As Google I/O Approaches, Microsoft Hires A High-Profile Team To Attract Outside Developers
Just before Google I/O, Microsoft is making a big pitch for developers with a high-profile announcement about a new team that will focus on building outside interest in app development on the Azure platform. The group, which will have a base in San Francisco, is part of the Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) group led by Technical Fellow John Shewchuk. As Mary Jo Foley wrote, the new developer team is part of Microsoft’s effort to be a platform provider more so than a software purveyor. Here’s what Shewchuk wrote recently about the effort: We’re building out the team by adding top-notch developers and evangelists from across the industry. Two recent examples: James Whittaker – a known industry disruptor and incredible speaker joins us from Bing where he has been leading the development team making Bing knowledge available programmatically – many people may know him from his viral blog post on why he left Google for Microsoft. And Patrick Chanezon just joined us from ...
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HTC’s New Software Vision Might Actually Make A Little Sense
HTC’s floundered of late, with a less-than-impressive 2012. Much of that can be attributed to Samsung and Apple, which chomped up even more marketshare last year than they did the year before. Plus, HTC put a lot of focus on Windows Phone 8 last year with the Windows Phone 8X and 8S, which put the Taiwanese handset maker even further behind. However, HTC’s insistence on packing its phones full of Sense software has never helped. Users awoke their phones to a number of various bubbles and widgets that did nothing but confuse and clutter. But Sense 5 and the new HTC One has a shot at changing all that. The list of features in Sense 5 is incredibly short: there’s BlinkFeed, which acts as a live feed of all your social network and news content, and there’s Zoe, a Vine-esque app that creates highlight videos from static photos and videos. There is also a revamped navigation menu for SenseTV and some new Music player that pulls in song lyrics directly into the player for you to sing along ...
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Christy Clark not endangering Canada, but getting BC's fair share
With the doomsday bleatings from Alberta and Ottawa you'd think Christy Clark had taken Confederation documents and shoved them down an oil pipeline. She hasn't. Her insistence B.C. get a of share of oil royalties is just an exercise in the status quo.
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