Use Web Components Today With Google"s Polymer
At Google I/O last week, Google launched Polymer, a new library to build web applications using Web Components, the new HTML5 standard to build reusable components for the web. Polymer provides polyfills for many of the Web Components technologies, enabli.....»»
Improving Collaboration of Testers and Developers in Agile Teams
Collaboration between agile team members, like developers and testers, helps to make teams successful. What can scrum masters do to help testers and developers to work together in agile teams, and improve collaboration? By Ben Linders.....»»
Interview: Interview with Benjamin Cabé on the Eclipse M2M projects
Benjamin Cabé talks to InfoQ about the newly formed Machine to Machine projects at Eclipse, including Mahini, Koneki and Paho. He also talks about the upcoming Internet of Things and how he sees both programming in Lua as a means of running embedded syst.....»»
Article: Tuning the Size of Your Thread Pool
Thread pools can help us control the number of threads used by a system. A properly sized thread pool will allow as many requests to run as the hardware and application can comfortably support. A poorly tuned thread pool risks completely destabilizing the.....»»
Zend Framework 2.2.0 Released with Feature Enhancements, New Plugin and Module Managers
Zend Framework 2.2.0 includes several usability enhancements and improvements in addition to new plugin and module managers. By Anand Narayanaswamy.....»»
Presentation: Co-making Great Products
Jeff Patton presents the process of co-creating products, where everyone is involved and responsible, taking examples from three companies he’s worked with. By Jeff Patton.....»»
Presentation: API Conf Panel: API Infrastructure Providers
Many of today’s APIs rely on 3rd party systems, software and services to operate, infrastructure that comes in various flavors. This panel covers these different flavors and how to choose between them. By Mark O'Neil, Alistair Farquharson, Steve Willmot.....»»
Presentation: API Conf Fireside Chat: Peter Orlowsky, VP, Getty Images
Peter Orlowsky provides insights into the strategy choices that created Getty Images’ API program and the customer/business value the API creates. By Peter Orlowsky.....»»
Samsung Galaxy S4 lands June 7 on Cricket Wireless
While rival no-contract carriers are only now landing deals for Samsung's previous flagship Android smartphone, Cricket Wireless will start offering the latest and greatest Galaxy next month.Cricket Communications announced Wednesday that the Samsung Gala.....»»
Review: Pilot a fighter spaceship and flying robot in Strike Suit Zero sim
FreeSpace 2 and other space combat classics kept the genre alive, albeit on the back burner, for years Then indie game studio Born Ready Games came along and decided to create a modern space combat simulator: Strike Suit Zero ($20). To read this article i.....»»
Debate: Do We Need a Universal Web Bytecode?
Is a universal web bytecode worth the trouble creating it? Is LLVM the solution? Which is better at running native code in the browser: Mozilla asm.js or Google PNaCl? This article contains opinions expressed on the web on these issues. By Abel Avram.....»»
And the study says: Windows 8 users rarely touch Metro apps
If you were going to sum up Windows 8 in a single sentence, “It’s all about the apps” would do the trick. And that’s why a new study from Soluto, a company that offers a remote troubleshooting tool for Windows PCs, suggests a somewhat stark reali.....»»
Vimeo and Flickr could be integrated in iOS 7
Reports have surfaced that Flickr and Vimeo will be deeply integrated into iOS 7, after deals were struck between the respective companies and Apple.9to5Mac claims that an unnamed source has confirmed deep integration of Flickr and Vimeo into iOS 7, allow.....»»
Chart for Windows Phone Q1 2013 SP1 with Multiple Axes, Axis Alignment, Annotations and Empty Values
Telerik recently released updates for Chart for Windows Phone Q1 2013 SP1 with support for multiple axes, axis alignment, annotations and empty values including the ability to display dates using Calendar control in additional languages. By Anand Narayana.....»»
Free Chrome extensions power up Gmail
Gmail offers powerful customization options even if you don’t install a single browser extension. You can switch keyboard shortcuts on and off, modify individual shortcuts, enable experimental features, and more. But there are some things even Gmail.....»»
Presentation: Clouds in Government - Perils of Portability
Gareth Rushgrove emphasized the importance of cloud portability in a world of Infrastructure and Platform as a Service, offering examples taken from the development of GOV.UK. By Gareth Rushgrove.....»»
Presentation: Killing Me Softly - with this Pair
Emmanuel Gaillot and Jonathan Perret perform a pair programming parody on stage, showing how not to do it. By Emmanuel Gaillot, Jonathan Perret.....»»
Updated: Best antivirus: 11 home security suites reviewed and rated
It's no secret that the web is a dangerous place, and a good antivirus package is a must-have for pretty much every home PC that could be used by the whole family.If you're short of cash, then there are plenty of quality free alternatives around, as we hi.....»»
No contract Samsung Galaxy S3 from Boost, Virgin in June
For postpaid subscribers, the Samsung Galaxy S3 may be last year's news, but the prodigal son is about to make a triumphant return courtesy of Sprint's prepaid brands.Sprint owned Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA announced Tuesday that the Samsung Galax.....»»
Father"s Day: 10 tech gifts for dad
Father's Day gift ideas can be the hardest to come up with because dads like to think that they have it all together and "don't need anything from anything from anybody this year" - and that's an exact quote.The truth is, there are plenty of gadgets that .....»»