Talent scouting at the 2011 Hackathon in New York today, TCTV caught up with three alumni hax0rz and one n00b, who gave us a sneak peek of their apps and ideas. The hax0rz in question hail from: the mobile startup GroupMe; QLabs NYC, a collective of developers and designers; and the Boston seed fund...
Daily Archives: May 21, 2011
Apple Retail Store 2.0 now live with interactive iPad displays and more
It looks like the sources that tipped 9to5Mac off about the introduction of App Store improvements to Apple’s Retail Stores this Sunday were correct. Reports are now rolling in that show the new interactive iPad displays and other new features of Apple’s Retail Store 2.0 experience. The new iPad displays that have taken the...
The Hack Is On At The Hackathon
The tables here at Pier 94 are full of enterprising hackers, swapping code and networking furiously. The Red Bull is flowing freely and snacks crunch underfoot — pigeons flit to and fro looking for crumbs and perhaps some seed funds. And it’s only just beginning. The hacking will continue all night, punctuated by API...
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, May 21 2011
We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us.
Smartr 2.0 makes following news on Twitter and Facebook faster more elegant than ever
Smartr, a free iPhone and iPod Touch app we’ve profiled, is a splendid way of consuming news posted to Twitter and Facebook by one’s friends without other social network posts cluttering up your feeds. The app does this by removing spam, duplicate links, and uninteresting content such as check-ins and generic status updates. Smartr...
Mobile Software: Driving Innovation in the Multi-Core Era
Mobile hardware is progressing at a blistering pace. Displays continue to increase in size, color quality and resolution, while advancements such as glasses-free 3-D offer the promise of novel user experiences. Processors are adding cores and clock speed faster than ever before, and 4G radios have brought broadband data speeds to mobile devices. These...
Prehype: an incubator that helps corporations innovate like startups
Innovation is what shapes the evolution of human society. In order to create, one needs creativity, which requires room to breathe, mediate and collaborate. Too often, our societal structures hinder this necessary growth, particularly in professional settings. It’s why startups are so in vogue, because nimble Internet companies can accomplish growth like never before with...
How To Install Netflix On Any Android Phone (The Easy Way) (GOOG, NFLX)
Image: Steve Kovach, Business Insider See Also: The Top 10 Things We Want To Control With Our Android Phone RUMOR: Amazon Is Working On A Bunch Of Android Tablets, Not Just One Aw, This Guy Made An Android App To Propose To His Girlfriend For some lucky Android owners, Netflix is already available. But...
Make.Money.Slow : The Bitcoin Experiment
Bitcoin. Oh, man, where to begin. Its Hype-O-Meter got cranked to 11 this week, and breathless histrionics are everywhere. Death and Taxes called this new currency “a seismic event“; Adam Cohen says it’s nothing but a giant scam; Jason Calacanis calls it “the most dangerous project we’ve ever seen“; and they’re all completely wrong....
3 Free E-Books on jQuery
jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to make designers and front-end developers’ lives easier. According to W3Techs, jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library by far, and is in use by 33.1% of all websites. If you’re a designer or front-end developer, it’s definitely something worth knowing. Here are some resources to help you...