Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Why Amazon’s Fire Phone Is Dead on Arrival
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ascended a Seattle stage yesterday to unveil the Fire Phone, his company’s first smartphone. The 4.7-inch device includes a variety of next-generation features, from streaml… -
Yahoo’s Diversity Report Shows Lack of Women in Tech, Leader Roles
Women are a significant minority at Yahoo, according to its newly released diversity report. Women make up 37 percent of Yahoo’s global workforce, while men compose 62 percent (roughly 1 percent… -
Tesla Open-Sources Its Patents
Most tech companies devote considerable time, money, and effort to enforcing their patents. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to buck that longtime tradition by opening up his company’s electric-ca… -
The Epic Silliness of 'Minecraft' Creator's New Game
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re Markus “Notch” Persson, creator of Minecraft, one of the most popular video games of the decade. Within three years of entering Beta in late 2010, Minecraft had… -
Bloomberg Testing Real-World App for Oculus Rift
So far, the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset has found its most widespread use in gaming. But as the device rises in prominence, more companies are testing its capabilities as a work tool. Blo… -
Apple’s iOS Maps and the High Cost of Management Failure
In 2012, Apple abandoned its longtime reliance on Google’s mapping data to power its iOS Maps app, opting instead to go with data collected and curated in-house. The result was an epic disaster,… -
Tech Pros Think Java/J2EE, SQL, .NET Key to Careers
Tech pros feel that mastery of Java/J2EE, SQL and .NET are key to their careers, according to a new survey by Dice. Although the survey’s sample size was small, at 200 pros, the results nonethele… -
Tetris's Long History Offers Tips for New Game Developers
When the iconic video game Tetris turned 30 last week, Time published an interview with its developer, Alexey Pajitnov, in which he described the challenges of publishing software in the last yea… -
Want to Help Lock Down Google’s New Chrome Extension?
Google wants its developer community to pick through its latest Chrome extension, End-to-End, for potential vulnerabilities. End-to-End, currently in Alpha release, allows users to encrypt, decry… -
Secret Service Wants Sarcasm Detection. That’ll Work Out.
The Secret Service is in the market for software capable of detecting sarcastic language online, according to the Washington Post. In a note posted on FBO.gov, the agency indicated that it wants…