Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Google's Latest Shot in the Online Storage Wars
Google believes that no company can afford to destroy any of its data. And while the price of storage has crumbled in recent years, companies can still find it expensive to retain massive amounts… -
Is There Room for Generalists in Tech?
It’s an old adage that, in an industry as competitive and crowded as tech, only the specialists survive. Startups with a laser focus on a particular product need developers and engineers with dee… -
Can Boot Camps Really Boost Tech Employment?
Earlier this week, the White House unveiled an ambitious plan to train and employ millions of tech pros in 21 regions across the United States. Carrying out the plan—dubbed “TechHire”—will depend… -
The White House's New Plan for Hiring Tech Pros
If you’re a tech pro—or aspire to become one—President Obama wants to find you a job. The White House has announced the “TechHire initiative,” which will supposedly fill jobs in everything from s… -
Apple Watch Launch: What to Expect
Apple plans on revealing more details about its long-anticipated Apple Watch at a high-profile event in San Francisco on March 9. When Apple unveiled the Watch at its most recent iPhone launch in… -
'Chappie': What It Takes to Render a Robot
In the new film Chappie, set a few years from now, a police robot is stolen and reprogrammed in a way that renders it capable of learning. The Powers That Be, viewing a sentient robot as an exist… -
Linux Pros Prepared to Jump in 2015
With more and more companies relying on Linux—some 11,800 developers from 1,200 companies have contributed to the kernel over the last decade, according to the Linux Foundation—it stands to reaso… -
Forget Smartphones: Meet the Smart Pocket-Watch
The word “smart” gets attached to a lot of devices these days: smartwatch, smartphone, smart gun, smart home, and much more. Now say “hello” to the smart pocket-watch. Monohm’s Runcible, currentl… -
The Indie Game at the Heart of 'House of Cards'
In the new season of the Netflix series House of Cards, President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) takes a break from his Machiavellian machinations to… play an indie game on his iPad? The game in… -
R.I.P. Google+?
Google’s Google+ social network, touted by some as a potential “Facebook killer” upon its 2011 release, could end up split into multiple parts. “Just wanted to confirm that the rumors are true—I’…