Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• SourceForge Interview: Win32 Disk Imager Project

  Over on Slashdot’s sister site SourceForge, the community editors (as part of their regular Project of the Month) sat down with Tobin and Justin, the father-and-son team behind the Win32 Disk Ima…
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  Goldman Sachs Ambivalent on Bitcoin

  In a new report, investment firm Goldman Sachs suggests that Bitcoin “likely can’t work as a currency, but some [people] sense that the ledger-based technology that underlies it could hold promis…
• Apple Patent Suggests Sporty Focus for “iWatch”

  [caption id="attachment_18145" align="aligncenter" width="618"] An "iWatch" concept by Todd Hamilton.[/caption] If and when Apple enters the wearable-electronics market, its products will face a…
• Microsoft Dumping License Fees for Windows Phone?

  [caption id="attachment_18136" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Windows Phone.[/caption] For years, Microsoft remained adamant about its licensing fees for Windows Phone: if a smartphone manufact…
• Sir Tim Berners-Lee: World Wide Web Needs a 'Bill of Rights'

  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited as the inventor of the World Wide Web, believes that the online world needs a ‘Bill of Rights’ to help protect users. “Are we going to continue on the road an…
• ‘Flappy Bird’ Might Come Back, Says Creator

  Hanoi-based app designer Dong Nguyen only wanted to make a simple mobile game, one that would afford some folks a few minutes of precious distraction while commuting or “working." But the game he…
• Apple’s iOS 8 Will Focus on Improved Maps

  Apple is planning a major map overhaul for iOS 8, according to reports. If verified, such a course wouldn’t prove all that shocking—Apple has spent a not-inconsiderable amount of money over the p…
• Volkswagen Chairman: Cars Must Not Become 'Data Monsters'

  [caption id="attachment_18070" align="aligncenter" width="618"] A cool concept car from Volkswagen. Not shown: its new and amazing ways of collecting your driving data.[/caption] While automakers…
• Security Lessons From Snowden’s SXSW Discussion

  The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference fills Austin with tech entrepreneurs looking to attract some buzz, but the buzziest speaker at this year’s edition was actually thousands of miles…
• Neil Young’s PonoPlayer: Future King of a Dead Market?

  [caption id="attachment_18035" align="aligncenter" width="618"] A mockup of the Pono player.[/caption] If you follow Apple’s quarterly financial statements, it’s clear the company thinks portable…