Knowing what I now know, I would've begged for a job at Micro-Soft--with stock options, of course.

FORBES: You Can Predict the Future

Hot on the heels of Swype's own beta, the Swiftkey beta is now available to download directly from the App Market, and once installed (along with language packs of your choice), it can be used in place of your stock Android soft keyboard.

ENGADGET: Swiftkey beta brings new keyboard, world class predictive text to Android

And the technique is fascinating: black-and-white cinematography (on color stock with the color bleached out), soft images via lenses that now qualify as antiques, performances that echo the old film-noir acting style.

WSJ: Film Review

The company's stock is languishing in part because Wall Street mistakenly lumps the company in with others in the soft semiconductor industry and in the wireless infrastructure business.

FORBES: The Chips Are Down--Time To Buy

The stock exchange and an Australian-financed bridge across the Mekong River are being hurried up for "soft" openings.

CNN: Stops and Starts