The tech geeks are coming to government. Whether they’re in our cities as Code for America volunteers or part of the federal U.S. Digital Service and 18F, programmers, data scientists and UX designers are starting to find their place in the public sector. This is a good thing. The more accomplished technology professionals devoting their talents to public service, the better. However… Read More
Being successful in your field usually means you find a whole new set of problems you didn’t expect before. This can be isolating as your life’s path diverges from your peers. To maintain a healthy perspective, build relationships with new peers.
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Nextbit is now all set for the India launch of the Nextbit Robin, arguably one of the first ‘cloud -first’ smartphones in the world. – Source
Need to know details about availability of ambulances within a vicinity of 5 km based on the users’ current GPS location? Or blood banks, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, pathology labs, diagnostics, pharmacies and veterinary hospitals that are registered with Government of India? – Source
India’s smartphone market grew by 12% year on year, with 24.4 million units shipping in Q1 2016. – Source
Russia’s famed Mariinsky orchestra held a concert amid the imposing columns of the the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday.
The archaeological gem was severely damaged by Islamic State militants who overran the UNESCO-preserved site, destroying priceless ancient architecture and statues.
“In the music that you will hear today, you hear our pain and our memory,” conductor Valery Gergiev told the group of dozens that gathered in the amphitheater. “This concert in war-torn Palmyra is our appeal for peace.”
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Palmyra contains the ruins of a city that was a cultural crossroads of the ancient world during the 1st and 2nd century. It’s architecture drew from Greco-Roman, Persian styles and local traditions to create a city unlike any other. …
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On April 25, HTC started taking pre-reservations for the 10 smartphone in China. And today a new report out of that country claims the company’s new handset hasn’t been doing well at all.
In the first eleven days of the pre-reservation campaign, two of the biggest online commerce platforms in China (JD and TMall) have only managed to achieve a combined total of 251 bookings for the device. That’s not a typo and not meant to be 251,000 or anything like that, mind you – just 251.
The pre-reservations will be open until May 8, yet at this point it definitely feels impossible for HTC’s…
Present without comment: Donald Trump’s Cinco de Mayo tweet.
Draw your own conclusions. *backs away slowly*
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