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rjmarvin writes:
Apple has the green light to develop a "sports monitoring system for headphones, earbuds and/or headsets" http://sdt.bz/68772 that can track user activities and biometric data such as perspiration, temperature and heart rate. According to the patent http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi..., the user would also be able to control an electronic device with the monitoring system by using head gestures. The system as being able to monitor user activities and make appropriate decisions based on a user’s conditions, like motivating a fatigued runner with by playing a song or increasing tempo.
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rjmarvin writes:
Netflix is researching http://sdt.bz/68770 how deep learning artificial intelligence algorithms could improve the Netflix movie and TV recommendation engine. But unlike larger tech companies like Facebook and Google, Netflix is running its algorithms on Amazon Web Services, where it already hosts its streaming service, rather than building custom infrastructure. Netflix engineers explained how the neural networks work in a blog post http://techblog.netflix.com/20..., breaking down how they'll use GPUs running on AWS to build the deep learning computers, systems that mimic the structure and behavior of the human brain.
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rjmarvin writes:
The Android++ extension http://sdt.bz/67636 gives developers working in Visual Studio a way to develop C and C++ applications for Android without leaving Microsoft’s IDE. Justin Webb, lead programmer at gaming company NaturalMotion in Oxford, England, is the coder behind the extension, which also ensures native source-level debugging and MSBuild scripts to increase coherence in developing C/C++ apps. SD Times talked to Webb http://sdt.bz/68762 about how the extension came to be, why it doesn't support C# and how it could help bridge the platform gap.
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rjmarvin writes:
With so many apps available and competition for new users increasing, developers need to grab an arrow, strap on some proverbial wings and fully leverage the targeting strategies available. A broad, fundamental targeting strategy http://sdt.bz/68751 helps reach the desired audience, keeps marketing relevant to users, and works well on a basic level. Tried-and-true targeting abilities include device, carrier, geo-location, demographics and context. Other options beyond the broad strategy include retargeting, targeting based on similar interest, look-alike modeling and negative targeting/efficiency.Cupid, draw back your bow and let fly.
56645515
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rjmarvin writes:
IBM has created an open-source project http://sdt.bz/68755 allowing developers to create software integrating APIs and multiple devices to approach the Internet of Things. Node-RED http://nodered.org/ is a simple point-and-click development interface designed for supporting the development of applications that require functionality or input from physical devices. The tool is available free online, and developers have already begun to add their own devices and actions to the platform.
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rjmarvin writes:
Conan O'Brien has a "three-point action plan" http://sdt.bz/68741 to turn Microsoft back into an "industry titan:" "1. Zune. 2. More Zune 3. Even More Zune." He also thinks the Surface tablet should come with tiny windshield wipers and that Scarlett Johannson should voice all Microsoft OSs. The funnyman and host of "CONAN" on TBS took to LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/today... to congratulate Satya Nadella as the "right second choice" for the job, and to explain why he graciously turned it down.
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rjmarvin writes:
The Linux container company, formerly known as dotCloud is changing the way developers and IT deploy applications at scale, and is growing to harbor future innovation http://sdt.bz/68736. CTO Solomon Hykes says Docker has big plans for monetization this year, including a GitHub-like method of sharing containers for more generic usage, and offering a for-pay repository for building containers from existing artifacts. Docker will also continue to offer its Linux container-based PaaS.
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rjmarvin writes:
Karanbir Singh and a handful of other CentOS developers are now full-time Red Hat employees, working in-house http://sdt.bz/content/article.... on the CentOS distribution with more transparent processes and methods. None of the CentOS developers will be working on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The CentOS project would become another distribution and community cared for by Red Hat, like Fedora, and Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens says the company is planning its future around OpenStack, not just Linux.
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rjmarvin writes:
Twitter users on the ground in Sochi or watching around the world can converse in different languages http://sdt.bz/content/article.... about the 2014 Winter Olympics with one tweet. The Twitter account of Israeli translation company One Hour Translation began a service during the opening ceremonies where users can tweet @OHT https://twitter.com/OHT with a phrase and the language they want it translated into, and receive the translated phrase within an hour.
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rjmarvin writes:
What plans, if any, does new CEO Satya Nadella have for Microsoft’s collection of products http://sdt.bz/68714 that have no future? Defunct products like Silverlight, Groove, SourceSafe, Visio and even a billion-dollar business like SharePoint are far from the many outright mistakes http://sdt.bz/68695 made during the up-and-down Ballmer Era http://sdt.bz/68685. Yet these legacy technologies are either stagnant or languishing, with little focus from the top and updates few and far between. How will these products fit into Microsoft's cloud and mobile-first strategy?
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rjmarvin writes:
As Satya Nadella assumes the throne of Microsoft, analysts and ex-MSFTers are reflecting back http://sdt.bz/68685 on the past 13 years with Steve Ballmer at the helm. Ballmer leaves his stamp on Microsoft with a mixed legacy complete with bold product and management strategies, high-profile successes and failures, and a loud, bombastic personality that spawned many a viral video. The greatest (and worst) hits include everything from Windows Vista, the Zune, Bing and the Surface RT to Windows Phone 8, Office 365 and Windows Azure. Nadella's immediate takeover http://sdt.bz/68684 sends Ballmer into swift retirement, yet the outgoing CEO, looking tired but excited, is happy to hand over both the reins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... and the burden.
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rjmarvin writes:
Microsoft officially announced http://sdt.bz/68684 Satya Nadella as its new CEO today. Also, as previously reported http://sdt.bz/68674, Bill Gates will step down as chairman of the board into the new role of technology adviser http://www.microsoft.com/en-us.... Nadella will take over as CEO immediately, allowing Steve Ballmer to retire early.
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rjmarvin writes:
Researchers in the MIT Media Lab have combined a connected book http://sdt.bz/68665 with a wearable vest-like sensory device to give the reader a storytelling experience complete with physical sensations and emotions timed with plot development. The "Sensory Fiction" http://scifi2scifab.media.mit.... project involves the reader wearing a vest equipped with mechanisms like a body compression system, heartbeat and shiver simulator, and localized body temperature control controlled by preprogrammed responses that convey physical sensations when a page is turned.
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rjmarvin writes:
Researchers Ari Juels and Thomas Ristenpart have developed a new form of deceptive encryption called 'Honey Encryption" http://sdt.bz/68654, which presents hackers with fake data that resembles real information every time they enter an incorrect password. The idea behind "Honey Encryption” is that each time a brute force hacker makes multiple attempts to access an account, the software generates a piece of fake data that looks like the user’s real information. If the intruder does ultimately enter the correct password and breach the account, the real data will be indistinguishable from the fake data. Juels and Ristenpart will present their paper, “Honey Encryption: Security Beyond the Brute-Force Bound,” at the Eurocrypt Conference http://ec14.compute.dtu.dk/ in Copenhagen, Denmark in May.
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rjmarvin writes:
Major tech companies like Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Yahoo that until now were bound a gag order from saying anything about NSA data collection, can now publicly disclose http://sdt.bz/67646 the number of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requests they receive for customer data in a given year...eventually. The catch is that they have to wait two years after a new data request to reveal the information publicly to give law enforcement agencies the time to act. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made a joint statement http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/... with intelligence director James Clapper about the deal, and in response the tech companies have withdrawn their FISA lawsuits.
