CASH has many enemies. Banks have added contactless technology to their credit and debit cards; apps like Uber use pre-stored details for...
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API Of The Week: The Dark Sky Forecast API
Guest author Kurt Collins is a developer evangelist for Built.io.I fell in love in 2012. With an app. And I'm not ashamed to admit it.I considered...
Open Source: Billions Upon Billions Of Free
Just how much is all that free stuff worth?That's the task the Linux Foundation set itself, releasing a new report that claims that the code it...
We Didn’t Start The Fire (Amazon Did)
In honor of the new Amazon Fire Tablet, we decided to take a quick look at the history of the tablet that gives the iPad a run for its money....
Tumbling commodity prices put the squeeze on resource firms
FROM scrap dealers in the rich world to wild-cat miners in Africa, the ripple effects of slowing demand for metals in China are being felt far and...
Not twilight, but sunrise
ESSEN is not one of Germany’s better-known cities. But for the world’s growing band of board-game devotees, it is paradise. Each October it plays...
Nest Weave Arrives To Connect Smart Home
Google teased its smart home initiatives Weave and Brillo earlier this year at I/O, and now the tech giant's Nest division is pushing its own smart...
1 In 5 U.S. Adults On Board With Wearables Now
Forrester released its annual report on US consumer technology use on Monday, and the findings make encouraging reading for wearable developers,...
Shares struggle again
WHEN a canary stops singing, it is worth a sidelong glance. When whole flocks of birds keel over, it is time to be alarmed. The warning signs in the...
Google’s Android Marshmallow Will Officially Launch Next Week
Google first announced Android 6.0 Marshmallow at its I/O developer conference earlier this year. At the time, the new version of Android was still...