iPhone 5′s looks get reverse-designed from leaked cases
With just weeks to go before Apple is expected to introduce its iPhone 5, the Apple gurus at MacRumors decided to take matters into its own hands and create the most accurate mockup based on rumors and leaked iPhone 5 cases. It’s one thing to have complete freedom to create an iPhone 5 render, but…
New Samsung Galaxy 7.7: Best tablet, spec-wise?
Android tablet makers have to play a spec game. And Samsung, the world’s second-leading tablet maker, just raised the spec bar again with the new Samsung Galaxy 7.7, with a 7.67-(to be technical)-inch Super AMOLED screen. That description represents two firsts. A 7.7-inch screen (let’s just round that off) is a new size in the…
Will Google+ Replace Facebook?
I frequently get questions like these: “Is Google+ going to kill facebook like Facebook killed MySpace?” The answer is “no” but not because Google+ isn’t going to be hugely successful. Services, technologies and companies never kill or replace each other. Some companies just don’t keep up with customer demand, stop innovating and then might fade…
Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
Steve Jobs has just resigned as CEO of Apple and Tim Cook has now taken over the charge as per the Apple succession plan. Since January 17th this year, Jobs has been on third medical leave. As Chairman, Jobs will “continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration,” said Board member Art…
Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus
A practical guide for improving communication and getting what you want in your IT department. Once upon a time Martians and Venusians were made to work with each other, not initially realizing they were from different planets. Then reality set in and they realized they had different internal goals and motivations. Their overall goal should…
Introduction to ISO 8583
Whenever we use credit/debit/ATM card, the data traverse from one system to another. A card-based transaction typically needs to travel between a numbers of systems. For example, a purchase made in a store may travel from the merchant terminal, through an acquirer network or networks, to the issuing bank where the cardholder’s account is held….
