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BlogsTags > AndroidGoogle I/O 2013: Android Studio, Google Play Music: All Access, and New Advances in SearchBy Rachel RoumeliotisMay 16, 2013 While there was no skydiving this year to show off Google’s new wearable Glass, there were plenty of attendees wearing them proudly including me. This year hardware, however, didn’t take center stage. The focus was on new tools and upgrades … Four short links: 9 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 9, 2013 On Google’s Ingress Game (ReadWrite Web) — By rolling out Ingress to developers at I/O, Google hopes to show how mobile, location, multi-player and augmented reality functions can be integrated into developer application offerings. In that way, Ingress becomes a … Go native, go big, and go deepBy Zigurd MednieksApril 29, 2013 Apps have to get bigger and more ambitious. A key question for the developer community is how do you create big, integrated, multi-functional, configurable apps for the mobile enterprise? Curiously, Facebook is providing some answers by not using HTML5 and … Upward Mobility: Should there be only one?By James TurnerApril 29, 2013 As long as most people can remember, the smartphone space has been a contested one. Before the iPhone became temporarily ubiquitous, RIM and Palm were fighting it out to own the market, and today you have a plethora of platforms … Building native apps from JavaScript using TitaniumBy Andy OramApril 18, 2013 In this interview, the author of Titanium: Up and Running describes how Titanium can be used to generate native mobile apps from JavaScript code. He distinguishes the Titanium platform from native API programming and from other popular JavaScript platforms for … Current state of formats and platformsBy Joe WikertApril 3, 2013 Remember the old days when PDF was pretty much the only way to distribute content and those PDFs were read on computer screens? PDF still lives, of course, but now we’re also faced with offering content in mobi and EPUB … What devices and formats do your customers prefer?By Joe WikertMarch 19, 2013 Most publishers create ebooks in all formats figuring it doesn’t matter whether mobi is more important than EPUB or if the content is read on an iPad more frequently than on a mobile phone. That approach means these publishers have … PlayTales one year laterBy Kate ShoafMarch 5, 2013 In March 2012, Joe Wikert posted an interview with a new bookstore app startup called PlayTales. Since then the app market has continued to grow, and PlayTales along with it. My name is Kate Shoaf, PlayTales’ PR and communications manager, and I’d … Android offers a standard platform for health care appsBy Andy OramFebruary 25, 2013 Video systems can streamline hospital care in all sorts of ways from displaying messages (“Quiet time is 1 to 2 PM today”) to taking patient surveys, showing patients their X-Rays, and helping patients view their records from their beds. But … Four short links: 15 January 2013By Nat TorkingtonJanuary 15, 2013 Electronic Gadgets in the NZ Consumer Price Index — your CPI is just as bizarre, trust me. (via Julie Starr) Captive Audience: Telecom Industry and Monopoly in the New Gilded Age (Amazon) — Foo camper and former Washington insider, now … Four short links: 14 January 2013By Nat TorkingtonJanuary 14, 2013 Open Source Metrics — Talking about the health of the project based on a single metric is meaningless. It is definitely a waste of time to talk about the health of a project based on metrics like number of software … Four short links: 27 December 2012By Nat TorkingtonDecember 26, 2012 Improving the Security Posture of Industrial Control Systems (NSA) — common-sense that owners of ICS should already be doing, but which (because it comes from the NSA) hopefully they’ll listen to. See also Wired article on NSA targeting domestic SCADA … Commerce Weekly: Predicting 2013By Jenn WebbDecember 20, 2012 Here are a few stories that caught my attention in the commerce space this week. Predicting the 2013 commerce space As 2012 wraps up, industry executives are looking ahead to what 2013 might bring. In a report at eCommerceBytes, executives … Next Issue: Why I recommissioned my old iPadBy Joe WikertDecember 13, 2012 I had to take my first-gen iPad out of mothballs for this one. I’m talking about the Next Issue service and app. Like most of you I’ve let my print magazine subscriptions lapse over the past several years. I spend … Four short links: 3 December 2012By Nat TorkingtonDecember 3, 2012 Manufacturing Returning to USA (The Atlantic) — because energy and wages. Oil makes shipping pricey, while “booming” US natural gas helps domestic manufacturing. Wages rising in China, dropping in America. The Android Engagement Mystery (Luke Wroblewski) — despite massively greater … The slow pace of ebook innovationBy Joe WikertNovember 9, 2012 I love this comment from Dave Bricker regarding an earlier post, EPUB 3 facts and forecasts: Ebook vendors enjoy a closed loop ecosystem. They have millions of reader/customers who are satisfied with EPUB 2 display capabilities and devices. Amazon readers, … Four short links: 24 October 2012By Nat TorkingtonOctober 24, 2012 Restoration of Defocused and Blurry Images — impressive demos, and open source (GPLv3) code. All those blurred faces and documents no longer seem so safe. Peter Molyneux Profile in Wired — worth reading for: (a) Molyneux’s contribution to the genre; … Four short links: 27 September 2012
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 27, 2012 Paying for Developers is a Bad Idea (Charlie Kindel) — The companies that make the most profit are those who build virtuous platform cycles. There are no proof points in history of virtuous platform cycles being created when the platform … Acer, Alibaba, Android, and Andy 
By Zigurd MednieksSeptember 16, 2012 Alibaba alleges that Google put the arm on Acer, and caused the Alibaba/Acer product announcement to be withdrawn by threatening Acer that their relationship with Google would not be as close if Acer went forward with an Aliyun product. Seeking prior art where it most often is found in software
By Andy OramAugust 28, 2012 Patent ambushes are on the rise again, and cases such as Apple/Samsung shows that prior art really has to swing the decision–obviousness or novelty is not a strong enough defense. Obviousness and novelty are subjective decisions made by a patent … Android evolves and so must you August 15, 2012 Christopher Neugebauer (@chrisjrn) is an Android and Python developer at Secret Lab and conference coordinator of PyCon Australia. Key points from our full discussion include: Great features from Jellybean are available for older OSes. [Discussed at the 2:32 mark] Android … Four short links: 28 June 2012
By Nat TorkingtonJune 28, 2012 Bogan Ipsum -- the Australian version of Loren Ipsum. (via Seb Chan) Microsoft BASIC for 6502 -- reverse-engineering magic, this person has RE'd the assembly language for various versions of the BASIC interpreter that shipped on microcomputers in the 80s. This page talks about the changes in each version, the easter eggs, and the hacks. This, kids, is how... Developing cross-platform mobile apps with C#By Howard WenJune 5, 2012 Web developer and author Greg Shackles reveals the advantages of using C# over C++ for writing mobile apps. He also explains why Android and iOS developers should give C# a serious look. Four short links: 24 April 2012
By Nat TorkingtonApril 24, 2012 3D-Printing Pharmaceuticals (BoingBoing) -- Prof Cronin added: "3D printers are becoming increasingly common and affordable. It's entirely possible that, in the future, we could see chemical engineering technology which is prohibitively expensive today filter down to laboratories and small commercial enterprises. "Even more importantly, we could use 3D printers to revolutionise access to health care in the developing world,... Four short links: 10 April 2012
By Nat TorkingtonApril 10, 2012 The Instagram Architecture (High Scalability) -- great summary of the Instagram team's post about the technology that runs Instagram. Lots of Python goodness in here. Mosh -- ssh that lets you roam and stay connected. UTF-8 native. Android Economics -- working back from Google's declared valuation of Android royalties to figure out how much they have and how it's... The Secret Yanni Technique, with key changes 
By Peter DrescherApril 2, 2012 What if the game's audio engine kept track of what key was playing, and generated bonus sounds to match? I wanted to demonstrate this approach, and so wrote a game for the Android platform called LandSeaAir that uses the FMOD Interactive Music System to do just that. Commerce Weekly: Google Wallet vs Isis is coming soon March 29, 2012 Mobile wallets are in their infancy, yet pundits are already handicapping future showdowns. Also, in-app purchases show increasing promise as mobile revenue streams. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Four short links: 21 March 2012
By Nat TorkingtonMarch 21, 2012 S0rce -- gorgeous infographics. They purport to let you Think for Yourself which is bald-faced bullshit: the choice of which data to present, and the invisible collection and curation practices behind the data, is the choice of what story to tell and what it will say. That said, it's wonderful to see the numbers (and they are attributed) behind... Tertiary data: Big data's hidden layerBy Alasdair AllanMarch 19, 2012 Big data isn't limited to multi-terabyte datasets or data markets. It also includes the hidden data you carry with you all the time and the growing data on your movements, contacts and social interactions. Tertiary data: Big data's hidden layer 
By Alasdair AllanMarch 19, 2012 Big data isn't limited to multi-terabyte datasets or data markets. It also includes the hidden data you carry with you all the time and the growing data on your movements, contacts and social interactions. Commerce Weekly: PayPal's Here service takes on SquareMarch 15, 2012 PayPal introduces its own credit card reader, AmEx asks you to tweet it out, and Asymco visualizes the smartphone market. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Developer Week in Review: The new iPad and the big meh 
By James TurnerMarch 8, 2012 Apple unveils pretty much what it was expected to unveil, and decides to treat Android as a cash cow rather than an enemy. Meanwhile, the Raspberry Pi is finally out, so let the hacking begin. Four short links: 22 February 2012
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 22, 2012 Hashbangs (Dan Webb) -- why those terrible #! URLs are a bad idea. Looks like they're going away with pushState coming to browsers. As Dan says, "URLs are forever". Let's get them right. I'm fascinated by how URLs are changing meaning and use over time. DNA Sequencing on a USB Stick -- this has been going the rounds, but... Commerce Weekly: Facebook finds a mobile commerce partnerFebruary 10, 2012 Bango will run Facebook's mCommerce platform, Google Wallet hacked, and PayPal pilots shopping walls. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Kindle Fire: Three pros, five consBy Joe WikertJanuary 20, 2012 Joe Wikert says the Kindle Fire gets good marks for form factor and meeting basic consumer needs, but its lock in, auto updates and lack of a killer app are detriments. Kindle Fire: Three pros, five cons January 20, 2012 Joe Wikert says the Kindle Fire gets good marks for form factor and meeting basic consumer needs, but its lock in, auto updates and lack of a killer app are detriments. Four short links: 19 January 2012
By Nat TorkingtonJanuary 19, 2012 Fragmentation is Not The End of Android -- full of trenchant insights, this post considers the many implications of the Android value chain. Only Apple directly profits from being an OS provider in the mobile ecosystem. For Google it is a cost center particularly struck me. Anyone know whether Google offers to (for money) maintain branded carrier- and/or device-specific... Commerce Weekly: Report criticizes "feeble" mobile strategies of posh retailersJanuary 12, 2012 A survey finds high-end brands are neglecting their mobile strategies. Also, Sprint rolls out two new Google Wallet phones, and PayPal's mobile volume beats its own guesses. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Commerce Weekly: Yahoo's new CEO has data focusJanuary 6, 2012 Yahoo's new CEO sees gold in the company's datasets, and the week between Christmas and New Year's Day is chock full of app downloads. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Commerce Weekly: Yahoo's new CEO has data focusBy David SimsJanuary 6, 2012 Yahoo's new CEO sees gold in the company's datasets, and the week between Christmas and New Year's Day is chock full of app downloads. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Developer Week in Review: 2012 preview edition
By James TurnerJanuary 5, 2012 It's a brand new year, time to look ahead to the stories that will have developers talking in 2012. Mobile will remain a hot topic, the cloud is absorbing everything, and jobs appear to be heading back to the U.S. Four short links: 4 January 2012
By Nat TorkingtonJanuary 4, 2012 Compiling Android from Source (Jethro Carr) -- not as easy as you might think. The documentation is minimal, and each device has its own binary blobs of not-open-source crap necessary to make them work. Open source is supposed to let users continue to do good things with the device, even if the vendor disapproves (cf Stallman's Printer). Jethro's experience... Four short links: 29 December 2011
By Nat TorkingtonDecember 29, 2011 The Coming War on General Purpose Computation (BoingBoing) -- Cory Doctorow's barnburner talk on how the only way copyright maximalists can win is if general purpose computers are locked down like infectious disease agents or fissionable material. Valve Price Experiments (Geekwire) -- The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving... Developer Year in Review: 2011 EditionBy James TurnerDecember 22, 2011 It's time for our annual look back at the year that was, when mobile ruled the world, HTML5 PWNED Flash, Drupal and Hadoop were the hot buzzwords for your resume, and a new batch of languages tried to become stars. Four short links: 23 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 23, 2011 Massive Wikimedia Donation -- I missed it when it happened, but the State Library of Queensland made the 4th largest ever donation of high-resolution out-of-copyright images to the Wikimedia Foundation. The image metadata are available through Wikimedia under liberal licensing terms, too. This is what your national and state libraries should be doing! Clea.nr -- strip all the crap... Top Stories: November 14-18, 2011 
By Mac SlocumNovember 18, 2011 This week on O'Reilly: Doug Hill used Steve Jobs and Ted Kaczynski to examine America's love/hate relationship with technology, Mike Loukides criticized mobile carriers for messing with Android's UI, and engineer Elecia White shared her enthusiasm for embedded systems. Understanding Apple fans November 17, 2011 AT&T and other carriers are not helping Android, or themselves, by turning a great product into a second-rate one. And maybe I'm getting soft in my old age, but I now understand what Apple fans hate about Android. Commerce Weekly: Bring your mobile to Black FridayNovember 17, 2011 Brick-and-mortar retailers adopt the "if you can't beat 'em ..." attitude toward mobile devices. Elsewhere, Android developers are intrigued by the Kindle Fire, and Square wants to put loyalty program punch cards out to pasture. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.) Four short links: 16 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 16, 2011 Q&A with Rob O'Callahan (ComputerWorld) -- an excellent insight into how Mozilla sees the world. In particular how proprietary mobile ecosystems are the new proprietary desktop ecosystems, and how the risks for the web are the same (writing for one device, not for all). Bikes That Charge USB Devices -- German bicycle maker Silverback has recently launched two bikes... Four short links: 15 November 2011
By Nat TorkingtonNovember 15, 2011 Cost-Effectiveness of Internet-Based Self-Management Compared with Usual Care in Asthma (PLoSone) -- Internet-based self-management of asthma can be as effective as current asthma care and costs are similar. Apache Lucy -- full-text search engine library written in C and targeted at dynamic languages. It is a "loose C" port of Apache Lucene™, a search engine library for Java. The... 1 to 50 of 223 Next Stay Connected
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