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12 on 12: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly iPad 4
September 15, 2013
I recently purchased an iPad 4 (also known as the "iPad with Retina Display") and spent several weeks breaking it in on my travels (to China for two weeks, for instance). The iPad 4 is very similar to the iPad 3, but with several important differences. Both iPads represent a huge upgrade from the iPad 2 (which I traded in to get the iPad 4). So for this month's "12 on 12," here's a dozen compliments and complaints about the iPad 4.
September 15, 2013
I recently purchased an iPad 4 (also known as the "iPad with Retina Display") and spent several weeks breaking it in on my travels (to China for two weeks, for instance). The iPad 4 is very similar to the iPad 3, but with several important differences. Both iPads represent a huge upgrade from the iPad 2 (which I traded in to get the iPad 4). So for this month's "12 on 12," here's a dozen compliments and complaints about the iPad 4.
Judiciary Appeals to President Obama on Funding
September 15, 2013
In a September 10 letter, the Judiciary has appealed to President Obama for the funding necessary in fiscal year 2014 to perform its essential constitutional functions. Without it, the federal courts face additional reductions in staff and services that will severely affect individuals and businesses seeking to resolve disputes. "Several years of flat funding, followed by the sequestration cuts that took effect March 1, 2013, have had a devastating impact on court operations nationwide," wrote...
September 15, 2013
In a September 10 letter, the Judiciary has appealed to President Obama for the funding necessary in fiscal year 2014 to perform its essential constitutional functions. Without it, the federal courts face additional reductions in staff and services that will severely affect individuals and businesses seeking to resolve disputes. "Several years of flat funding, followed by the sequestration cuts that took effect March 1, 2013, have had a devastating impact on court operations nationwide," wrote...
When Smartphones Do a Doctor’s Job
September 15, 2013
Vitor Pamplona isn’t a doctor. He’s not even an optician. He can’t write you a prescription for glasses, or sell you a pair....
September 15, 2013
Vitor Pamplona isn’t a doctor. He’s not even an optician. He can’t write you a prescription for glasses, or sell you a pair....
Can I Bribe a Foreign Official? There’s an App for That!
September 14, 2013
Are you looking to see if you or your client committed bribery or violated a foreign anti-corruption law? There are apps for that. Latham & Watkins and O'Melveny & Myers have created apps designed to inform users about anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. On the heels of Latham & Watkins' July 18 launch of its global anti-bribery and anti-corruption iPhone and iPad app, Kenneth Heaps, Latham's chief technology officer, told Law Technology News on Sept. 12 that the firm expects...
September 14, 2013
Are you looking to see if you or your client committed bribery or violated a foreign anti-corruption law? There are apps for that. Latham & Watkins and O'Melveny & Myers have created apps designed to inform users about anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. On the heels of Latham & Watkins' July 18 launch of its global anti-bribery and anti-corruption iPhone and iPad app, Kenneth Heaps, Latham's chief technology officer, told Law Technology News on Sept. 12 that the firm expects...
Why Are Clients Buying Less But Paying More? ALM’s Editor-in-Chief May Have The Answer (video)
September 14, 2013
Aric Press, editor in chief of American Lawyer Media, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the latest data on the financial performance of law firms. "The legal marketplace is a complex entity. Parts of it have recovered, parts of it haven't," says Press. "You can walk through the halls of virtually any major law firm that you can name, and you will find people busier than they've ever been–and others down the hall twiddling their thumbs." When Pacchia asks why market forces wouldn't...
September 14, 2013
Aric Press, editor in chief of American Lawyer Media, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the latest data on the financial performance of law firms. "The legal marketplace is a complex entity. Parts of it have recovered, parts of it haven't," says Press. "You can walk through the halls of virtually any major law firm that you can name, and you will find people busier than they've ever been–and others down the hall twiddling their thumbs." When Pacchia asks why market forces wouldn't...
Meet DARPA’s Humanoid Robot That Could Someday Save You From a Crumbling Building
September 14, 2013
Boston Dynamics has been busy working on an entrant for DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge, a contest aimed to create robots that can help in disaster situations. Of course, they could also be used by the military... Now, Boston Dynamics has revealed its entrant: A 6-foot-tall humanoid robot called Atlas. Compared to the bumbling, tottering, and slow humanoid robots that have hit the media before, you may be shocked at how resilient Atlas is. The machine has sophistication that approaches...
September 14, 2013
Boston Dynamics has been busy working on an entrant for DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge, a contest aimed to create robots that can help in disaster situations. Of course, they could also be used by the military... Now, Boston Dynamics has revealed its entrant: A 6-foot-tall humanoid robot called Atlas. Compared to the bumbling, tottering, and slow humanoid robots that have hit the media before, you may be shocked at how resilient Atlas is. The machine has sophistication that approaches...
Stop Saying Robots Are Destroying Jobs—They Aren’t
September 14, 2013
Many experts would have us believe that robots and other technologies are behind the job drought. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. MIT Technology Review editor David Rotman recently wrote an article called “How Technology is Destroying Jobs.” The title not only sums up the article’s thesis, it sums up the view of many pundits seeking to explain lackluster job growth. But technology never has destroyed jobs on a net basis and it won’t in the future.The article focuses on MIT scholars...
September 14, 2013
Many experts would have us believe that robots and other technologies are behind the job drought. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. MIT Technology Review editor David Rotman recently wrote an article called “How Technology is Destroying Jobs.” The title not only sums up the article’s thesis, it sums up the view of many pundits seeking to explain lackluster job growth. But technology never has destroyed jobs on a net basis and it won’t in the future.The article focuses on MIT scholars...
Samsung Seeks ‘iPod Moment’ With Smartwatch Launch
September 14, 2013
Samsung is set to launch its much anticipated smartwatch on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the emerging product category amid concerns that the smartphone market has reached its peak. The watch, thought to be called "Galaxy Gear," is expected to be revealed at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) - a global innovations show in Berlin - on Wednesday evening. A report in the Korean Times, which cited comments from a senior Samsung executive, boosted hopes of the launch, but event...
September 14, 2013
Samsung is set to launch its much anticipated smartwatch on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the emerging product category amid concerns that the smartphone market has reached its peak. The watch, thought to be called "Galaxy Gear," is expected to be revealed at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) - a global innovations show in Berlin - on Wednesday evening. A report in the Korean Times, which cited comments from a senior Samsung executive, boosted hopes of the launch, but event...
Study Shows Drop in Demand for Legal Services
September 13, 2013
Clients are doling out less work, but paying a higher rate for it, a new TyMetrix index shows.
September 13, 2013
Clients are doling out less work, but paying a higher rate for it, a new TyMetrix index shows.
Texas ADR Calendar
September 13, 2013
The ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas maintains a calendar of ADR trainings taking place in the state. http://texasadr.org/calendar We welcome your additions. ************************ It is the policy of the ADR Section to post on its website and in its Alternative Resolution Newsletter, website, e-mail or other addresses or links to any ADR training that meets the following criteria: 1. That any training provider for which a website address or link is provided, display a statement...
September 13, 2013
The ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas maintains a calendar of ADR trainings taking place in the state. http://texasadr.org/calendar We welcome your additions. ************************ It is the policy of the ADR Section to post on its website and in its Alternative Resolution Newsletter, website, e-mail or other addresses or links to any ADR training that meets the following criteria: 1. That any training provider for which a website address or link is provided, display a statement...
