HP's unique take on marketing, James Gosling leaves Google, and Apple continues its tavern distribution program.
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh
| 1 September 2011
The TouchPad's $99 price point proves enticing for consumers and — oddly — HP itself, James Gosling leaves Google, and a possible iPhone 5 leak bears a distinct resemblance to the iPhone 4 leak.
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Steve Jobs and CmdrTaco resign, iPads and pilots, and a call for Android on the TouchPad
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh
| 26 August 2011
This week two major players in geek culture called it quits, more airlines decided to replace dead trees with hot silicon, and the HP TouchPad seeks a new OS for a long-term relationship.
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Google consumes mass quantities of mobile, social media gone bad, and C++ learns new tricks
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh
| 18 August 2011
We learned that Google liked Motorola products so much they decided to buy the company, that social media has a dark side, and that C++ isn't ready to join Sanskrit in the dead languages section just yet.
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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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OSCON reminds us to open up (again).
by Sarah Novotny
| @sarahnovotny
| +Sarah Novotny | 8 August 2011
The c-chair of OSCON reflects on the big ideas that I was hearing from the conference, as the open source community continues on its journey "from disruption to default".
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