Archive | October 21st, 2010
And then Obama met with Steve Jobs…
What a crazy week for Apple news, and one topped off with a report from Bloomberg noting that President Barack Obama recently met with Apple CEO Steve Jobs to discuss all things education, energy, and economics. “They discussed American competitiveness and education, especially reforms such as the president’s Race to the Top initiative,” White House […]
Continue reading...Yelp engineers combine an iPad and a Keg, create the “Kegbot”
21. October 2010
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Yelp engineers recently decided to combine their love of hacking, beer, and iPads to create a Kegbot. The Kegbot (sounds like a character straight out of Futurama) can measure the amount of beer poured, displays information about a particular beer, and can even detail information about who’s been drinking and how much, all via employee RFID cards. […]
Continue reading...A departing Microsoft employee reflects back on his time in Redmond
21. October 2010
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I’ve never heard of Philip Su, but I’m a fan. A former Microsoft engineer who recently decided to leave Redmond for the greener pastures of Facebook recently posted an amalgamation of thoughts and lessons learned from his time at Microsoft and it’s well worth a read. On getting promoted: If you consistently deliver what the […]
Continue reading...Andy Rubin responds to Jobs’ claim that Android isn’t open
21. October 2010
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Google’s Andy Rubin recently tweeted a response to Steve Jobs’ claim that Android really isn’t as open as people think. the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make” Nerdity in full effect, but as John Gruber points out, this tweet probably resonates with about .01% […]
Continue reading...Engadget reviews Windows Phone 7
21. October 2010
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Engadget’s take on Microsoft’s last gasp effort to remain relevant in the smartphone game. In our original preview, we said that Windows Phone 7 didn’t quite feel like a complete smartphone OS yet. We’d like to come back and report that it finally has the fit and finish of a fully realized product, but that […]
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21. October 2010
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