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Uniden Appoints First Local MD, Vic Sacco

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Uniden has appointed its first local Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand.


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Vic Sacco is Uniden’s new Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand and his appointment marks the first time the company has instated a local representative. Sacco is a 25 year Uniden veteran who governed the company’s State and National sales divisions throughout his career.

In a press release, Sacco offered a commentary of Uniden’s role in the frenetic technology industry.

“I am very excited to be taking up the role of managing director at Uniden. In my 25 years with the company, the consumer electronics industry has evolved at a rapid pace, and Uniden has moved with it to become a global leader in the market and a true innovator in wireless communication,” said Sacco.

“I believe a strong business relies on three things: good staff, good relationships and good product. Over the last few years the staff at Uniden Australia and New Zealand have shaped our business and allowed us to be in the leading position we are today.”

Uniden’s former ANZ Managing Director, Kaz Yoshino, has returned to Japan after holding the job for just over two years.

Zuckerberg’s Hoodie Is The New Black Turtleneck

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Mark Zuckerberg has been slammed by an analyst for wearing hoodie jumpers on the eve of the world’s biggest public share offering, claiming his attire is disrespectful to investors.


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Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t do ‘black tie only’

Analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities spoke to Bloomberg and argues Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie and jeans attire needs to be traded in for a suit.

“Mark and his signature hoodie: He’s actually showing investors he doesn’t care that much; he’s going to be him,” Pachter said in an interview on Bloomberg TV.

“I think that’s a mark of immaturity. I think that he has to realize he’s bringing investors in as a new constituency right now, and I think he’s got to show them the respect that they deserve because he’s asking them for their money.”

Zuckerberg is an eccentric CEO who prioritises passion over appearances. His conduct is reminiscent of Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs, whose day-to-day attire was blue jeans and a black turtleneck. And if Steve Jobs proved anything, it was that you don’t need a tie to innovate the world’s technologies.

Zuckerberg is simply underlining that point, prioritising his product, its innovations and its consumer reach before corporate pretences. Even Patcher finds it hard to contend with his devotion to Facebook’s functionality:

 

“[Mark Zuckerberg] is well-suited to be the chief product officer, the chief user-experience officer, to manage the design of the user interface, to decide every feature that goes in.”

But he believes the company’s fiscal management should be conducted by an individual who can conform to a corporate agenda.

How To Draw On Your iPad With Precision

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My handwriting isn’t bad. In fact, I’ve been complimented on my penmanship many times, but as soon as I pick up a stylus, I write like a drunkard. And I’m not alone.

iWorld is looking to banish illegible penmanship with their new product: the Adonit Jot Touch.

It’s a pressure sensitive stylus that delivers more accurate interpretations of your strokes. It’s Bluetooth compatible and can differentiate between thick and thin lines.

On board are two shortcut buttons that will undo a mistake or will alternate between tools. Inside is a battery which is easily charged by plugging the Jot Touch into a common USB port.

Although the Jot Touch will work with any app, it works best with those calibrated for a precision stylus. It’s available now for a recommended retail price of $129.95.

World of Warcraft Hacked, South Park Prophecy Fulfilled

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The World of Warcraft has been compromised as a hacker’s gaming character has virtually massacred all of the characters in the game’s major cities.


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They’ve created an unstoppable character that can destroy all others, including those controlled by the game. Ironically, the TV show South Park parodied such a situation in an episode titled Make Love, Not Warcraft six years ago.

Unfortunately the real life fix to this escapade is far less entertaining than that of the episode; the game’s creator, Activision Blizzard, simply released a software patch to prevent repeats.

“This exploit has already been hot-fixed, so it should not be repeatable,” Blizzard said in an online forum.

According to the BBC, more than 10 million gamers play World of Warcraft.

Olivia Grace, who contributes to WoW insider as an editor believes “it was a significant hack.”

“They discovered a method to roll a level-one [beginner] character, which ran to the major cities.

“We don’t know exactly what they did, but somehow they were able to kill every single player’s character in that city and every single computer controlled character – and they were doing this repeatedly.”

Grace believes the same hackers have attacked WoW before, but to a lesser extent.