The carplay updates look interesting. iOS 8.3 is available immediately as an over-the-air download. Xcode 6.3 is also available, as is a 7.2 update for the Apple TV and a 1.2 update for Swift, Apple’s programming language. via Apple Releases iOS 8.3 With Emoji Updates, Wireless CarPlay, Space Bar UI Fix – Mac Rumors.
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Spotify Nears Deal to Raise $400 Million at $8.4 Billion Valuation – WSJ
Interesting, $8B pre-money valuation, and selling 5% stake for $400M and very interesting quote from the article as well… Wondering how long this “ad-free” trend will last. YouTube also announced their ad-free service. HBO announced their online package and ofcourse Netflix doesn’t have ads. They believe that ad-based streaming services aren’t able to generate enough…
Introducing the All-Wheel Drive Model S 70D | Tesla Motors
Tesla just changed their lineup and removed the lowest option and added Model S 70D with much more power and distance on full charge. Electric Vehicles are definitely getting more interesting. Introducing the All-Wheel Drive Model S 70D | Tesla Motors.
Tesla To Unveil A New Product Line Beyond Cars On April 30 | TechCrunch
With all that solar power being generated, it almost feels like something is needed to complete the picture … — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 31, 2015 Wonder what this is going to be ? Speculations abound that it will be something to do with Solar and Batteries. It’s about time that we start using renewable…
New Apple TV 4 concept: Apple TV touch with redesigned, wirelessly rechargeable touch-based remote
There are a few Apple TV rumors doing the rounds of the Internet, I found the images on this article and the description pretty interesting. Steve Jobs wrote in his book that “he has cracked the TV”, let’s hope this new version shows some of his genius in there. Looking forward to the new…
iPad has gained critical mass says a Comscore report
Comscore reports that tablets have gained critical mass ! And since no tablet has come close to iPad, it translates to iPad has gained critical mass. With time, our usage patterns will evolve as well, for example the study shows that tablet users are more likely to view video than smart phone users and while…
Responsive web design
With the increasing penetration of mobile devices and tablets, it’s very important for any web based application or website to be built with responsive design principles. With responsive design, your website will be readable on devices with different display dimensions as it takes care of varying height and width. WordPress also has a few themes…
Intro to HTML5
Found this decent primer to HTML5 … HTML5 for PHP Developers – IPC View more presentations from Mayflower GmbH.
Interesting article on startup pitches
The Pragmatic Marketer Volume 8 Issue 4 — Pragmatic Marketing, world’s most popular product management training. Came across this article that’s an interesting commentary on how to pitch VC’s and just in general on how to talk about your startup or idea. Often times VCs are pretty short in conversation – I think that’s because…
360 Degree Feedback – Startup solving the problem
Read about this company on GigaOM. Not everybody likes to get feedback from people around them, but for somebody who does (including me) there is an interesting new startup called “Honestly” http://www.honestly.com It’s even sweet that it has a Facebook login 🙂 Unvarnished Has More Money and a New Name: Honestly: Tech News «.
TV – the next frontier
TV is the next frontier for innovators. In the coming months we’ll see many products trying to bring a wide array of technologies and feature sets to consumers. It remains to be seen what will win – the two major products to watch are Apple TV obviously with it’s sub $100 price point and the…
Spreadsheet: Bay Area venture capital, second quarter 2010 – SiliconValley.com
Venture Capital for Q2 2010 breakdown … Spreadsheet: Bay Area venture capital, second quarter 2010 – SiliconValley.com.