Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Apple Working on Augmented Reality
Apple is dedicated to augmented reality, the technology that overlays digital holograms on real-world surroundings via a screen or lens. During his company’s quarterly earnings call, Apple CEO Ti… -
Tech Skills With the Fastest Job Growth
Dice recently analyzed its database of job postings to see which skills had seen the greatest year-over-year growth between June 2015 and June 2016. It’s no surprise that many of the skills exper… -
The Value of Killing a Project Fast
When is it better to kill a project? Silicon Valley often lionizes failed technology efforts, provided those projects had ambitious aims. Fail as fast as possible, goes the maxim of many a startu… -
Learning the Tools to Build Self-Driving Cars
Interested in breaking into the nascent self-driving car industry? A new online course could give you the tools necessary to train automobiles how to drive themselves. Udacity’s Self-Driving Car… -
Is the Smartwatch Market in Decline?
Is the smartwatch market in trouble? Analysts and pundits have asked that question ever since tech firms began releasing smartwatches to consumers. The question might have a little more weight th… -
JavaScript, Java Still Top RedMonk's Rankings
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, JavaScript, Java, PHP, and Python topped RedMonk’s latest programming-language rankings. The developer-focused analyst firm releases its rankings, whi… -
How to Wreck Your Job Search
Most people regard the job search as annoying at best, and a dread-filled activity at worst. Unless you’re one of those lucky souls who manages to leap from job to job simply on the strength of f… -
How Much Do Tech Pros Spend on Rent?
Debating whether to live in a major tech hub such as San Francisco? You might be able to command a generous salary, especially if you're a highly specialized tech pro at a major company, but the… -
Google Altering Its Virtual Reality Strategy?
Google has killed its virtual-reality headset project, according to unnamed sources speaking to Recode. The headset would have competed directly against the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, two of the h… -
Fiat Chrysler Launches Bug Bounty
Bug bounties: they’re not just for tech companies anymore! Automobile manufacturer Fiat Chrysler will pay hackers and researchers up to $1,500 per flaw found in the following systems: vehicle hea…