Workplace Learning in the Digital Age
Dr. Donna Murdoch
From MIT Technology Review – A refreshed version of the Up smartphone software continues to support third-party apps including IFTTT (If This, Then That), which lets you use the Web to automate responses to certain triggers.
via A Smart Wristband Adds You to the Internet of Things | MIT Technology Review.
According to 9-5 Mac – Verizon Wireless, once the gold standard for LTE, has admitted that it is struggling to keep up with demand in the big cities – with some users being dropped down to slower 3G speeds.
via Verizon no longer the gold standard for mobile data? | 9to5Mac.
From GigaOm – The majority of products to this point haven’t successfully married the hardware and the software in such a way that there is anything that actually makes life better, easier, smarter for the consumer. We have a lot of products that can add value, but there is a heavy onus on the user to continually plug in, check in, and get the most out of the experience. We’re feeding the big data machine, but we’re not solving any problems. That’s where the opportunity lies.
via Wearable tech: It’s not a device, it’s a system — Tech News and Analysis.
All Things D – Now Netflix is floating the idea that it will foot the bill for a “big” movie, which would appear in theaters and on Netflix at the same time.
via Netflix Floats “Day and Date” Release for “Big” Movies – Peter Kafka – Media – AllThingsD.
From CNET – Microsoft Windows 1.0, seen here, was released in November 1985. Unfortunately for Microsoft, it failed to inspire — especially when compared with the more user-friendly graphical user interface developed by Apple for the Macintosh.
With tens of millions of dollars worth of support from all the bigwigs in tech, a new nonprofit called Code.org wants to bring computer science into schools.
Its first initiative will be a worldwide “Hour of Code” during the second week of December, with materials provided that include coding tutorials from Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.
via Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates Teach Code.org Online Coding Class – Liz Gannes – News – AllThingsD.
There are a lot of rumors and legends about Apple. Some are of course exaggerations and myths, and some are pure fabrication in order to make Apple sound even more mysterious and secretive. To some extent, Apple has been the driving force behind this since they have gone to great lengths to preserve the shock value of their product unveilings. There has been a lot of talk about where exactly the Apple name came from when they decided to name the company.
via Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak On Why They Named Their Company Apple.
Netflix has started to serve higher bitrate HD streams to all of its subscribers, but issues around peering and local content caching are far from resolved.
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via Netflix expands Super HD and 3D streaming to all of its members — Tech News and Analysis.
3D printers have been all over the news for their potential to change our lives. Here’s a look at where the technology is really heading.
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