BBC’s iPlayer now available in the UK App Store

We’vetalked about itand we’ve been waiting for it but now it’s here. BBC’s iPlayer for the iPad isnow availablein the UK App Store. The iPlayer app will bring BBC programs to your iPad but only if you’re in the UK. We’ve snagged this screenshot from over atMacstories: And now, the wait begins. For those of us in the rest of the world, we won’t have access to the free content iPlayer....

2 min · 243 words · April Perez

BBM Etiquette: Dating with a BlackBerry

A few months back, my then-boyfriend (an iPhone user) received a pitch from a casting agent he knew. The agent was looking to interview people about how they use BlackBerry Messenger to date, flirt, and keep up with friends. The gig was paid, and I was feeling particularly optimistic that day, so I shot her a message addressing some of her preliminary questions. My introduction was bland and made me sound like an eight-year-old....

5 min · 969 words · Rebecca Cannon

BCIs had a big year in the lab. In 2022, they’re coming to the market

Brain-computer interfaces are slowly edging into the mainstream. Aftera stringof scientific breakthroughs, neurotech companies are starting to commercialize their research. Among them isBlackrock Neurotech, which focuses on restoring functionsthat have been impaired by disabilities or accidents. The company isbest-knownfor developing a neural implant that enabled a paralyzed man tocontrol a robotic arm with his mind. In 2022, the Utah-based firmplans to launch its first commercial device. “From an engineering point of view, all the components are there,” Florian Solzbacher, Blackrock’s co-founder and chairman, tells TNW....

4 min · 698 words · Allison Mendoza

Be among the first to reserve an “@india.com” email address

Still looking for a good email address? Our Indian friends are in for a treat becauseIndia.comis opening its email service to everyone. Now’s your chance to be among the first to register and get the email address you’ve always wanted! India.com is a new, soon to be launched portal which will feature news and information about anything India, including sports, culture, videos, and education. Now it’s also offering a free email service that gives users unlimited storage space and attachments of up to 20mb....

2 min · 310 words · Jesus Avila

Beat imposter syndrome by developing ‘true confidence’ as a software engineer

Let me start this post off by saying that impostor syndrome has already been covered profusely and at length, and there’s probably nothing new I can add to the discussion, so let me stop here, thanks for reading, and sorry for wasting your time. Ahem. While there’s already tons of advice for overcoming impostor syndrome, I find it usually falls into one of two buckets: The first angle is clearly useless, and the second, I’d argue, is neither possible nor advisable....

13 min · 2684 words · Peggy Garcia
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