Top 10 Programming Languages — from spectrum.ieee.org
Also see their interactive version:
On 07/21/2014,
in computer science, programming,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/17/2014,
in analytics, Apple, business, computer science, corporate / business world, data related items, IBM, innovation, mobile technologies, programming, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Apple joins with IBM on business software — from nytimes.com by Brian Chen and Steve Lohrjuly
Excerpt:
In a deal that could deepen Apple’s sales to corporations and strengthen IBM’s position in business software, the two companies announced a wide-ranging partnership intended to spread advanced mobile and data analysis technology in the corporate world.
IBM and Apple have been working together on the venture for several months, and they are jointly working on more than 100 business software programs developed exclusively for Apple’s iOS operating system and for use on iPhones and iPads. The applications will be tailored for use in industries including retail, health care, transportation, banking, insurance and telecommunications.
Apple and IBM forge global partnership to transform enterprise mobility — from apple.com
Excerpt:
CUPERTINO, California and ARMONK, New York—July 15, 2014—Apple® and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone® and iPad®.
The landmark partnership aims to redefine the way work will get done, address key industry mobility challenges and spark true mobile-led business change—grounded in four core capabilities…
The next level of enterprise mobility: where data meets engagement — from IBM.com
Breaking down the Apple – IBM Announcement for our Ecosystem and Developers! — from socialbusinesssandy.com by Sandy Carter
Excerpt:
What did we announce? An exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone® and iPad®.
Apple-IBM: Infographic of announcements! — from socialbusinesssandy.com by Sandy Carter
Why the Apple-IBM deal matters more to banking than you might think — from by JJ Hornblass
Apple teams up with IBM for huge, expansive enterprise push — from techcrunch.com by Darrell Etherington
From DSC:
It would be very interesting times, indeed, if Watson merged with Siri! Here’s a posting to that effect:
When Watson met Siri: Apple’s IBM deal could make Siri a lot smarter — from venturebeat.com by
Excerpt:
One of the long-term results of Apple’s new partnership with IBM — which the two announced yesterday as a joint effort to give both a stronger standing in the mobile enterprise — could be an eventual union between Watson and Siri, a “cognitive” technology expert familiar with both tells VentureBeat.
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Addendums:
Educating the ‘big data’ generation — from by Katherine Noyes
Classes—and even degree programs—focused on data analytics are cropping up all over the U.S. Behind them? Tech’s largest companies.
Report: Cognizant computing will have ‘immense’ impact on mobile computing — from by Joshua Bolkan
Excerpt:
Gartner has unveiled a new report forecasting that cognizant computing, which the company says is the next phase of the personal cloud movement, “will become one of the strongest forces in consumer-focused IT” in the next few years to “have an immense impact across a range of industries, including mobile devices, mobile apps, wearables, networking, services and cloud providers.”
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With data analytics as its backbone, cognizant computing uses simple rules and data associated with an individual to create services and activities delivered across multiple devices. Examples include alarms, payments, health and fitness monitoring and management and context-specific advertisements.
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On 06/25/2014,
in Amazon, Apple, business, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, corporate / business world, Daniel S. Christian, future, game-changing environment, Google, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, lifelong learning, Microsoft, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, online media, platforms, programming, second screen apps, strategy, streams of content, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, technology (general), trends, TVs, ubiquitous learning,
by Daniel Christian
Mobile Megatrends 2014…uncovering major mobile trends in 2014 — from visionmobile.com
Excerpt:
This report examines five major trends that we expect to shape the future of mobile in the coming years:
- Apps: The Tip of the Iceberg
- Mobile Ecosystems: Don’t Come Late to the Game
- OTT Squared: Messaging Apps are the new Platforms
- Handset Business Reboot: Hardware is the new Distribution
- The Future of HTML5: Beyond the Browser
From DSC:
In looking at the below excerpted slide from this solid presentation, I have to ask…
“Does this same phenomenon also apply to educationally-related products/services?”
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Yes, I think it does.
That is, the educationally-related products and services of an organization will compete not by size, but how well the experience roams across screens. Lifelong learners (who are using well-designed learning experiences) will be able to tap into streams of content on multiple devices and never skip a beat. The organizations who provide such solid learning experiences across multiple “channels” should do well in the future. This is due to:
- The affordances of cloud-based computing
- The increasing power of mobile computing
- The convergence of the television, the telephone, and the computer — which is opening up the door for powerful, interactive, multi-directional communications that involve smart/connected televisions
- Generation Z’s extensive use of screens*
![The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg)
* From Here Comes Generation Z — bloombergview.com by Leonid Bershidsky
If Y-ers were the perfectly connected generation, Z-ers are overconnected. They multi-task across five screens: TV, phone, laptop, desktop and either a tablet or some handheld gaming device, spending 41 percent of their time outside of school with computers of some kind or another, compared to 22 percent 10 years ago.
On 06/05/2014,
in Apple, computer science, internet, machine-to-machine communications, mobile learning, mobile technologies, platforms, programming, user experience (UX), user interface design,
by Daniel Christian
“The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) gives developers an in-depth look at the latest in iOS and OS X. You can learn from and be inspired by more than 100 sessions led by Apple engineers, get help from Apple experts through an extensive set of hands-on labs, and connect with fellow developers from around the world, giving you the opportunity to create your best apps ever. WWDC 2014 takes place June 2 – 6, 2014 at Moscone West in San Francisco, California.”
The 22 most important things Apple announced at WWDC 2014
From QuickType to Continuity, this is Apple’s future
Apple announces iOS 8 at WWDC 2014 — from cnet.com by Nick Statt and Shara Tibken
Apple’s next iteration of its mobile operating system is all about upgrading what’s under the hood.
iOS 8: Way more open to your world — from networkworld.com by John Cox
Swift, Apple’s New Programming Language, Has Been In Development For Nearly Four Years — from techcrunch.com by Kyle Russell
9 new iOS features from Apple’s WWDC that Android already had — from networkworld.com by Steven Max Patterson
8 huge new features in iOS 8 that Apple didn’t talk about today — from theverge.com by Dan Seifert
From Wi-Fi calling to a new keyboard for the blind, sometimes the best things are hidden
Metal, meet Apple TV: Why iOS 8 seems destined for console gaming — from cnet.com byScott Stein
Console-quality games on iOS could be closer than ever, which means a TV-connected device makes even more sense.
Apple’s iOS 8 uses iBeacon tech to bring location-aware app access to lock screen — from appleinsider.com
While not a shiny new feature like HealthKit, Apple baked what appears to be new iBeacon functionality into iOS 8, making the process of proximity-aware app and content pushes passive and more discovery oriented.
Full Transcript of Apple’s WWDC 2014 Keynote: OS X 10.10, iOS 8, and More — macrumors.com
On 05/05/2014,
in Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, computer science, corporate / business world, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, game-changing environment, human-computer interaction (HCI), intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, K-12 related, psychology, robotics, society, sociology, technologies for your home, telepresence, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Will our children need to know how to interface with robots? — from quib.ly by Daniel Christian
Also see:
- 4 robots that teach children science and math in engaging ways– from scientificamerican.com by David Greer
Modular, programmable automatons make STEM learning fun
- National All-Star [robot trading cards] Lineup for 2014 — from robotics.gatech.edu
On 04/11/2014,
in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, art, biology, Bring your own device (BYOD), chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, engineering, Google, graphics, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, maker movement, mobile learning, multimedia, new media literacies, open courseware and systems, passions, physics, platforms, play, political science, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, programming, publishing, science, simulations, STEAM-related, storytelling, student-related, tablets, teachers, teaching & learning, writing, youth,
by Daniel Christian
From the About Us page (emphasis DSC):
App Ed Review is a free searchable database of educational app reviews designed to support classroom teachers finding and using apps effectively in their teaching practice. In its database, each app review includes:
- A brief, original description of the app;
- A classification of the app based on its purpose;
- Three or more ideas for how the app could be used in the classroom;
- A comprehensive app evaluation;
- The app’s target audience;
- Subject areas where the app can be used; and,
- The cost of the app.
Also see the Global Education Database:
It’s our belief that digital technologies will utterly change the way education is delivered and consumed over the next decade. We also reckon that this large-scale disruption doesn’t come with an instruction manual. And we’d like GEDB to be part of the answer to that.
It’s the pulling together of a number of different ways in which all those involved in education (teachers, parents, administrators, students) can make some sense of the huge changes going on around them. So there’s consumer reviews of technologies, a forum for advice, an aggregation of the most important EdTech news and online courses for users to equip themselves with digital skills. Backed by a growing community on social media (here, here and here for starters).
It’s a fast-track to digital literacy in the education industry.
GEDB has been pulled together by California residents Jeff Dunn, co-founder of Edudemic, and Katie Dunn, the other Edudemic co-founder, and, across the Atlantic in London, Jimmy Leach, a former habitue of digital government and media circles.
Addendum:
Favorite educational iPad apps that are also on Android — from the Learning in Hand blog by Tony Vincent
On 04/05/2014,
in change, computer science, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, human-computer interaction (HCI), psychology, robotics, technology (general), the downsides of how people use tech, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Immigrants from the future — from The Economist
Robots offer a unique insight into what people want from technology. That makes their progress peculiarly fascinating, says Oliver Morton
The pieces in the Special Report include:
On 03/05/2014,
in computer science, higher education, lifelong learning, technology (general),
by Daniel Christian
Apollo Education Group starts nontraditional course catalog — from chronicle.com by Steve Kolowich
Excerpts:
The Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, is starting a website to help people find courses that teach skills they need to land specific jobs in the technology industry. Call it a course catalog for nontraditional courses, most of which have no connection to colleges’ degree programs.
The website, called Balloon and announced on Tuesday, will be pitched to adult learners who want to pick up skills that have been flagged by technology companies as requirements for certain job openings. The idea is to make recruiting more efficient for companies, while giving learners a better idea of what skills employers in the tech industry are looking for apart from the general ones indicated by a traditional degree, said Robert W. Wrubel, chief innovation officer at Apollo.
On 02/08/2014,
in computer science, emerging technologies, experimentation, innovation, internet, machine-to-machine communications, programming,
by Daniel Christian
2014 IoT Predictions – from evrythng.com by Andy Hobsbawm
Excerpt:
TOOLS
We expect to see more simpler to use devices and toolkits (e.g. spark.io, wifi-based devices that you can plug, play, and code, etc), that are easier to embed in existing consumer electronics with less integration complexity. Also more home automation fueled by wifi modules that can be added to any existing device like the aforementioned Spark, the flyport and the Electric Imp.
Reassuringly, these are what we think of as ‘Web of Things’ rather than ‘Internet of Things’ examples, meaning they use open Web standards not closed protocols, such as REST APIs with HTTP over Wifi.
Javascript/node.js will show up on devices e.g. program your Raspberry PI directly with javascript, instead of lower-level, more complex/technical languages. Also, more DIY home automation based on the PI e.g. heimcontrol.js, or PI JS.
We’ll see a wider adoption of lightweight Web-based push-eventing-messaging tools and libraries like websockets, especially towards “messaging-as-a-service” (cloud providers can serve as “Gmail” equivalents for non-continuously connected devices).
Plus iBeacons and Bluetooth 4, and other low power messaging devices (in parallel with NFC) will become part of the IoT landscape.
WEARABLES
CARS
PAN vs LAN
ROBOTS
MASHUPS
On 12/23/2013,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, corporate / business world, internet, IT in HE, mobile technologies, programming, technology (general), trends, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Forrester: Top technology trends for 2014 & beyond — from forbes.com by Peter High
- Digital convergence erodes boundaries
- Digital experience delivery makes (or breaks) firms
- APIs become digital glue
- The business takes ownership of process and intelligence
- Firms shed yesterday’s data limitations
- Sensors and devices draw ecosystems together
- “Trust” and “identity” get a rethink
- Infrastructure takes on engagement
- Firms learn from the cloud and mobile
- IT becomes an agile service broker (or fades away)
On 11/18/2013,
in career development, computer science, higher education, K-12 related, society, technology (general), workplace,
by Daniel Christian
SHE++
A Girl Who Codes — from fastcompany.com by Jillian Goodman
Computing has always been a boys’ club. How 18-year-old Nikita Rau–and other young women like her–are finally changing that.
From DSC:
With thanks to Joe Byerwalter and Anne Byerwalter for the SHE++ resource.
With thanks to Joe Byerwalter and Anne Byerwalter for the SHE++ resource.
On 11/15/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, collaboration, communities of practice, computer science, corporate / business world, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), IBM, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, Near Field Communication (NFC), online learning, online tutoring, platforms, programming, trends, ubiquitous learning, using teams, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpts (emphasis DSC):
For the first time, IBM will open up Watson as a development platform in the Cloud to spur innovation and fuel a new ecosystem of entrepreneurial software app providers who will bring forward a new generation of applications infused with Watson’s cognitive computing intelligence.
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The Watson Ecosystem empowers development of “Powered by IBM Watson” applications. Partners are building a community of organizations who share a vision for shaping the future of their industry through the power of cognitive computing. IBM’s cognitive computing cloud platform will help drive innovation and creative solutions to some of life’s most challenging problems. The ecosystem combines business partners’ experience, offerings, domain knowledge and presence with IBM’s technology, tools, brand, and marketing.