Tuesday, March 19, 2013

[Technology] Apple Hires Adobe Executive Lynch as Vice President

Apple Hires Adobe Executive Lynch as Vice President
http://www.zdnet.com/adobe-confirms-ctos-departure-in-sec-filing-7000012853/
(Corrects company name in first paragraph.) Apple Inc. (AAPL) hired Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch, adding a software executive who helped build some of the earliest Macintosh applications.

Over 500m devices connected to internet in US
http://www.slashgear.com/over-500m-devices-connected-to-internet-in-u-s-19274674/
A new analysis performed by The NPD Group shows that the United States has hit an impressive milestone. There are currently over 500 million internet-connected devices all across the nation.

Google Launches Drive Realtime API To Let Developers Build Apps With Real ...
http://www.slashgear.com/google-drive-launches-api-for-realtime-editing-in-third-party-apps-19274628/
Google just announced the launch of its Google Drive Realtime API, a new tool for developers that will allow them to bring the same real-time collaboration features that power Google Drive to their own apps.

Microsoft Dynamics Gets Major Overhaul
http://gigaom.com/2013/03/19/microsoft-buys-into-multi-lingual-social-analytics-with-netbreeze-acquisition/
Microsoft Dynamics CRM just got more social, mobile and marketing savvy. The refreshed product is designed to help marketers improve processes while better tracking and managing spend.

Bastion studio announces follow-up game: Transistor
http://www.explosion.com/25209/supergiant-games-next-game-is-transistor/
Supergiant Games, the studio behind the award-winning downloadable game Bastion, just announced its latest project, and it looks gorgeous.

Google Street View Climbs World's Highest Mountains
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/if-mountains-wont-go-to-google-it-goes-to-mountains-20130319-2gdej.html
Always wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, but don't have the time, strength, stamina, or determination? Google Maps will help you cross the expedition off of your bucket list, while still in your pajamas.

Find animated GIFs on Google with new search filter
http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/03/google-now-lets-you-search-animated-gifs/
Finding that one particular animated GIF that made you crack up the other day isn't always easy - but a new feature in Google Image Search, starting today, should make it a snap.

Weev gets 41 months in prison for exposing iPad strokers' privates
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/andrew-weev-auernheimer-sentenced-to-three-and-a-half-years-20130319
Andrew Auernheimer, a member of the grey-hat hacking collective Goatse Security, has been sent down for three years and five months in the slammer after he helped leak users' private email addresses via a flaw in AT&T's servers.

Microsoft tempts Windows developers with $100 cash for new apps
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/03/19/windows-7-service-pack-update.html
Microsoft wants Windows 8 and Windows Phone developers to create apps for its platforms, and it's tempting them by offering up hard cash.

DARPA Project Seeks More Reliable Wireless For Troops
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/03/DARPA-network-security.html
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency pursues new protocols that would keep military wireless networks operational even if individual nodes are compromised or misconfigured.

New Detroit Electric plans battery sports car soon
http://wot.motortrend.com/detroit-electric-name-revived-electric-sports-car-coming-343685.html
Detroit Electric sports car to rival Tesla's Lotus-based machine. DetroitElectricSportsCarTeaserShot. Detroit Electric, revived as an automaker in 2008, says it's now ready to build a battery sports car, resembling this shadowed teaser, this year.

Nvidia kicks off GTC 2013 with fresh roadmaps, new products
http://www.zdnet.com/nvidia-kicks-off-gtc-2013-with-fresh-roadmaps-new-products-7000012858/
Summary: The first day of Nvidia's annual GPU Technology Conference delivered with updated roadmaps for its graphics processors and Tegra mobile chips, the company's first server appliance, and a “tiny, little computer” called Kayla among lots of other ...

HTC One delay due to diss by suppliers
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2255810/htc-ceo-peter-chou-bets-his-job-on-the-htc-ones-success
The struggling smartphone maker is no longer in the cool-kids club in the eyes of component suppliers, which means consumers have to wait to join the party.

Apple founder Steve Jobs's mate Steve Wozniak step closer to becoming ...
http://www.chron.com/homes/gallery/Apple-co-founder-s-former-home-for-sale-58676.php
STEVE Jobs's former right hand man and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is one step closer to becoming a permanent Australian resident and citizen.

What to watch for at New York Auto Show next week
http://www.motorward.com/2013/03/2014-jeep-cherokee-off-road-demo-video/
Expo's 900,000-square-foot show floor will feature more than 1,000 vehicles, including a host making their world or U.S.-market debuts.

SRT to debut track-oriented Viper at New York Auto Show
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/ny-auto-show-preview-640hp-srt-viper-ta-has-less-luxury-more-venom/
Don't say Ralph Gilles isn't competitive. Gilles is the head of Chrysler's SRT division -- the brand that recently introduced the all-new 640-horsepower Viper sports car.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey eyes New York mayor's job
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20130318_ap_twittercofoundereyesnycmayorsjob.html
(CNN) -- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey lives in San Francisco, not New York. But the tech entrepreneur, who also founded mobile-payments company Square, tells "60 Minutes" he wants to move to New York someday and run for mayor.

Microsoft Office 365 and Yammer integration: An update on what's coming when
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/microsoft-to-launch-online-store-to-push-office-software/article4522674.ece
Summary: Microsoft is providing more dates and details about how it is integrating its Yammer enterprise social-networking technology with Office 365.

Hulu Plus gets all-new design on Apple TV
http://www.slashgear.com/hulu-plus-gets-all-new-design-on-apple-tv-19274636/
Hulu has been relatively quiet lately as far as any redesigns and updates go, but the company has announced today an all-new design for its app on Apple TV.

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