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Nov

2020

AWS hires Rust compiler team co-lead Felix Klock

Cloud giant AWS has a lust for Rust Programming Language so needs top minds and wants them to advance the language. Amazon Web Services has quietly revealed that it has hired Rust compiler co-lead Felix Klock. AWS's Matt Assay wrote that the company "increasingly builds critical infrastructure like the Firecracker VMM using Rust because its out-of-the-box features reduce the time and effort needed to reach Amazon's high security bar, while still delivering runtime performance similar to C and C++." AWS likes Rust so much it sponsored the project and said the company has even "started hiring Rust and Tokio committers…

Jan

2018

App Store Optimization Checklist – ASO Tips

App Store Optimization, ASO

App Store Optimization is a way of ensuring your app meets app store ranking criteria and rises to the top of a search results page. But how does a marketer optimize for better discover-ability in an app store? To help you boost your app marketing strategy and app store ranking, We have put together a list of 10 best App Store Optimization tips. 1. Understand your customer and your competition How well do you know your customers and your competition? A well-formed App Store Optimization (ASO) strategy hinges on understanding how your customers use your app, along with a deep…

Jan

2018

DNS firewall – Its time to try DNS firewall

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Jan

2018

5 Reasons your social media marketing isn’t working

Social media is a key component of effective online marketing. Unless you’re selling arrowheads to cavemen, odds are that your target demographic is on social media every day—and most businesses know that. So if you’re on social media already and you’re posting regularly, but you’re not seeing any results from your efforts, you might wonder what you’re doing wrong. Here are 5 common mistakes that social media marketing novices make, and how you can correct the problems. Always Talking about Yourself Everybody knows somebody who seems to love talking about themselves. Every conversation with the person is “me, me, me”…

Oct

2016

Solve one of these problems to become a billionaire

What to become a billionaire? Your best bet could be solving a problem that's eluded engineers for decades. Here are the leading problems waiting to be solved. By solving any of these you may become a billionaire easily. Wireless Power Forget about better batteries. the future of longer-lasting phones, tablets, and other technology is wireless power. figure out how to turn your TV or cellular transmission into a power source. Rural, Remote Internet Internet dead zones are still a problem, especially in rural areas and developing countries. but solving them is a difficult challenge, one that Google and Facebook are tackling…

May

2016

iPhone hidden features

Here’s are iPhone hidden features which you didn't even know existed The iPhone is a multimedia enabled smart phone designed, manufactured and marketed by Apple Inc. The first of its kind was introduced in early 2007 and since then it has gained great popularity among its users. The smartphone has a variety of complex and advanced functionalities and its use has always left the users delighted. It can function as a camera phone, portable media player, visual voicemail and can be used for text messaging. The device has been used on several occasions as an internet client in web browsing,…

May

2016

Reasons to Stick with MySQL

MySQL’s founder is encouraging people to steer away from his creation. Here’s why he’s wrong. Schism between the worlds of open source and proprietary software is never going to go away as long as open source remains viable and competitive. Eventually, you have a meeting of both worlds. In the case of MySQL, it was when Sun Microsystems purchased the open source database for $1 billion in 2008, a significant multiple given MySQL was about a $50 million business at the time. MySQL was the cause of the significant hang-up when Oracle tried to acquire Sun in 2009, as MySQL…

May

2016

CyberSecurity Tips for Small Businesses

Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses Broadband and information technology are powerful factors in small businesses reaching new markets and increasing productivity and efficiency. However, businesses need a cybersecurity strategy to protect their own business, their customers, and their data from growing cybersecurity threats. Here are ten key cybersecurity tips for businesses to protect themselves: 1. Train employees in security principles Establish basic security practices and policies for employees, such as requiring strong passwords, and establish appropriate Internet use guidelines that detail penalties for violating company cybersecurity policies. Establish rules of behavior describing how to handle and protect customer information and…

May

2016

Why did Google choose Java as programming language for Android

Here are a few reasons why Google chose Java for its Android operating system Google hit a bullseye with smartphone users when it brought out the first version Android operating system. At that time when Nokia and its proprietary Symbian operating system, ruled the roost in smartphone market, Google brought out the first version of Android in 2007. Today Android smartphones rule the world with over 85 percent of the smartphones in the world running on various versions of Android operating system. Android’s source code is released by Google under open source licenses, although most Android devices ultimately ship with…

May

2016

Top Programming Languages To Future-Proof Your Portfolio

With several programming languages available in the market, it is very important to choose the ones that can help you plan your future or plan your development teams. There are constant lists about top programming languages that come out every year. TIOBE, a Netherlands-based company is one such company that keeps a regular list of the most commonly used languages and assesses code for quality. The company’s list not only shows the relative popular languages that it is testing currently, but also a good picture of the development market as it exists right now. Another way to figure out which…