| ITworld Tonight | | | | Thanks to powerful tools, the need for speed, and the shifting nature of programming itself, your next nerd fight will be over framework APIs, not syntax. READ MORE | | | Issue highlights 1. 10 tech conferences worth attending in 2015 2. Bit by bit, Intel looks to quadruple SSD storage 3. Here's what the carriers will charge you for a Samsung Galaxy S6 4. Silk Road investigators charged with stealing bitcoin 5. Google Dart upgrade hones in on asynchronous programming 6. Adventures using low-cost parts in embedded hardware projects 7. Put your API on a JSON diet 8. In Web usability, you are the algorithm 9. Microsoft should forget the Surface, stick to the Pro 2-in-1 line | : | | Already anticipating the Consumer Electronics Show next January? Looking to get the biggest bang for your travel budget buck in the remainder of 2015? Check out CIO's picks for conferences worth attending this year. READ MORE | | With all the photos, videos, apps and tunes you have, the storage on your smartphone may not be enough. With that in mind, Intel is researching new ways to up the storage capacity in mobile devices and PCs without hurting the size or price of devices.One effort underway at is to stuff more bits in a single cell, which could increase data storage capacity in mobile devices and PCs by as much as fourfold. Intel is trying to cram four bits in a storage cell, an improvement over the three bits that can be put in a single storage cell currently.“This could enable denser devices in a broad range of mobile and compute applications,” said Bill Leszinske, vice president of strategic planning and marketing for non-volatile memory solutions at Intel, in an email.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | The major carriers are now taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S6, expected to ship April 10. I've got pricing details so you can decide whether it's time to buy. READ MORE | | Two former U.S. agents face charges of wire fraud and money laundering READ MORE | | Google has released Dart 1.9, with a focus on asynchronous programming.With the upgrade, familiar control flow features now can be used to manage complex asynchronous interactions. Version 1.9 features async methods and await expressions built from Dart's Future API. A Future represents a potential value or error that will available at some time in the future, according to Dart API reference documentation.[ JavaScript rules the Web -- but how do you harness its power? Find out in InfoWorld's special report, "The triumph of JavaScript." | Keep up with hot topics in app dev with InfoWorld's Strategic Developer blog. ] "Asynchronous programming is everywhere -- user interaction, network access, file I/O. Dart simplifies and enhances these scenarios with the 1.9 release," a Dart News & Updates blog post said late last week. Asynchronous programming can offer performance benefits over traditional multithreading, although it can introduce its own complexities, university research concludes.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | Using low-cost parts in an embedded hardware project can be tempting…just be aware of the risks. READ MORE | | Last week I discussed design considerations for APIs, given that APIs aren’t applications and shouldn’t be treated as such. At small scales, APIs that come along for the ride with bulky Web frameworks might be fine, but beyond that you’re asking for trouble. If you’re building an API that will serve a large number of clients, your API code should be thin and tight, as well as make liberal use of caching. Otherwise, the future headaches will be crippling.But this doesn't pertain to the foundation of your API only; it's relevant within the API itself. Here, putting your JSON on a diet can be crucial.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | Is it always appropriate for Web usability to aim at making computing more human, when humans so often spontaneously mechanize and systematize themselves to get things done? READ MORE | | Microsoft will resuscitate its Surface tablet with a new model powered by Windows 8.1, ditching the flop that was Windows RT for a lower-priced device, according to an online report.But the company would be better served by sticking with its Surface Pro line, some analysts said."A new Surface seems to be consistent with their Windows 10 story, that the OS will exist on all platforms," said Ezra Gottheil of Technology Business Research. "But that still leaves the question, 'Do they really need one of these?' I don't think so. I don't think it's a good idea."[ Related: The future of Microsoft Surface: What to expect from Surface 3 and Surface Pro 4 ]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE | | | | | | | |
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