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Google May Launch Bidding War with Facebook Over Waze: Report
Google May Launch Bidding War with Facebook Over Waze: Report (via slashdot) Here we go again: weeks after news leaked that Facebook was negotiating a $1 billion deal for Waze, the Israeli firm behind the eponymous crowdsourced mapping-and-navigation app, new rumors suggest that Google is also in the running to acquire the company. According to unnamed sources speaking to Bloomberg…
Microsoft’s Xbox One Wants Your Living Room
Microsoft’s Xbox One Wants Your Living Room (via slashdot) Microsoft wants control of your living room, and the Xbox One is the company’s tool for making that happen. One of the interesting things about Microsoft’s May 21 unveiling of the Xbox One was the relative lack of actual game footage on display. Chances are pretty good that Microsoft is saving… continue…
MariaDB vs. MySQL: A Comparison
MariaDB vs. MySQL: A Comparison (via slashdot) MariaDB is a fork of the MySQL source code, split off in the wake of concerns over what Oracle would do with MySQL licensing. (MySQL was purchased by Sun, which was subsequently snatched up by Oracle.) These are valid concerns, which I get to later in this article. In addition to its role as a “drop… continue…
Tech Startups See Increased Hiring
It looks like startups will lead the way in tech hiring for a while. Nearly 90 percent – 87 percent to be precise – of startup executives plan to hire this year, according to Silicon Valley Bank’s Startup Outlook. That’s up from 83 percent last year. It’s also higher than the numbers cited in a Dice report released late last year, which found 64 percent of hiring managers in a wide range of companies expected to add tech workers during… continue…
Mixed-Bag Immigration Bill Advances
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 – 5 Tuesday to send the wide-ranging immigration reform bill to the Senate floor. Three Republicans joined 10 Democrats to advance the measure. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a longtime ally of the technology industry who had pressed amendments to loosen proposed regulations on companies that hire H-1B workers, added his “aye” vote, though he has said he won’t necessarily support the bill on the final vote. Tech companies have lobbied hard against provisions in… continue…
Harnessing the Power of Mobile Devices in Business
Harnessing the Power of Mobile Devices in Business (via slashdot) So many consumers have adopted better, faster smartphones and the latest tablets that business leaders are compelled to adopt enterprise mobility as the next big thing in the evolution of business technology. Most companies have invested heavily in enterprise technology and infrastructure that still… continue…
Technical Interviews: The Good and the Bad
Some developers see technical interviews as just part of the process that they have to put up with when they’re looking for work. Others think they’re great, and a great deal more think they’re the worst thing to happen to programming since <insert most hated programming language here>. Cat explains why managers like them. See more stories on coding interviews here.
Would My Client Hire Me Next Time?
By Brad Egeland Have you ever asked your spouse if they would choose you again if they could do it all over? I have, but I have to be careful which day to ask. Likewise, have you ever wondered whether your client would hire you again? Was your performance such that they would want you? For most of us, I’m sure the answer is a resounding yes. But there are always those uncertain cases out there, some of them even… continue…
Can Nintendo Win E3 Without A Press Conference?
By Scott Bowers Last month, Nintendo surprised everyone with the news that they would not hold one of the traditional giant press conferences at E3. For many years the game industry’s major players have staged their own events, usually just before the show opens, to gloat about sales figures and to hype their upcoming products. While Sony unwraps more details about Playstation 4 and Microsoft showcases the new Xbox, Nintendo is struggling against difficult and evolving market conditions. More and… continue…
Bank of America to Onshore Some Tech Jobs
Bank of America plans to return some software projects to the U.S. after initially hiring them out to offshore firms. The projects will be done by some combination of BofA staff and outside vendors. However, it’s worth noting that some of those vendors will be U.S. operations of Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, the same firms who’ve been handling the work overseas. The Indian business newspaper Mint says the move is intended to tamp down criticism of the company for… continue…
