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VIDEO: Powerful new Verizon spot urges encouragement for girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Verizon is working with Makers.com and the Verizon Foundation to #InspireHerMind and encourage more girls to get involved with high-tech STEM fields.

“Our words can have a huge impact. Isn’t it time we told her she’s pretty brilliant, too? Encourage her love of science and technology and inspire her to change the world.” – Reshma Saujari, Founder of Girls Who Code

‘Seeds’: A short film shot entirely on Google Glass, for mothers everywhere

Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! Here’s a warmhearted short, shot entirely on Google Glass. It was created by alumni and students from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, as part of the Google Creative Collective. (Mashable has a nice article on how it was made here.)

Thanks, Mom!

ALERT: Phone system is down at Medford Connecting Point

Have you tried turning it off and back on again?We tried turning it off and on again. Didn’t work.

Calls ring in, we can pick up the line and hear you – but you can’t hear us. Makes conversation a bit challenging.

For now, we offer this temporary solution: If you need to call us, please use one of these two cell lines: 541.944.4835 or 541.291.8500.

Email is working fine, so feel free to fire away.

UPDATE: We just received word that this is an area-wide landline outage. We’ll post status updates as we learn more.

Apple press event Tuesday, Sept. 10, 10am PDT: Follow it LIVE at these links

Apple press event invitation - September 10, 2013

Apple will be hosting a press event Tuesday morning at its Cupertino campus. The invitations featured the above graphic, hinting at something…well, colorful? The rumor mills have been grinding away for weeks, with most knowledgeable sources believing the event will offer up new iPhone news.

For the record, Apple had this to say about it: __________________________.

It doesn’t look like the press event will be streamed live, although a recorded version may be posted later to Apple’s site. But fear not – a veritable army of mainstream and tech journalists will be in the audience, equipped with the heavy artillery of their trade: camera phones, laptops, pen and paper – and typically tenuous Wi-Fi and cellular networks.

Want to track the proceedings at 4 Infinite Loop Town Hall in real time? We recommend one or more (hurrah for multiple tabs and windows in your browser!) of these links:

Apple may buck recent trends and offer coverage of its own – possibly even live streaming video. You should be able to navigate to it via the “Apple Events” page of its website.

UPDATE 09.10.13 2:35PM: As expected, Apple has posted a video of the entire event to its site. You may view it here.

The shape of things to come… “later this year:” The all-new Apple Mac Pro.

The all-new Apple Mac Pro, coming later this year.On Monday morning, during the keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple delivered a sneak peek into the future of the pro desktop: The all-new Mac Pro. 

LOGO WWDC 2013 125x119Designed around a revolutionary unified thermal core, the all-new Mac Pro introduces a completely new pro desktop architecture and design that is optimized for performance inside and out. With next-generation Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, Thunderbolt 2, PCIe-based flash storage, and ultra-fast ECC memory, the new 9.9-inch tall Mac Pro packs an amazing amount of power into an incredibly small package.

The all-new Mac Pro is coming later this year. For more details, visit Apple’s stunning preview page.

VIDEO: Watch this morning’s Apple WWDC keynote in its entirety

Apple WWDC 2013 keynote presentationIn case you missed it…

This morning, at the keynote of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple made a few announcements. OK, more than a few. There’s a lot of good stuff here: OS X Mavericks, iOS 7, new MacBook Airs, a sneak peek at the jaw-dropping new Mac Pro… and more.

Click here to watch the entire presentation.