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Apple Ramps Up iCloud Hiring
Apple’s looking for engineers as it works to expand the scope of iCloud. It’s looking for at least 19 of them as it reportedly prepares for a massive refresh of the eight-month old service. A key change is a photo-sharing feature, which would allow iCloud users to share photos and comments with each other and extend current use beyond just syncing photos, according to The Wall Street Journal. Apple is also reportedly nose-to-the-grindstone in developing a way to allow users… continue…
Our Mobile Game Hackathon Wrapup
Got your Red Bull? Good! Let’s power through the Chartboost Hackathon held over this past weekend but do it in less than 30 hours. Strap in and here we go for a recap: What’s a hackathon without a meetup? How else do solo hackers find potential team members? And, hey, how do you become a hackathon rockstar? Check out the Friday night hackathon party piece. So, you say it’s a 30-hour hackathon, eh? How are these folks going to last?… continue…
How to Win a Mobile Game Hackathon
They’ve hacked away to create the coolest mobile game app in 30 hours, and drank cases of Red Bull along the way. Now, it’s time to unveil the winners of this weekend’s Chartboost Hackathon. First Place: Typing with Strangers: Ninjas v. Dragons You got a glimpse of this snazzy multi-player action game when it was in the preliminary design stages. Remember that cute dragon figure made by team member Andy Jiang, co-founder of friend-to-friend recommendation service Piggyback? Turns out the three… continue…
Yahoo’s Thompson Resigns; E-Commerce Jobs In Question
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson got the heave-ho from the company’s embattled board of directors, the company announced Sunday. And in his place, Yahoo’s global media guy Ross Levinsohn will take the CEO seat on an interim basis. The plot took another turn this morning when The Wall Street Journal reported that Thompson told the board last week that he is beginning treatment for thyroid cancer, which influenced his decision to step down. Levinsohn’s appointment makes total sense, and is the… continue…
Hackathon Saturday for SF Game Developers
Game-advertising platform Chartboost is hosting a mobile game hackathon in San Francisco this weekend, dangling an opportunity to snare micro-funding and workspace for game development, and potentially landing a job. Beginning with a launch party Friday night, the hackathon itself kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m.at StartupHQ and continues through Sunday at 5. Winners will be announced at 7. What It Takes To Win A three-judge panel will drill deep into the engineering aspect of each of the game developed,… continue…
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