Amazon unleashed a ton of new Alexa/Echo product, filling in gaps in their product line.

Amazon unleashed a ton of new Alexa/Echo product, filling in gaps in their product line.

Ear pods, glass frames, a microwave, even ring on your finger. Alexa is showing up everywhere!

https://www.popsci.com/amazon-new-products/

Richard Harris of App Dev magazine talks IBM acquisition of Red Hat.

Richard Harris of App Dev magazine talks IBM acquisition of Red Hat.

In an interview, Sacha Labourey, CEO of CloudBees, expresses what a "massive win" this is for both Red Hat and the open-source community.

https://appdevelopermagazine.com/ibm-buys-red-hat-what-does-it-mean/

Exploiting Google Play cancellation policy, “Fleeceware” apps have unsuspecting user paying big.

Exploiting Google Play cancellation policy, “Fleeceware” apps have unsuspecting user paying big.

At least 24 Google Play Store apps, some very basic programs, charged up to $200 for their use.

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-apps-caught-obscenely-overcharging-users

Now that iOS 13 is official out, it is time to at Voice Control to your apps.

Now that iOS 13 is official out, it is time to at Voice Control to your apps.

Kristina Fox, Staff iOS engineer at Intuit, provides a break down of how to really take advantage of Voice Input.

https://kristina.io/adopting-voice-control/

Episode 2 of the Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, was releases at Oculus Connect 6.

Episode 2 of the Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, was released at Oculus Connect 6.

ILMxLAB (Industrial Lights & Magic software lab) calls this series a VR Adventures. Owning Episode 1, I agree. It is more than a VR movie, but not exactly a game.

https://www.oculus.com/blog/learn-the-ways-of-the-force-in-vader-immortal-a-star-wars-vr-series-episode-ii-available-today-on-oculus-quest-and-the-rift-platform/

Direct Link to trailer: https://youtu.be/_qCQLs1QpXI

Yet another good article from RayWenderlich site, this one by Ron Kliffer on Apple’s UIPresentationController.

Yet another good article from RayWenderlich site, this one by Ron Kliffer on Apple’s UIPresentationController.

An often misunderstood API, UIPresentationController manages the transition animations and the presentation of view controllers onscreen.

https://www.raywenderlich.com/3636807-uipresentationcontroller-tutorial-getting-started

I have often said that Steve Jobs failures made him more successful than his successes.

I have often said that Steve Jobs failures made him more successful than his successes.

Steve always used failure to improve the product, while this article talks about how killing products, helped the company.

https://blog.hellostepchange.com/blog/why-steve-jobs-killed-70-of-apples-products-a-lesson-on-range-architecture

Related article on Steve’s advice to Nike: https://www.inc.com/mikael-cho/how-steve-jobs-saved-nike-and-apple-with-one-simple-piece-of-advice.html

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