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HTC One (M8) officially launched with 5″ 1080p display, 2.3GHz quad-core processor and Sense 6 UI

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 3:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

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HTC has confirmed one of the most leaked handsets in recent memory, its new flagship HTC One (M8). The device, as its name suggests, is a successor to the original HTC One and keeps many of the same design traits, like a smooth, single piece metal shell. Core specs include a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 5-inch IPS display, a quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 Qualcomm processor and 2GB RAM to keep it ticking over. Unlike the first generation One, the new device comes with microSD support for cards up to 128GB, in addition to its 16GB or 32GB of…

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Engineering spirals: 10 philosophies to facilitate innovation

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 3:04 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Daniel Jacobson (Twitter | LinkedIn) is the VP of Edge Engineering for the Netflix API. Prior to Netflix, Daniel ran application development for NPR where, among other things, he created the NPR API. He is also the co-author of APIs: A Strategy Guide. “Get busy living, or get busy dying” – Shawshank Redemption Building great engineering teams is difficult, but it is also increasingly important as the world in which we live is more than ever driven by software. Because of this growing importance, it is essential for engineering leaders to maintain a culture of innovation within their teams to ensure high performance and to keep the company ahead of…

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Nokia hosting ‘more’ Lumia event on April 2 in San Francisco to talk about Microsoft’s acquisition

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 2:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

TNW just got an invite to a Nokia “more” event on April 2 in San Francisco. While details are scarce, the company did make it clear the event will be about the future of Lumia and Windows Phone. Furthermore, a blog post that just went out on Nokia’s blog suggests the timing with Microsoft’s Build conference is no coincidence. “What makes 2014 so special is the exciting Microsoft and Nokia partnership, and boy, have we got some treats lined up for you,” the post reads. How Microsoft’s acquisition impacts Nokia will clearly be the main topic, but the plurality of…

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Google Ventures-backed Rumr launches its semi-anonymous chat app for iOS and Android

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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You’ve probably heard a whisper of a secret that anonymous messaging apps are hot right now. Behold the latest: Rumr, a group chat app that tells you who’s in the chatroom, but doesn’t show who’s saying what. Rumr uses a color scheme to provide what co-founder James Jerlecki calls “sliding scale anonymity.”  Participants are each assigned a different color chat bubble, and the colors are shuffled around whenever someone joins or leaves the group. If your group is too small, it will be easy to figure out who’s who, but Jerlecki said in an interview that at around 4-5 participants,…

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First Follower shows who the first person to follow you on Twitter was

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

Twitter turned eight last week, and a tool that locates your first tweet surfed that wave, becoming popular among users of the microblogging service. Following on from that is First Follow, a service from Socialrank that tells you the name/handle of the first person who followed you on Twitter. Personally, I think this is a lot more interesting than your first tweet since it isn’t something that you are in control of. In my case, it’s a way to remember the person who introduced me to Twitter — thanks @rashi! ➤ First Follower Headline image via Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty…

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