Marko Gargenta on investing in Android tablet development.
by Howard Wen
| 15 August 2011
"Programming Honeycomb" author Marko Gargenta discusses the state of Android 3.x, the technical hurdles of Honeycomb, and why the slow adoption pattern of Android tablets may soon change.
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Dan and Tracey Pilone on iOS apps and the iPad's influence.
by Howard Wen
| 11 August 2011
Dan and Tracey Pilone, authors of "Head First iPhone and iPad Development," discuss the maturation of the iOS world, how the iPad has changed development patterns, and what they hope to see in iOS down the road.
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Low costs and cloud tools are empowering new data startups.
by Michael Driscoll
| @medriscoll
| +Michael Driscoll | 9 August 2011
The emergence of data startups highlights the democratizing consequences of a maturing big data stack. Companies can now build offerings and turn their focus to developing analytics and services.
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Joseph Smarr of Google+ on early lessons, an API, and pseudonyms.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 2 August 2011
In a recent interview, Google's Joseph Smarr discussed what he's learned from Google+ thus far. Specifically: how quickly the social network has scaled, the importance of the user interface, and future plans for a Google+ API.
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Traditional methods come through when connected systems fail.
by Tim O'Reilly
| @timoreilly
| +Tim O'Reilly | 1 August 2011
A couple of months ago, I had a remarkable demonstration of the fragility of the "always on" connected mindset.
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Access to data and tools is putting scientific exploration into anyone's hands.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters
| +Audrey Watters | 1 August 2011
How can opening access to scientific data, equipment and lab space spur innovation? BioCurious' Eri Gentry and Ariel Waldman from Spacehack.org share a few ideas.
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