In an unsurprising announcement, Apple has confirmed that the keynote address for the Worldwide Developers Conference will be at the Moscone Center on June 10, the first day of the conference.   The company did not disclose any speakers or agenda, but Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to take the stage with other Apple executives to present new versions of both OS X and the iOS operating systems. Prior WWDC keynotes have started at 10 AM Pacific time. Tickets for the 2013 WWDC sold out in two minutes this year, an all-time record for the ...

The University of Cambridge has published a report about experiences of almost 50 British women of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages and faiths (or no faith), who have all converted to Islam. The report was commissioned and produced by the University's Centre of Islamic Studies (CIS), in association with the New Muslims Project, Markfield. The 129-page report brings up some recommendations for the convert, heritage Muslim, and wider British communities, outlining the social, emotional and sometimes economic costs of conversion. "The consistent theme flowing through the report is the need for increased levels of support for the convert community - and the converts' ...

Pros: A good HR manager will ensure a growing company is properly staffed, and that its employees are properly looked after Cons: if your company is still reasonably small, an hr manager is not necessary and could be a waste of money What’s the point? Good question. Many people actually wonder what HR managers do. And whether it’s worth paying them to “do something rather vague”.  But once your organisation starts to grow, it’s worth thinking about. But shouldn’t I being doing all the recruitment myself? Initially yes, especially for a small sized company you need to be totally in control of who you ...

Britain Distances Islam From Machete Attack. Amid a Muslim outrage of the grisly murder, British officials distanced Thursday, May 23, Islam from the killing of an army cadet by two machete-wielding men in London. "This was not just an attack on Britain and on the British way of life,” British Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters following an emergency meeting with cabinet members and security officials. “It was also a betrayal of Islam and of the Muslim communities who give so much to our country. “There is nothing in Islam that justifies this truly dreadful act." An army cadet was hacked to death ...

The UAE retained its position as the Middle East's most IT-friendly country in a global list published by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011 ranked 138 economies by examining the correlation between ICT readiness and economic growth. In the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the UAE was ranked 24th globally and first in the Middle East and North Africa region. High mobile phone use, the availability of the latest technologies and government endorsement of the IT sector were drivers of the UAE's performance although the country slipped one place compared to last year's list. The UAE was closely ...