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SAR rating: The new must for cellphone buyers
One key aspect of mobile phone safety that most people are unaware of is its SAR or Specific Absorption Rate value. It is a measure of the amount of energy absorbed by the body when exposed to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves such as those emitted by mobile phones. SAR is expressed in units of [...]
New features for Android Developers
Summary of new features for Android developers Android gets its own IDE: Android Studio, based on IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition. Google Play Services 3.1 brings game services, location APIs, Google Cloud Messaging enhancements, and Cross-Platform Single Sign On. An updated Google Play Developer Console adds a very cool app translation service, revenue graphs, alpha and beta testing and staged rollouts, optimization [...]
Google’s I/O conference keynote
What’s New for Google Users Here’s a quick overview of all the new, consumer-facing things that Google announced at the show: Google Play Game Services: Google’s answer to iOS Game Center and Xbox Live lets users start playing a game on their phones and resume progress on their tablets. It’ll also have achievements, online multiplayer [...]
Seven traits of effective programmers
Takeaway: Being a great programmer involves more than writing code that works. Justin James lists the hallmarks of programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession. In order to be an effective programmer, you need to possess a combination of traits that allow your skill, experience, and knowledge to produce working code. There are [...]
Apple Unveils Top Apps of All Time
Apple is counting down to the 50 billionth downloaded app in its App Store. In celebration of this milestone, the company, which launched the App Store nearly five years ago, will reward the person who downloads that app with a $10,000 App Store gift card. In line with this, Apple also revealed its updated lists [...]
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