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The 11 people you meet on (nearly) every open source project

LoopPay vs. Google Wallet: Which mobile payment method works better?.

The best Google Cardboard VR apps.

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March 01, 2015

The 11 people you meet on (nearly) every open source project

Are you a coding monomaniac? A bike-shedder? An apostolic team lead? Choose wisely! READ MORE

 

Issue highlights

1. LoopPay vs. Google Wallet: Which mobile payment method works better?

2. The best Google Cardboard VR apps

3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python

4. 5 ways the smartphone is conquering the tablet

5. Google tests business Hangouts in search results

6. Bad with names? 2 Android apps try to help

7. 5 Chromebook tips and tricks to fine-tune your productivity

8. Ractive aims to bring Web programming to the masses

9. Google's new campus plans hint at staggering ambitions

10. If you could go back in time...

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LoopPay vs. Google Wallet: Which mobile payment method works better?

We took LoopPay's physical Card device to see what using Samsung's newly acquired technology is like to use out in the real world. READ MORE

The best Google Cardboard VR apps

Games, concerts, and other immersive virtual reality experiences—and many are available for free. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter for your chance to win! READ MORE

5 ways the smartphone is conquering the tablet

Smartphones and tablets can do a lot of the same things, but a closer look at the specs shows how tablets are falling behind. READ MORE

Google tests business Hangouts in search results

Using Hangouts, Google is testing a search feature that enables users to conduct live chats with businesses directly from their search results. READ MORE

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Bad with names? 2 Android apps try to help

Many of us have trouble relating faces to names -- which can be disastrous in a business situation. Two Android apps -- Humin and Social Recall -- try to help with that. READ MORE

5 Chromebook tips and tricks to fine-tune your productivity

While Chrome OS started life as a simple, stripped-down browser and little else, Google's operating system now has tons of tools, tweaks, and customizations that let you tailor your Chromebook to your specific workflow needs. READ MORE

Ractive aims to bring Web programming to the masses

The Ractive JavaScript library is designed to simplify the process of creating dynamic Web pages. READ MORE

Google's new campus plans hint at staggering ambitions

Plans call for moveable lightweight structures and translucent canopies. READ MORE

If you could go back in time...

We asked some security experts about what they would change about how the Internet was built if they could go back to the early days of its development. READ MORE

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