Articles by Nate Swanner

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  Pebble Wants Developers to Follow It to FitBit

  [caption id="attachment_138699" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Pebble Smartwatches[/caption] With the news that smartwatch-maker Pebble's assets have been purchased by FitBit came some really…
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  Perfect Assistant Makes Server-Side Swift Easy

  [caption id="attachment_138622" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Perfect Server Side Swift[/caption] Apple’s Swift programming language already has a variety of use cases, and a growing number o…
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  Facebook Creates Video Series to Explain A.I.

  [caption id="attachment_138615" align="aligncenter" width="1094"] Facebook A.I. Video Series[/caption] Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is everywhere. If you’re using mobile or cloud technology, it…
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  Will Amazon Go Take Jobs Away From Humans?

  [caption id="attachment_138642" align="aligncenter" width="2178"] Amazon Go[/caption] Amazon has created a new-look convenience store that lets you buy goods without ever going through a checkout…
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  Why GoPro's Layoffs Won't Affect Developers

  [caption id="attachment_138584" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] GoPro[/caption] Action-camera maker GoPro is falling on hard times. The company is set to lay off a large chunk of its staff, and…
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  Motorola Drops Wearables, Says No New Moto 360

  [caption id="attachment_124015" align="aligncenter" width="778"] Moto 360[/caption] Fresh off the scuttlebutt that Fitbit is likely buying Pebble, more smartwatch news is making the rounds: Andro…
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  Google App Maker Makes Citizen Coding Easier

  [caption id="attachment_138565" align="aligncenter" width="1716"] Google App Maker[/caption] Citizen coding is a hot-button topic, but studies show that the practice has its advantages. Once left…
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  Kids, Teachers Excited By Classroom Tech: Survey

  [caption id="attachment_138555" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Tech in the classroom[/caption] Technology in the classroom seems like a natural progression from pen and paper, much as whiteboa…
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  Amazon's Next Echo Suggests In-Home A.I. is Broken

  [caption id="attachment_138540" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Amazon Echo[/caption] Amazon is reportedly set to bring a new-look Alexa to your living room. According to Bloomberg, the e-comme…
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  Should Apple Kill the Mac App Store?

  [caption id="attachment_138519" align="aligncenter" width="1360"] Mac App Store WWDC 2016[/caption] Dig into the Mac App Store, and you’ll probably find what you’re looking for – or something sim…