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Is Translation Technology Making Learning Languages Irrelevant? Anuj Magazine looks at the latest developments in translation technology and how these new technologies may influence—or even replace—our need to learn a different language. |
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Instagram Changes Brand Guidelines to Discourage App Copycats Instagram updated its brand guidelines this week to forbid other apps that connect to the service not only from featuring its logo or any design that “copies the look and feel” of the brand, but also from using either “Insta” or “Gram” in their names. Smart business move or petty jab at developers? |
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Facebook Security Bug Shares Six Million Users’ Contact Info Pamela Rentz details the security flaw that may have allowed approximately six million Facebook users’ contact information (email addresses or phone numbers) to be accessed by people who either had some contact information about that user or a connection to them. |
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Desktop Apps Start to Emulate Their Mobile Counterparts Mobile app development may get the lion's share of news coverage, but desktop developers are doing their best to prove their products' relevancy. One magazine is trying something new—building a desktop app that's designed to resemble its mobile counterpart. How will readers respond? |
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Emergent Database Technologies and the New Platform War In the not-so-distant past, there was a war of railroad track gauges, a war of electric power currents, and a war of videotape formats. Now, rumblings of another format war are pealing through a formerly stable platform, and this one could directly impact those who build and test software. |
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How to Deal with Distractions Studies have found that office workers are interrupted—or interrupt themselves—roughly every three minutes, with distractions taking both digital and human forms. Naomi Karten shares tips to help us deal with the distractions and tune out the extra noise. |
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Need Another Reason to Consider DevOps? Automation is a critical component of eliminating waste. A large part of the DevOps movement is centered on automating the infrastructure tasks that take away from delivering value. In addition to the obvious cost savings of automation, it can also breed innovation. |
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Twitter vs. Facebook Land Grab Continues with Vine Segregation This week Twitter released Vine, a video snippet sharing service they purchased late last year. And as a surprise to no one, the war with Facebook continues as neither company wants its users to play nice with its rival's toys. Learn each party's role in the cold war that's likely to never end. |
