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Announcement 83 articles, 2016-04-05 00:01 1 Social media technology, rather than anonymity, is the problem Problems of anti-social behaviour, privacy, and free speech on social media are not (2.00/3) caused by anonymity but instead result from the way technology changes our presence. That's the startling conclusion of a new book by an expert on the information society and developing media. 2016-04-04 20:31 2KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 2 Entrepreneurs must learn to negotiate, or they can lose everything (2.00/3) Successfully taking an idea to market involves many more negotiations than most entrepreneurs realize. First, they must figure out whether to share credit.. 2016-04-04 20:16 4KB feedproxy.google.com 3 Microsoft announces quarterly dividend (2.00/3) REDMOND, Wash. — March 15, 2016 — Microsoft Corp... 2016-04-04 19:19 886Bytes news.microsoft.com 4 Android can't make BlackBerry phones attractive again Realizing that it stands no chance of attracting consumers with BlackBerry 10 OS devices, BlackBerry last year released a smartphone that runs Android. Called Priv, it offers an interesting mix of business and consumer-oriented features that make it a powerful (2.00/3) contender in the high-end segment... 2016-04-04 17:22 3KB feeds.betanews.com 5 New Start Menu features on the way in Windows 10 Anniversary Update Windows Insiders will soon be able to try out a new Start Menu when preview builds of (2.00/3) Windows 10 Anniversary Update begin to roll out. We already know some of what to expect from this big update to Windows 10 -- such as badge notifications in the... 2016-04-04 12:34 2KB feeds.betanews.com 6 Microsoft continues to bleed browser share at record rates Microsoft's browsers last month continued to swirl toward the drain of second place. 2016-04-05 00:01 4KB www.computerworld.com.au 7 Tickets to the 2016 The International Dota 2 Championships go on sale this week Valve recently revealed that tickets for this year’s The International Dota 2 Championships will go on sale later this week. Here’s everything you need to know about the year’s largest eSports event. 2016-04-05 00:01 2KB www.techspot.com 8 New methods for more energy-efficient internet services Billions of people use the internet, which requires huge data centres and results in an enormous energy consumption. Researchers have now developed techniques and algorithms to manage and schedule the resources in these large data centers at a lower cost, greater efficiently, more reliability and with a lower environmental impact. 2016-04-04 23:16 2KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 9 At Build, Microsoft tried a different way to mobile developers' hearts At its Build developer conference this week, Microsoft showed how it plans to stay relevant in the mobile computing market without a popular mobile OS. 2016-04-04 23:00 3KB www.computerworld.com.au 10 Computer programming: Are two heads really better than one? Scientists investigated the advantages and perceptions of pair programming from the programmer’s standpoint. 2016-04-04 22:09 9KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 11 3-D map of the brain: Researchers develop software to better understand brain's network of neurons The animal brain is so complex, it would take a supercomputer and vast amounts of data to create a detailed 3-D model of the billions of neurons that power it. But computer scientists and a professor of ophthalmology have developed software that maps out a monkey's... 2016-04-04 22:09 5KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 12 New software provides overview of big data of genome sequencing Since researchers first succeeded in mapping the human genome back in 2003, the technological development has moved at warp speed, and the process which at that time took several years and billions of dollars can now be performed in a few days. Researchers have developed a new... 2016-04-04 21:37 2KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 13 Microsoft's Xbox Kinect breathes new life into respiratory assessment Xbox Kinects could be used in the future to assess the health of patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis. Normally found in the hands of gamers rather than medics, the Microsoft sensors could be used to assess the respiratory function of patients. 2016-04-04 21:13 4KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 14 Improved robotic testing systems New mathematical models can give us better and cheaper robotic systems. 2016-04-04 20:57 2KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 15 Security Think Tank: Ignoring software patching spells trouble What strategies can companies adopt to help keep up with and deal with the huge volume of software updates they are facing? 2016-04-04 20:53 1KB www.computerweekly.com 16 Xamarin Now Free - Does This Change Everything Or Nothing? Programming book reviews, programming tutorials,programming news, C#, Ruby, Python,C, C++, PHP, Visual Basic, Computer book reviews, computer history, programming history, joomla, theory, spreadsheets and more. 2016-04-04 20:42 4KB www.i-programmer.info 17 The 'halving' sounds like a horror story and may well turn out to be one for Bitcoin Bitcoin relies on the participation of people and organisations to act as the "bankers" of the system. Called Bitcoin miners, they effectively record each transaction on a ledger called the Blockchain and in return, they are awarded with bitcoins. The process of mining is... 2016-04-04 19:31 4KB phys.org 18 Bright idea for lowlight photography Anyone who’s taken a picture of birthday candles being blown out or a selfie during a romantic candlelit dinner knows how disappointing it is when the photo comes out dark and grainy. But now a researcher has developed a new camera color filter that lets in three times more... 2016-04-04 20:31 4KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 19 Economic dynamic between the two leading software delivery models Cloud computing software has brought many changes to the business landscape and currently, the implementation of such a service is common. New research sheds light on the growing competition between two widely used software models – Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Modified off-the- Shelf (MOTS) software. 2016-04-04 20:31 4KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 20 Engineer models heart valves, wind turbines for better designs, performance Computer modeling technologies are being developed to help engineers design better machines. The models are being applied to wind turbines, artificial hearts and gas turbines. 2016-04-04 20:30 4KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 21 Pupils learn poorly when using most computer programs “Most digital learning tools used in schools are unsatisfactory and only test the knowledge the pupils already have”, says Björn Sjödén, who has reviewed a large number of computer programs in his doctoral thesis “What Makes Good Educational Software?” 2016-04-04 20:29 4KB feeds.sciencedaily.com 22 Nest demonstrates the risks of being an early adopter by shutting down Revolv Remember the Revolv home automation hub? Probably not. The device was released in late 2013, and while fantastic, it largely flew under the radar before.. 2016-04-04 20:16 2KB feedproxy.google.com 23 Samir Arora is stepping down as CEO of Mode Media Samir Arora, the longtime CEO of Mode Media, is stepping down, replaced by interim CEO Jack Rotolo. Rotolo has spent more than a decade serving in a number.. 2016-04-04 20:16 1KB feedproxy.google.com 24 Faraday Future: “Tesla Model 3 is fantastic news.” Nick Sampson, head of the startup electric vehicle company Faraday Future, spent a busy day as the title sponsor of the Faraday Future Long Beach ePrix.. 2016-04-04 20:16 2KB feedproxy.google.com 25 Stock picking simplified with these apps Investing in the stock market made easy... That's the goal of these apps, which make investing more convenient and help you keep tabs on the market updates... 2016-04-04 20:16 2KB feedproxy.google.com 26 The Taliban app’s publication points to holes in Google’s app review process A propaganda application developed by the Islamist fundamentalist group the Taliban was live on the Google Play store for two days before being booted,.. 2016-04-04 20:16 3KB feedproxy.google.com 27 Bezos teases new Kindle hardware for reveal next week E-readers may not be the most exciting space in tech these days, but some of us still find a place for them in our lives — and it is we happy few whom Jeff.. 2016-04-04 20:16 2KB feedproxy.google.com 28 Google’s Nexus security update for April fixes 8 critical Android bugs Google is releasing the monthly security update for its Nexus Android devices today and with it, it is also announcing a list of the security vulnerabilities.. 2016-04-04 20:16 1KB feedproxy.google.com 29 WeWork launches WeLive flexible rental apartments in NY and DC WeWork, the co-working real estate startup valued north of $5 billion, is launching WeLive, a residential rental building that offers flexible renting and a.. 2016-04-04 20:16 2KB feedproxy.google.com 30 The speech the technology industry won’t hear from any candidate… but should Not one of the 2016 presidential candidates stands out when it comes to ensuring that common sense technology and entrepreneurship policy will prevail. In the.. 2016-04-04 20:16 9KB feedproxy.google.com 31 Target’s savings app Cartwheel now lets you clip real coupons Target's top-rated shopping app Cartwheel is today becoming more useful to those who are looking to save money at checkout.