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Hackathons and Software Development

Mike Riley talks with Brandon Kessler, founder of ChallengePost, about competition, collaboration, creativity, and the community of coders.

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Hackathons and Software DevelopmentMike Riley talks with Brandon Kessler, founder of ChallengePost, about competition, collaboration, creativity, and the community of coders.
2014 App Challenge WinnersVerizon has announced the winners in its 2014 App Challenge; teams from four high schools and four middle schools beat out more than 1,300 teams from across the country to become one of the eight national winners.
First-Class Functions in Java 8 TutorialA 10-minute tutorial on first-class functions and lambdas in Java 8, presented by the authors of Java 8 In Action.
Who Will Be Master of the MainframeCollege students will spend the month of March entrenched in the Systems of Engagement concept. They will deploy Systems of Record mainframe business applications written with Java and COBOL using DB2 for z/OS APIs.
ISEF Judges NeededThe Intel International Science and Engineering Fair will be held this year in Los Angeles and Dr. Dobb's readers are invited to serve as judges on May 13-14.
Mobile Developer ChallengeIBM announces the Watson Mobile Developer Challenge, a global competition for developers to create mobile consumer and business apps powered by Watson.
Intel at Mobile World Congress: It's a 64-bit WorldNew mobile processors and dev tools introduced.
2013 IBM 5 in 5 PredictionsIBM has released the eighth annual "IBM 5 in 5" list of innovations that have the potential to transform our lives during the next five years. This year's list is heavily influenced by the emerging era of cognitive systems.
Interview with Stephen WolframStephen Wolfram talks 25 years of Mathematica, the Wolfram Language pre-release, and the wonders of putting a knowledge-based language into embedded devices.
IBM Watson Developers CloudIBM makes Watson technology available as a development platform in the cloud.
PTECH: Educating for InnovationFirst school in the U.S. to directly connect high school, college, and career. Students in this grades 9 -14 program graduate with a no-cost associates degree in Applied Science.
Predicting the Mobile FutureAt IDF, Intel Fellow and anthropologist Dr. Genevieve Bell tips developers to think beyond today's mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, and consider a broader picture that includes infrastructure, personal data, places and people.
FIRST Days of School (and Robotics Competition)It's back-to-school time again, which also means back to the start of the FIRST Robotics Competition for high school students. Over 28,000 schools worldwide create teams guided by mentors and build robots to compete each year.
Workplace of the FutureWhat will the 2020 workforce look like? This was the central issue discussed during the second FutureCast hosted by AT&T Foundry and Ericsson with journalist Andrew Keen as a moderator and author Vivek Wadhwa as a keynote guest.
Research@Intel ShowcaseIntel Labs' collaboration with the world's leading academic researchers has created a global network of seven Intel Science and Technology Centers and six Intel Collaborative Research Institutes -- producing awesome technology.
Teen Computer Scientist Is Big Winner at ISEFAt the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel Corporation and Society for Science & the Public announced the award winners for 2013.
SilvermontIntel has introduced the Silvermont microarchitecture, a new design in the company's 22 nanometer Tri-Gate SoC process delivering significant increases in performance and energy efficiency.
Solve For TomorrowSamsung has announced the winners of third annual Solve for Tomorrow contest, a nationwide $1M competition designed to raise enthusiasm for STEM education among U.S. public middle and high school students.
Perceptual ComputingUsing the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK 2013, developers can create applications that take advantage of the SDK’s core capabilities for handling close-range hand and finger tracking, speech recognition, face analysis, and augmented reality.
Open Source for Private CloudsMike Riley chats with Shashi Mysore, the Director of Product Management at Eucalyptus Systems, the company behind the leading open source software for building Amazon Web Services (AWS) compatible private and hybrid clouds.
Amazon ConnectionAmazon Connection, a digital inclusion program initiated by Telefonica Vivo Foundation and Ericsson, has won the 2013 Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Product, Initiative or Service for Emerging Markets.
IBM THINK Exhibit OpensThe 6,600 square-foot interactive exhibit is designed to showcase how the world can work better with the help of technology and innovation.
Can Software Bring Intelligence to Wearable Computing Hardware?Mike Riley chats with advanced AI developer Lars Hard about his AI platform solution for transforming search, discovery, and recommendation, thus enabling broad deployment of intelligent solutions for companies -- and a free platform for developers.
Connected VehiclesDuring CES in January, connected vehicles took center stage during a panel on connectivity and how communications technology is changing everything.
Watson at RensselaerIBM will provide a modified version of its cognitive computing Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, making it the first university to receive such a system.
Nanomedicine Breakthrough: Ninja PolymersIBM researchers working jointly with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology recently revealed an antimicrobial hydrogel that can break through diseased biofilms and completely eradicate drug-resistant bacteria upon contact.
New Communications Platform from Ericsson Gets Test Drive from DevelopersEricsson unveiled a new web development platform that will allow any connected device to be turned into an always-open communications device.
What CUDA Can Do For YouMark Ebersole from NVIDIA discusses what CUDA is and how it can help developers.
An Introduction to OpenCLBen Gaster from AMD Research talks about the design and use of the language OpenCL, which has been embraced by Apple, Intel, and Nvidia among other companies, to accelerate programs.
Comparing OpenCL, CUDA, and OpenACCComparing OpenCL, CUDA, and OpenACC
Introduction to OpenACCIntroduction to OpenACC
Heterogeneous ProgrammingAMD's Ben Sander shares details about the heterogeneous system architecture (HSA) and how it will change the way people program in the future in this video tutorial.
Introduction to CUDA C/C++Nvidia's Mark Ebersole introduces core concepts of heterogeneous computing with CUDA C/C++ in this 30 minute tutorial.
Otellini Bids Intel FarewellIntel Corporation announced that the company's president and CEO, Paul Otellini, has decided to retire as of May 2013.
IBM Addresses Security Challenges of Big Data, Mobile, and Cloud ComputingLargest set of security software capabilities announced to date
Hackathon for Social GoodA 36-hour coding challenge, which was held simultaneously with the 2012 Social Good Summit in New York City

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