line of espresso machines promises stunning espressos with crema, as well as more complex cofee beans either using ground beans or pods.

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CIBC Mobile payment app for BlackBerry Z10 now live

The much-talked about joint venture "SureTap" between CIBC and Rogers - which enables NFC payments among a variety of new smartphones - has finally landed on the BlackBerry Z10. As you can see from the diagram above; CIBC users' simply connect their debit cards to the app, and tap their devices at selected participting merchants to place - and complete - mobile payments.

The service was previously only available on the BlackBerry 9900 and select Android devices in the Rogers lineup.

Skype to sync chat messages across devices

Skype looks to be updating the app’s ability to sync chat message statuses across your devices. You can soon say goodbye to having to scroll through Skype chat messages on your phone when you’ve already seen the messages on your desktop. The specific date for the update hasn’t been announced yet but it is part of architecture changes and releases for the Microsoft program.

Source: Tech Crunch