Comment They are also killing off their Android phones (Score 1, Informative) 383
Not exactly a surprise
http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/17/5911909/microsoft-kills-off-its-nokia-android-phones
Comment Also putting their games out on phones and tablets (Score 1) 129
See today's Kotaku article: http://kotaku.com/nintendo-confirms-it-will-make-stuff-and-maybe-games-1512052047?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow
The Wii Balance Board was one of their top sellers, so the health angle makes sense. It's not like they would lack a market for that.
Comment Q10 or Wiko (Score 2) 303
If you're really bent on having a hardware keyboard, the Blackberry Q10 is pretty decent. There's zero apps for it, but I guess you didn't mind if you held on to your N900 for so long.
Otherwise, get a ridiculously overpowered/underpriced android phone like a Wiko. They got for like $200 without a plan and run a recent Android on very decent hardware. This way you can try it out without sinking too much money into a samsung or htc phone if it turns out you can't stand Android.
Comment Didn't come from windows phone app sales.. (Score 1) 289
Considering you get a three figure daily income with a worldwide feature.
Comment Greg, you should know.. (Score 1) 211
It makes much more sense to teach a programmer sales skills than to teach a sales guy basic programming knowledge. Programmers are honest and appear honest to customers too, which is a massive plus when selling to other programmers in particular. You should know that in your experience of say, Krishna vs. a guy like Cédric or yourself
Submission + - Electric organ converted into chiptune synthetizer (linusakesson.net)
core writes: The Chipophone is a homemade 8-bit synthesizer, especially suited for live chiptune playing. It has been built inside an old electronic organ.
All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals. Those are then parsed by a second microcontroller, which acts as a synthesizer.
You can find more information about how the organ was modified on the making of page.
All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals. Those are then parsed by a second microcontroller, which acts as a synthesizer.
You can find more information about how the organ was modified on the making of page.
Submission + - The Chipophone: An 8-bit Chiptune Organ (linusakesson.net)
adunk writes: "Linus Åkesson has built an 8-bit synthesizer inside an old electric organ case. Perfect for playing classics such as the Super Mario Bros in-game music or Rob Hubbard's Spellbound. A description of the build process, with photos, is available."
Submission + - Dell censors IdeaStorm Linux dissent
thefickler writes: It seems pointless seeking ideas and feedback if you 're going to ignore and delete the ones you don't like. That's exactly what Dell is doing with its IdeaStorm web site, which has been set up by the company to solicit ideas and feedback. It deleted a post that linked to an article that criticized its handling of the "preinstalled Linux" issue.
