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Article: The Grammar of Data Science: Python vs R

The Grammar of Data Science: Python vs R
http://www.kdnuggets.com/2015/03/the-grammar-data-science-python-vs-r.html

Article: One the most useful iPhone apps ever is coming to Apple Watch – here’s what it will look like

One the most useful iPhone apps ever is coming to Apple Watch – here's what it will look like
http://bgr.com/2015/03/28/wunderlist-apple-watch-app/

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Self destructing website

An interesting post on Self destruction upon Google Index :)

http://thenextweb.com/media/2015/03/09/heres-how-you-create-a-website-that-self-destructs-when-google-indexes-it/

Article: Indian News App NewsHunt Lands $40M To Evolve Into A Digital Content Marketplace

Indian News App NewsHunt Lands $40M To Evolve Into A Digital Content Marketplace
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/06/newshunt/

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Mule ESB

Something that is becoming more and more popular

http://www.mulesoft.com/resources/esb/open-source-esb-best-choice-soa

AI Websites

One of the things in my opinion has not been utilized to its potential has been AI.
Having done some work with it in my graduate studies and used it for modelling way back in late 90s, I always thought it would become mainstream and booming in early 2000s but looks like it has taken considerable time to make it big time.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/08/the-grid-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-design-your-websites-for-you/

Some progress finally..Websites using AI and realigning themselves is going to be a mainstream activity soon.

Early believers in Google Glass losing faith...?

After reading a recent article about Google Glass losing the early enthusiasm that it generated, I started thinking why this awesome technology gadget may not seem like a good fit for the modern tech enthusiast

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-google-glass-insight-idUSKCN0IY18E20141114

Some thoughts:

1. Looks like the modern enthusiast is tired of having gadgets sticking on him/ her and would like to have a "hands free" experience to the gadget.
2. Also to me it wants users to wear Glasses all the time to do the same activities that you can pretty much do with the normal smartphone.
3. Not many practical applications have been seen using the Glasses. There are other companies like Epson's Moverio who have targetted much more pragmatic use cases that the Google Glass and put a premium pricing just for that. Now that to me, makes some sense..

Article: Apple TV HomeKit integration will create hub for smart home

Lets see how this Homekit integration works out..
Apple TV HomeKit integration will create hub for smart home
http://www.cultofmac.com/299016/appletv-homekit/

Article: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls At 47% Of Users After Three Weeks

With all the issues that were faced around iOS 8 crashing, not surprising that this continues to be an issue..

iOS 8 Adoption Stalls At 47% Of Users After Three Weeks
http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/07/ios-8-adoption-stalls-at-47-of-users-after-three-weeks/

Article: Facebook reportedly working on app to let people interact anonymously

This could open up new ideas for anonymous collab and ideas gen.

Facebook reportedly working on app to let people interact anonymously
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/7/6938071/facebook-working-on-app-to-let-people-interact-anonymously

Article: Hands on with the Windows 10 preview build

Hands on with the Windows 10 preview build
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/09/30/hands-windows-10-preview-build/

Article: Get a closer look at the Windows 10 Technical Preview (pictures) - CNET

With Microsoft skipping the Windows 9 name, probably to distance itself from the Windows 8 uptake, expectations are high that they are up to something bigger and better.

 
Get a closer look at the Windows 10 Technical Preview (pictures) - CNET
http://www.cnet.com/pictures/windows-10-pictures/#ftag=CADf328eec

Article: Yahoo Wants to Invest in Snapchat at a $10 Billion Valuation

After dome quiet time, Snapchat is again in the news after wanting to buy MessageMe which was gobbled by Yahoo...

Yahoo Wants to Invest in Snapchat at a $10 Billion Valuation
http://www.inc.com/business-insider/yahoo-wants-to-invest-in-snapchat-at-10-billion-valuation.html

 

Article: Square Analytics gets a new partner for its analytics tool: SumAll

Square Analytics gets a new partner for its analytics tool: SumAll
http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/11/square-analytics-gets-a-new-partner-for-its-analytics-tool-sumall/

Article: Skype for Windows Phone Gets Location Sharing

Location haring comes to skype. This could have further applications coming up.
Skype for Windows Phone Gets Location Sharing
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/09/10/skype-windows-phone-gets-location-sharing-picture-saving-notification-controls-conversation/

Article: Google X acquires ‘tremor-canceling spoon’ startup

An interesting extension of a current application used extensively in image capturing.
Google X acquires 'tremor-canceling spoon' startup
http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/10/google-x-acquires-tremor-canceling-spoon-startup/

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Investment Banking 2.0 Says “Hello World!?”

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/EqJOU1YQaqY/

Positive thinking

While a lot has been said and written on the merits of Positive thinking, I found a very good article on the merits of Positive thinking in this article on the Next Web.

http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2014/08/11/positive-thinking/

Apart from the usual, the merits of positive thinking, in my opinion, allows the brain to think in a multidimensional way, paving the path for innovation. If you continue to work in a silo, the brain behaves in the "secure thy self" mode which hinders constructive growth.

Article: The Internet of Things Is the Hackers’ New Playground

The Internet of Things Is the Hackers' New Playground
Along with a lot of updates that the IoT is the next big thing in the industry, there are concerns around the security of these things. Hackers are finding vulnerabilities in these and beginning exploitation.

http://recode.net/2014/07/29/the-internet-of-things-is-the-hackers-new-playground/

Article: An iPad App To Make All Your Selfies Go 3D

An iPad App To Make All Your Selfies Go 3D
http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/21/an-ipad-app-to-make-all-your-selfies-go-3d/

Article: Twitter’s Crashlytics Answers gives developers real-time engagement metrics for their apps

This tool has really helped us get some good answers to problems but the new feature promises to take it to the next level.

Twitter's Crashlytics Answers gives developers real-time engagement metrics for their apps
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2014/07/15/crashlytics-answers/

Article: Novartis Joins With Google to Develop Contact Lens to Monitor Blood Sugar

Another evidence of a great IoT application that can really help the world..

Novartis Joins With Google to Develop Contact Lens to Monitor Blood Sugar
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/business/international/novartis-joins-with-google-to-develop-contact-lens-to-monitor-blood-sugar.html

Article: How CIOs can adapt to embrace developer-led innovation

As the world explodes with new age developers and brimming energies for using emerging technologies there is a need to harness this limitless energy into useful platforms and methodologies...

How CIOs can adapt to embrace developer-led innovation
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/07/06/cios-can-adapt-embrace-developer-led-innovation/

Article: Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin: We Will Make Machines That 'Can Reason, Think, And Do Things Better Than We Can'

It is only a matter of time before this science fiction like headline will become a reality. We already have simulated the human brain like capability in labs and POCs. Time now to take it to the next level..

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin: We Will Make Machines That 'Can Reason, Think, And Do Things Better Than We Can'
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-on-artifical-intelligence-2014-7?op=1

Azure based MongoDB and Node.js web service

In this excellent article on Azure based Node.js and MongoDB web service, Tejaswi describes how this can be created and exposed.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dn754378.aspx

A very nice refresher in all 3 areas :)

Article: Microsoft’s Smart Fitting Room Is Like A Robo-Shop Clerk

As technology around this application matures, personalized shopping and clothing can bring forth a bunch of new areas..
Microsoft's Smart Fitting Room Is Like A Robo-Shop Clerk
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3031689/microsofts-smart-fitting-room-is-like-a-robo-shop-clerk

Article: 6 small changes in Android L that make a big difference

6 small changes in Android L that make a big difference
http://www.androidauthority.com/android-l-small-changes-398560/

Article: Everything Google announced at Google I/O 2014 in one handy list

Google announced some really cool features in the I/O conference ..a summary..

Everything Google announced at Google I/O 2014 in one handy list
http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/everything-google-announced-google-io-2014/

Article: Microsoft Is Adding Machine Learning to Azure

As machine learning becomes increasingly popular, Microsoft is working on adding this capability to Azure. This will be an interesting space to watch.

Microsoft Is Adding Machine Learning to Azure
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/06/16/microsoft-adding-machine-learning-azure-cloud-platform/

Article: Facebook just made its boldest moves yet to become the Google of mobile apps

Looking at the latest F8 conference updates, looks like FB has finally come off age as a company understanding the Mobile ecosystem.

If you look at the announcements in the Conference:

• Move to develop their own mobile advertising network
• Audience Network
• Committing to two-year API stability for its core developer platforms
• Handful of other improvements such as anonymous log-in that lets consumers try an app before having to fork over their personal info and deep linking.

Doesn’t look like it is doing an OS or any Mobile Phone yet, but its strategic moves in the past couple of yrs should make people, sit up and take notice. They had missed the boat early but have caught up I think. They could serve as a bridge between the AAPL and GOOG ecosystem.

Thoughts ?

Facebook just made its boldest moves yet to become the Google of mobile apps
http://qz.com/204805/facebook-just-made-its-clearest-moves-yet-to-becoming-the-google-of-mobile-apps/

Article: Google Helps You Find Your Parked Car

Like all other apps, that Google brings out to simplify day to day difficulties of people, this simple car finder in a parking lot Android app can go a long way ...

Google Helps You Find Your Parked Car
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2014/05/02/google-helps-you-find-your-parked-car/

Cloud usage patterns

Recently on all our projects, I am seeing a trend in Cloud usage that conforms with the below article:

http://research.gigaom.com/2013/11/three-emerging-cloud-computing-trends-for-2014/

Cloud data integration and loading has been a consistent theme in the last 3 months and have a solid roadmap for the next year. This is an area which will see a lot of action but does not have enough governance and best practices defined at this point in time.

Storm

I recently tried Storm (http://storm.incubator.apache.org/), a very nice distributed realtime computation system. Use cases for Storm include  realtime analytics, online machine learning, continuous computation, distributed RPC and ETL. I was impressed with the way it could do analysis of data streams in complex ways and get results..

Article: Here’s everything you need to know about the Heartbleed web security flaw

A newly found issue that could affect 2/3rd of the internet transactions using SSL
Here's everything you need to know about the Heartbleed web security flaw
http://gigaom.com/2014/04/08/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-heartbleed-web-security-flaw/

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How GOOG picks its people

A nice article on how GOOG picks the best talent that really differentiates it from the rest in the industry.
Some of these traits are seemingly contradictory but it is very much possible to have them in the same person. How we get them combined in the same person is an interesting case study.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2014/04/07/how-google-picks-new-employees-hint-its-not-about-your-degree/

Article: Meet Philadelphia's Top IT Pros

Congrats to LiquidHub CTO Rajul Rana for being named in Philly Top IT professional. 
Meet Philadelphia's Top IT Pros
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/03/24/meet-philadelphias-top-it-pros.html

What it takes...

It is becoming increasingly important in this day and age to be able to unlearn and relearn newer techniques at a rapid pace. Contrary to the older belief that GPA and percentages were barometers for success, a new approach is to measure how quickly a person learns new items. The below article explains some of the points in details

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140313201538-281874400-what-thomas-l-friedman-didn-t-report-about-getting-hired-by-google

Article: Pebble Opens Its Appstore For Android And Unveils Some Cool New Apps

The Pebble Appstore now features new Android app. The killer Mercedes car application alerts for vibrations, car limits and other location based warnings..
Pebble Opens Its Appstore For Android And Unveils Some Cool New Apps
http://readwrite.com/2014/03/08/pebble-appstore-androids-apps#awesm=~oxWxYRMBdGT4WX

Article: Apple's CarPlay: What You Need to Know

Apple introduces one more angle into the IoT strategy through auto based CarPlay. With so many players in the market, interesting to see how IOS carves itself a niche.
Apple's CarPlay: What You Need to Know
http://mashable.com/2014/03/03/apple-carplay-need-to-know/

Article: Facebook May Use Drones to Provide Worldwide Internet

Facebook possibly jumping on the drones bandwagon this time to provide worldwide internet.
Facebook May Use Drones to Provide Worldwide Internet
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-drones-provide-worldwide-internet/story?id=22775018

Article: Blippar's Google Glass App Recognizes Objects, Makes Them Interactive

As the world gets ready to augmented reality becoming mainstream, this application from Blippar helps explore possible applications.
Blippar's Google Glass App Recognizes Objects, Makes Them Interactive
http://www.fastcompany.com/3026945/fast-feed/blippars-google-glass-app-makes-everyday-objects-interactive?partner=rss

Article: Twitter's Crashlytics Helps App Developers Abandoned By Apple

Some help to developers in analyzing app crash scenarios...
Twitter's Crashlytics Helps App Developers Abandoned By Apple
http://readwrite.com/2014/02/27/twitter-crashlytics-beta-distribution-tool-ios-android

Article: The Dawn of the Age of Artificial Intelligence

While a lot of expectations were on AI for the longest time since 2000, it is only now that we are really seeing the applications of this promising technology. 

The Dawn of the Age of Artificial Intelligence
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/02/the-dawn-of-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/283730/

Article: The 'Internet Of Things' Will Be Bigger Than The Smartphone, Tablet, And PC Markets Combined

There continues to be a lot of buzz around the internet of things. A report outlining the potential for such applications in the tech world talks about taking things to a different level since it could be more than both mobile and PC combined...

The 'Internet Of Things' Will Be Bigger Than The Smartphone, Tablet, And PC Markets Combined
http://www.businessinsider.com/growth-in-the-internet-of-things-market-2-2014-2

BitCoin

As the bubble around the Bitcoin phenomena grows, some really good reading articles that debates why this "Platform" could go despite the validity of the actual eCurrency...

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/02/15/bitcoin-platform-currency/1/

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Article: Nokia teases mystery Windows Phone announcement

Wonder what is up the big M's sleave this time...
Nokia teases mystery Windows Phone announcement
http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/7/5390502/nokia-teases-mystery-windows-phone-announcement

How Gamification and Big Data are Driving Business Today

Some really good insights with numbers about how Gamification is helping companies increase their bottom line

http://blogs.salesforce.com/company/2014/01/gamification-big-data-gp.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogs%2FRtdE+%28Salesforce+Blog%29

Automatic’s Smart Driving Assistant Can Now Turn Your Car Into An iBeacon

http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/28/automatic-ibeacon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Wearable Lens War

For those who have been following the recent announcement from Google about the Lens that will help detect Glucose levels, a boon for Diabetic patients, there is another article from Microsoft claiming a similar research that started almost 3 yrs back.

The following post is from Desney Tan, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. Tan manages the Computational User Experiences group in Redmond, Wash.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2014/01/17/smart-contact-lenses-emerge-from-basic-research.aspx

Article: Wearable technology set to take the workplace by storm

Some applications of wearable technologies in the workplace in 2014..
Wearable technology set to take the workplace by storm
http://gigaom.com/2014/01/05/wearable-technology-set-to-take-the-workplace-by-storm/

Article: What to Expect at CES 2014

With the consumer electronic show right around the corner, some cool anticipatory ideas around what to expect...

What to Expect at CES 2014
http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2014/01/05/expect-ces-2014/

Article: Orbotix Announces The $99 Sphero 2B, A New Super-Fast, Programmable Robot

Orbotix Announces The $99 Sphero 2B, A New Super-Fast, Programmable Robot
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/05/orbotix-announces-the-sphero-2b-a-super-fast-programmable-robot/

Road ahead for Indian IT

With so many technology advancements that have become mainstream in 2013, serious questions about how the Indian IT sector should tackle these advances had begun to crop up. In this article,  Vivek Wadhwa outlines how this could be achieved while still keeping the tone optimistic. Not sure how much time the Indian IT sector has but it sure isn't a lot..

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131229234111-8451-why-i-have-become-pessimistic-about-indian-i-t?trk=object-title&_mSplash=1

Goodbye Year 2013

As the year draws to a close, some recaps of the happenings in the ear provided by popular engines:
 Facebook - gives an overview of the Year gone by.
 Predictions and Recaps in the tech world:

Sinofsky's predictions
http://www.businessinsider.in/Former-Windows-Leader-Steven-Sinofsky-Presents-10-Mega-Trends-In-Tech-For-2014/articleshow/27743422.cms

Zinnov prediction for 2014

http://www.ciol.com/ciol/features/204645/top-technology-predictions-2014-zinnov

Gartner's predictions for 2014 through 2016 (too long a duration for my comfort, but documented)
http://www.alibabaoglan.com/blog/gartners-technology-predictions-2014-2015-2016/

Apple Will Require App Submissions to Be Optimized for iOS 7 by Feb. 1

More work coming up for IOS developers...the optimized version for IOS 7 must be listed by Feb 7

  http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/KIR5IjAnlhk/

Article: How Facebook's New Machine Brain Will Learn All About You From Your Photos

An amazing effort to have FB embrace AI ...
How Facebook's New Machine Brain Will Learn All About You From Your Photos
http://www.popsci.com/article/gadgets/how-facebooks-new-machine-brain-will-learn-all-about-you-your-photos?dom=tw&src=SOC

Article: IFTTT adds a location channel for its iOS app

A feature long missing...
IFTTT adds a location channel for its iOS app
http://gigaom.com/2013/12/12/ifttt-adds-a-location-channel-for-its-ios-app/

Article: 3D print extra-tall models with the Deltaprintr

With 3D printing catching steam, another printer that can be used in the practical world of today's day to day scenarios.. 
3D print extra-tall models with the Deltaprintr
http://gigaom.com/2013/12/06/3d-print-extra-tall-models-with-the-deltaprintr/

Article: Top 10 Predictions for Technology in 2014

Some wishful tech world predictions for the year 2014. We sure hope at least some of these become a reality..

Top 10 Predictions for Technology in 2014
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/07/top-10-predictions-for-technology-in-2014.html

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Hacker Makes Drone to Hijack Other Drones

Sounds like zombie stuff straight from a Sci fi movie but after Jeff Bezos talking about possibility of

drones delivering packages, there are others who have already punched holes in this idea through kidnapper drones...

  http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/SdwshGt72c4/
 

Article: How LinkedIn is evolving its media business

Interesting to know what LinkedIn could do next in terms of a business model.
How LinkedIn is evolving its media business
http://research.gigaom.com/report/how-linkedin-is-evolving-its-media-business/

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How Facebook Went Mobile, In Before And After Org Charts

An interesting insight into how Facebook transformed into a strong mobile force. From being a website that also ran on the mobile, reorg to a mobile first company was interesting..

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/YGzDGmp0W-M/

Article: Fragmentation lives: iOS 7 now on 74% of iPhones, while KitKat has only reached 1% of Android devices

An interesting percentage split over the adoption of latest OS versions.
Fragmentation lives: iOS 7 now on 74% of iPhones, while KitKat has only reached 1% of Android devices
http://gigaom.com/2013/12/04/fragmentation-lives-ios-7-now-on-74-of-iphones-while-kitkat-has-only-reached-1-of-android-devices/

10 Excellent Platforms for Building Mobile Apps

Found a list of platforms that are really efficient in creating Mobile applications..

  http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/BLpFEY5qvCQ/
 

Smartphones: The Tech Guru Gift Guide

For those getting confused about what Smartphone to buy or gift, here is a nice decision

tree mechanism. 
 

http://readwrite.com/2013/11/28/smartphone-gift-guide
 

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/
 

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.

http://readwrite.com/2013/11/25/python-displacing-r-as-the-programming-language-for-data-science
 

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/ 
 

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

Article: How to switch from iPhone to Android – the Eric Schmidt guide

For those wanting to move from Apple to Android...

How to switch from iPhone to Android – the Eric Schmidt guide
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-switch-iphone-android-eric-schmidt-guide-319680/

iBeacon vs NFC

For those wondering about advantages of iBeacon vs NFC, some good insights..

http://www.freenewspos.com/news/article/e/13066/5S%20Tech/why-apple-s-ibeacon-is-better-than-nfc

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..

 

http://www.enterpriseefficiency.com/author.asp?section_id=1129&cid=sem_ob_pv_sbm_nc&doc_id=269098&image_number=2

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

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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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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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..

Atheer Looks to Add Human Touch to Futuristic Wearable Computers
http://allthingsd.com/20130530/atheer-looks-to-add-human-touch-to-futuristic-wearable-computers/?refcat=d11

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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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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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Facebook login for Windows 8

Nice article for  Facebook login for Windows 8 ..

http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/14/developers-can-now-use-facebook-login-in-windows-8-windows-phone-8-applications/

Business with little/no investments

If ever you have had a brilliant idea which you think would earn you top dollars and had the potential to make it big, you always wondered what the initial step should be. Investments and infrastructure fears have always pulled folks back.. Now some ideas on how to zoom past that in this article..

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2013/11/16/build-multi-million-dollar-website-without-spending-cent/?fromcat=all

While the author scratches the surface it can surely be processed further to dig out some interesting insights.

Amazedsaint's Tech Journal: Top 500 MSDN Links from Stack Overflow Posts

Amazedsaint's Tech Journal: Top 500 MSDN Links from Stack Overflow Posts

Sachin Tendulkar retiring

16th Nov 2013 will go down in history as one of the most memorable days in Indian cricket..the day Sachin Tendulkar, one of India's favorite cricketing icon, bowed out to a packed Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, India. Cricket will never be the same without him..
Good bye Sachin and thanks for those lovely 24 years!

Azure HDInsights, Mahout and Hadoop

A really well written article on creating a recommendation engine using Azure HDInsights, Mahout and Hadoop :
http://www.amazedsaint.com/2013/07/building-simple-recommender-engine.html

U.S. dollar: Ok we get the negativity

U.S. dollar: Ok we get the negativity
A good take at the US Dollar speculation

Happy Diwali

Here's wishing all my friends a very happy and joyous Diwali and a prosperous New Year..