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Three Smart New Year’s Resolutions for a Testing Organization When making New Year's resolutions for his testing organization, the author stumbled on three interesting posts that provided additional insight into the overall thought process on where the software testing discipline is heading. These resolutions may help align your work with industry demands. |
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Vending Machines Serve Up Kindles and Art Amazon recently installed a standalone automated vending machine—the Kindle Kiosk—at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas during the International CES. Pamela Rentz highlights the latest in automated retail machines—including the Kindle Kiosk, Macy's e-Spot, and the Art-o-mat. |
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Feature Trimming: What Developers and Testers Need to Keep in Mind A new trend in development is feature trimming, with a renewed focus on building simple products with a core set of features. Just as feature additions need to be tested thoroughly, feature removals also need to be tested. Read on for ideas about what developers and testers should keep in mind. |
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Seeing Isn't Believing When It Comes to Wearables The sales of smartwatches are expected to exceed those of fitness trackers by 2018, but this segment of the market might see its biggest breakthrough when the technology is invisible. According to analyst Gartner, 30 percent of wearables will be inconspicuous to the eye by 2017. |
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How the Internet of Things Will Impact Business—and Software “The Internet of Things” has been an underlying theme at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, as everything from cloud-connected thermostats to Crock-Pots has been put on display. Many businesses are wondering what impact this will have on the mass consumer retail world as we know it today. |
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Will We See the Debut of Dual OS Mobile Phones This Year? Microsoft is exploring possibilities of partnering with Android handset makers to build devices that boot up with two mobile operating systems, giving users the option at run time to choose which one they want. This move will pose new opportunities for mobile software engineers and for testers. |
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What Companies—and You—Can Learn from LEGOs When it comes to building a base of loyal and passionate fans of a product, it’s hard to match the company that makes a toy that’s been around since 1949: the LEGO brick. Companies should pay attention to this gold standard for fan-based innovation and whose customers generate tons of product buzz. |
