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8 tech buzzwords that you need to know

12 great Material Design-ready apps get you ready for Android Lollipop

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November 23, 2014
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8 tech buzzwords that you need to know

Impress your friends at this year's holiday gatherings by dropping a few of these terms. READ MORE

 

Issue highlights

1. 12 great Material Design-ready apps get you ready for Android Lollipop

2. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby

3. Best Android and iOS Apps of Fall 2014

4. Cameras, robotic mules could help battle Ebola in West Africa

5. 4 ways your competitors are stealing your IT talent

6. USB Armory is the Swiss army knife of security devices

7. This is what happens when you outsource application development to a company that goes bust

8. Adobe can now send customized messages to beacon apps

9. 6 must-dos to nail the job interview

WHITE PAPER: OutSystems

Mobile App Backlog

New research conducted by Opinion Matters reveals that 85% of enterprises have a mobile app development backlog because they can't cope with business demands. With the average application taking anywhere between three and 12 months to get out the door, this slow approach to app development is resulting in competitive disadvantage. Learn More

12 great Material Design-ready apps get you ready for Android Lollipop

Even if you don't have Android Lollipop yet, there are plenty of apps out there that fit right in with Google's new operating system design scheme. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby

Learn how to harness Ruby's full power to write more robust, efficient, maintainable, and well-performing code. We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE

Best Android and iOS Apps of Fall 2014

There were some great iOS and Android apps released during the past three months, including presentation software, a unique ebook reader and a valuable GPS navigation app. READ MORE

Cameras, robotic mules could help battle Ebola in West Africa

Researchers are working on technology that could be shipped to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak as soon as a few months from now, while also looking ahead to bigger plans to combat any disease outbreak. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: CommVault

IDG MarketPulse: Lighting Up Dark Data CIO Research Paper

On average, just 28 percent of organizational data is stored because it has clear business value. Ominously referred to as dark data, those information assets grow and soak up resources without returning any business value. Learn More>>

4 ways your competitors are stealing your IT talent

As the talent war heats up, poaching tech professionals is becoming increasingly common. Here's how it's done and how to stop it. READ MORE

USB Armory is the Swiss army knife of security devices

USB Armory looks like a fat USB memory stick, but it contains security features enabling it to act as a self-encrypting data store, a Tor router, a password locker and many other things. READ MORE

This is what happens when you outsource application development to a company that goes bust

Hint: You become a software house -- at least temporarily. READ MORE

Adobe can now send customized messages to beacon apps

The company is hoping its customers will use analytics features to prevent messaging fatigue. READ MORE

6 must-dos to nail the job interview

Learn what IT hiring managers say are the most common interviewing mistakes and how you can avoid making them. (And if you're a millennial, pay particular attention.) READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: VMware

Moving to Hybrid Cloud: Top 5 Considerations

Here are the top five considerations to keep in mind as you begin evaluating hybrid cloud for your workloads. Learn more!

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