If brands had equity, then when AT&T flipped to Cingular and flopped back, they must've lost way more than the $120M paid to brand agencies.

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The Big Picture Provides Intuitive Project Management [Project]

The Big Picture is a project-management tool which fuses a calendar, task lists, and project creation tools with a mind-map style interface. The result is an intuitive click and drag interface that makes project management simple.

Whether you're creating an initial project or adding an event to your calendar, all you need to do is click and drag to create an entry. After the creation of every calendar event a suggestion box pops up allowing you to immediately associate the event on the calendar with one of your projects. You can move nearly everything in The Big Picture around by grabbing and sliding it to a new location. Watch the demonstration video below to see the interface in action:

Use The Big Picture? Use another tool with an easy to use interface? Share your favorite project-management tool in the comments.

The Big Picture [via Ian's Messy Desk]

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Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart Updated [Hackintosh]

Boing Boing Gadgets' fantastic ease-of-netbook-Hackintoshing chart just got updated with three new models (all pretty promising) and a smattering of changes throughout. If you're thinking about a Hackintoshed netbook, check it, and our guide, out. [Boing Boing Gadgets]

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Apple tablet rumored for launch early next year, for serious this time: seriously

After what AppleInsider claims has been four years of development "riddled with setbacks," Apple is purportedly finalizing its long-rumored tablet for an early 2010 launch. AppleInsider claims to have been tracking the device get bounced back to the drawing board repeatedly over the past few years, but says that Steve Jobs is finally happy with the product and there's an internal go-ahead to get this thing ready for next year, barring any other setbacks. Purported specs include a 10-inch screen, 3G data and a custom ARM processor courtesy of its P.A. Semi purchase -- after previously considering Intel's Atom, as the story goes. Rumors elsewhere point to Verizon data instead of AT&T, but that might just be wishful thinking. While AppleInsider still claims the device is positioned somewhere between an iPhone and a laptop, its inside sources apparently didn't give the thumbs up to early artist renditions of the handheld, and so AI's new and "improved" render is above -- striking fear in the heart of aesthetes everywhere.

Sure, we've heard so many iterations of Apple tablet rumors over the years, with varying degrees of confidence behind them, that it's really hard to latch onto yet another promise of this supposedly inevitable device. Still, this is what it is: a decent rumor with some reasonable excuses for "delays" and a glorious promise of tablet nirvana right around the corner. What more could an Apple rumorphile want?

Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs

Apple tablet rumored for launch early next year, for serious this time: seriously originally! appeare d on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung confirms a Tegra-based smartphone is in the works, all other details shrouded in mystery

NVIDIA's Tegra chip has shown itself to be quite a gem, especially in the field of augmented reality zombie destruction. Looks like Samsung agrees with that sentiment, and has confirmed that it's currently developing a smartphone with the powerful processor. That's not a lot to go on, but knowing the capabilities of the CPU, we're excited. It's probably safe to assume an AMOLED touchscreen is a given, as well as a plethora of TouchWiz widgets, but whether or not the phone goes with Windows Mobile or Android is still a mystery. A recent rumor suggested one of the "top five" smartphone makers would be releasing a $199 GSM-based Tegra device by year's end -- no indication if these two reports are one in the same, but we'd love to see what Sammy has in store sooner rather than later.

Filed under: Cellphones

Samsung confirms a Tegra-based smartphone is in the works, all other details shrouded in mystery originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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