Friday, November 29, 2013

What Tech CEOs Are Thankful for This Holiday

Wishing all my friends a very Happy Thanks giving. During this time of the year, CEOs of top technology companies are thankful for a lot of things. A small snippet of what each of the top
CEOs are currently thinking is at the below link

  http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/tYZpJMARiUE/
 

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Python Displacing R As The Programming Language For Data Science

For those who have worked or learnt Statistical programming languages/ packages, R has been pretty popular. Now a new breed of apps using Python for data science applications is coming up.

Military's Driverless Vehicle Plans Languish Amid Technology Woes

An ambitious project in the US Army, to get driverless cars working is caught in glitches..
With a similar project much ahead in the UK, all eyes will be on the next 2 yrs to get this technology on the road.

  http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/xyWBBM2hkFI/ 
 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

How Google Shrank Android For Version 4.4 KitKat

An interesting article on how the Google developers worked on making their OS slimmer and faster.

  http://readwrite.com/2013/11/25/how-google-shrunk-android-for-version-44-kitkat

Monday, November 25, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Top 10 Tech This Week

Some really nice technologies as 10 cool apps/ platforms debut. Now technologies gets into your dreams, under your skin and a lot more..

  http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/p6SgDW7xTL0/ 

 
10 predictions from Gartner that will shape our life in the coming years...Some of them are already taking shape. Others are surely making an impact on enterprise roadmaps..
 

Friday, November 22, 2013

Google Paradise

Another evidence why Google is so good at what they do..They went to extremes usual companies would not even dream of.
http://hbr.org/2013/12/how-google-sold-its-engineers-on-management/ar/pr

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Gates should come back - Charles Schwab

Given the leadership, technical foresight and aura that are all a trademark of Bill Gates, it is logical for a call from Charles Schwab to call him back at the realm. Granted that a lot of Bill Gates' predictions have not come right as well, BUT he remains one of the most charismatic and well respected figures in the technology world...I personally feel he may not be able to bring about the transformation that Microsoft desperately needs at this point but then this one is open to discussion.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-20/bill-gates-should-return-to-lead-microsoft-schwab-says.html#!

Article: Apple applies for 5 patents tied to Liquidmetal, 3D printing

An interesting update from Apple on the LiquidMetal front..it would be interesting to see how this proceeds..


Apple applies for 5 patents tied to Liquidmetal, 3D printing
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57613333-37/apple-applies-for-5-patents-tied-to-liquidmetal-3d-printing/

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Issues with Windows 8 phone

Despite relatively better sales numbers for Windows 8 phones, there remain more problems to the platform and MS selling strategy than just lack of applications. This article has defined the issues pretty well...

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/77660/there-are-six-major-problems-with-windows-phone-and-apps-isnt-one-of-them.html


Article: Windows 1.0: The flop that created an empire

An interesting story on how to learn from mistakes and innovate in 
different ways..
 
Windows 1.0: The flop that created an empire
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613051-75/windows-1.0-the-flop-that-created-an-empire/

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Article: Google releases 'sneak peek' of Glass app-development kit

Google Glass readies for prime time with its latest GDK. Some really nice applications showcased.


Google releases 'sneak peek' of Glass app-development kit
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/19/5122878/google-releases-sneak-peek-of-long-awaited-glass-development-kit

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Article: Atheer Looks to Add Human Touch to Futuristic Wearable Computers

Nice article....sounding almost like a sci-fi movie..


Monday, November 18, 2013

Article: Apple Retail Stores to Integrate iBeacon Systems to Assist with Sales and Services - Mac Rumors

Having seen some steam in this area, a good step in the Mobile ECommerce space eventually..

Apple Retail Stores to Integrate iBeacon Systems to Assist with Sales and Services - Mac Rumors
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/16/apple-retail-stores-to-integrate-ibeacon-systems-to-assist-with-sales-and-services/


Article: Nokia updating Windows Phone 8 Lumias with low-power Bluetooth

An interesting update from Microsoft after most appliances in the world are going LE. MS finally seems to be heading in the right direction after a long time..

 
Nokia updating Windows Phone 8 Lumias with low-power Bluetooth
http://www.cnet.com.au/nokia-updating-windows-phone-8-lumias-with-low-power-bluetooth-339345984.htm

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Article: Flipboard finally makes its appearance on Windows 8.1

Finally..it has been a long time coming...
Flipboard finally makes its appearance on Windows 8.1
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/14/flipboard-windows-8-1/?ncid=rss_semi

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Article: Android vs. iOS Development: Fight!

 Very nice and informative comparison between IOS and Android development methodologies..

Android vs. iOS Development: Fight!
http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/16/the-state-of-the-art/

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Article: Recommended practices for using Microsoft Push Notification Service (MPNS)


Recommended practices for using Microsoft Push Notification Service (MPNS)
http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/10/22/recommended-practices-for-using-microsoft-push-notification-service-mpns.aspx

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