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Learn on Managing your Dev Team using that link.  

BackBone Framework http://www.slideshare.net/iloveigloo/clientside-mvc-with-backbonejs   CSS Parallax Effect without jQ http://likeadev.com/show/simple-css-parallax-without-jquery.html   Thanks to our friend Abhishek.

Five Rules a new CEO should follow http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/10/the-five-rules-every-new-ceo-should-follow/ What your Boss Really Wants from you http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/10/what-your-boss-really-wants-from-you/

REST SOAP Assumes a point-to-point communication model–not usable for distributed computing environment where message may go through one or more intermediaries Designed to handle distributed computing environments Minimal tooling/middleware is necessary. Only HTTP support is required Requires significant tooling/middleware support URL typically references the resource being accessed/deleted/updated The content of the message typically decides the operation e.g. doc-literal services Not reliable – HTTP DELETE can return OK status even if a resource is not deleted Reliable Formal description standards not in widespread use. WSDL 1.2, WADL are candidates. Well defined mechanism for describing the interface e.g. WSDL+XSD, WS-Policy Better suited for point-to-point or where the intermediary does not play a significant role Well suited for intermediated services No constraints on the payload Payload must comply with the SOAP schema Only the most well established standards apply e.g. HTTP, SS

We can be sure that mosquitoes are at least 95 million year old on this earth.   On Oct 15 th   2013, it was reported that a unique 46-million-year-old mosquito fossil with a belly full of dried blood has been found in a Montana riverbed, US researchers said Monday. Cutting-edge instruments detected blood in her abdomen, but just what creature that blood came from is a mystery since DNA cannot be extracted from a fossil that old. While far from the oldest known mosquito fossil - that honor goes to a 95-million-year-old mosquito in amber in Myanmar.   Compare to that humans have spent less time on this planet. It is estimated that the first members of the human family (hominins) lived in Africa about 6 or 7 million years ago. Fossil evidence suggests that modern humans evolved in East Africa around 200,000 years ago.   However this is all based on fossilized evidence so we can never be sure if mosquitoes really existed before humans did.   Source NDTV    

Global smartphone applications processor - 44 percent year-over-year growth Size - $4.4 billion in Q2 2013 Top Players by Revenue - Qualcomm(53%), Apple(15%), MediaTek(11%), Samsung and Spreadtrum   Global tablet applications processor - 46 percent year-over-year growth Size - $759 million in Q2 2013 Top Players by Revenue - Apple(34%), Samsung(10%), MediaTek(10%), Intel and Qualcomm   Data Source : Strategy Analytics

You must have used App Cooker for iOS. Below tools help do the same for Android   https://fluidui.com/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13550621/mobile-app-prototyping-tools http://mashable.com/2013/04/02/wireframing-tools-mobile/ http://proto.io/ http://www.axure.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studioirregular.pop&hl=en http://www.justinmind.com/prototyper/widgets-mobile https://www.flinto.com/      

A 32-bit processor can only handle access to up-to 4GB of memory, a 64-bit processor can handle much more of course. However, Apple's new 64-bit chip in iPhone 5s only has 1GB of RAM -- so being able to process data from more than 4GB of memory is essentially not helping much. It will likely make a difference in the company's iPads before it matters much in the iPhone as they possess much more processing power and memory. This move is actually a part of a larger strategy from Apple to position its mobile operating system.

Seeing logs on BlackBerry   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10720734/how-to-see-logs-in-blackberry-device http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eqdyFCRH1GgJ:https://support.compliantphones.com/entries/22570787-Capturing-logs-from-a-device+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in      

http://www.att-iphone-unlock.com/how-to-unlock-iphone-locked-att-network/ http://www.att-iphone-unlock.com/iphone-no-service-factory-unlock-troubleshooting-guide/   It doesn’t matter what baseband your iDevice have. We unlock any baseband: 3.0.04, 04.12.02, 05.16.07 (for iOS 6 devices) and others (01.59.00, 4.12.01, 06.15.00, 04.11.08 etc). - See more at: http://www.att-iphone-unlock.com/unlock-att-news/http:/www.att-iphone-unlock.com/iphone-no-service-factory-unlock-troubleshooting-guide/#sthash.I6pca67G.dpuf  

http://rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15110  

  More Good Stuff is here http://soappresentations.com/10-presentation-facts-you-should-know-about/  

S4 MSM 8960 and S4 Pro won’t be replaced with an S5. Instead, Qualcomm has gone with a new name and introduced the S800 and S600 chips.   A move to a 28nm manufacturing process means Qualcomm can offer the new Krait 400 quad core CPU running at speeds of up to 2.3GHz per core while keeping power use same. Qualcomm is using the Adreno 330 GPU, which the company claims offers double the performance of the Adreno 320.   By comparison, the S600 gets a new quad-core Krait 300 CPU with speeds limited to 1.9GHz. It has also been combined with the older Adreno 320 GPU, but still offers a major performance gain to mid-range smartphones and tablets. Qualcomm rates it as a 40 percent performance gain over the S4 Pro.   Competitors                 NVidia Tegra                 Apple A6                 TI OMAP 4                 Samsung Exynos 5                 Intel Atom                 MediaTek MT   http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3126_7-57589962/qualcomm-snapdragon-800-incinerates-the-competition/

Switzerland the most competitive country in the world. The others are Singapore, Finland, US, Sweden, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, UK   It's most notable strengths are   Innovation and labor market efficiency sophistication of its business sector Switzerland’s top-notch scientific research institutions Excellent on the-job-training opportunities Moreover, public institutions in Switzerland are among the most effective and transparent in the world Independent judiciary, a strong rule of law, Highly accountable public sector. Competitiveness is also buttressed by excellent infrastructure Highly developed financial markets Switzerland’s macroeconomic environment is among the most stable in the world   This is as per the WEF - World Competitiveness Report

http://www.noop.nl/2013/08/top-100-agile-books-edition-2013.html  

Thanks to Bhuvan for this info   CSM/PSM I is first step. Those who have started out on this journey must strive to get a CSP/PSM II as well. Folks in the PMI camp could aim for ACP.   Here are a few more options   [International Software Quality Institute] Certified Agile Tester   [Innovation Games] Certified Collaboration Architect   [Lean-Kanban Academy] Kanban Coaching Professional   [Scrum.org] Professional Scrum Master I Professional Scrum Master II Professional Scrum Product Owner I Professional Scrum Product Owner II Professional Scrum Developer I Professional Scrum Developer II Professional Scrum Trainer   [ScrumAlliance.org] Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Developer,Certified Scrum Product Owner Certified Scrum Professional Certified Scrum Coach Certified Scrum Trainer   [Project Management Institute] Agile Certified Practitioner   [Scaled Agile Framework Academy] SAFe Practitioner SAFe Agilist SAFe Program Consultant   [International Scrum Institute] Scrum Master Scr

Thanks to Faisal for sharing this http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23681605  

Leadership Lessons from Faisal http://www.synechron.com/sites/default/files/pdf/MediaCoverage/Hindustan_Times_Faisal_Husain_(2013-08-06)_0.pdf  

Here are a few links below https://www.cocoacontrols.com/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12606071/is-there-an-android-repository-like-cocoa-controls

From our friends Amul, Krunal and Ruptapas   RPRadarChart - https://github.com/raspu/RPRadarChart ANE-Chartboost - https://github.com/freshplanet/ANE-Chartboost   http://soulwithmobiletechnology.blogspot.in/2011/08/iphoneipad-chart-librarymimchartlib.html Git:  https://github.com/ReetuRaj/MIMChart-Library Documentation:  http://mimchartlibrary.blogspot.in/2012/07/bar-graph.html     1) Core Plot - Good for  2D visualization of data, and is tightly integrated with Apple technologies like Core Animation, Core Data, and Cocoa Bindings.                       Link -  https://code.google.com/p/core-plot/   2) iOSPlot - Again good for 2D  visualization of data, also allows gesture/tap and customizable features.                       Link -  https://github.com/honcheng/iOSPlot   3) iOS:Chart - Good set of powerful graph types with real 3D graphs to control zoom, pan, rotate and skew.                             Link -  http://www.threedgraphics.com/tdg/products/tools/ioschart/   4) Keep

Responsive Design on Mobile Devices Not a Panacea http://www.cmswire.com/cms/customer-experience/responsive-design-on-mobile-devices-not-a-panacea-021606.php Sent via Flipboard

Optical Recognition of Credit Card Numbers in an iOS Application http://rnd.azoft.com/optical-recognition-ios-application/ Sent via Flipboard

Mobility: Cross-platform App Development Frameworks: An Aspirin for Developer Headaches http://blogs.keynote.com/mobility/2013/04/cross-platform-app-development-frameworks-an-aspirin-for-developer-headaches.html Sent via Flipboard

iOS In-App Purchase Overview: Our Hands-On Experience http://blog.azoft.com/ios-in-app-purchases/ Sent via Flipboard

From our friend Vinayak http://jsbooks.revolunet.com/

Nice Article by our friend Nikhil   Feed: CSS-Tricks Posted on: Friday, June 14, 2013 3:12 AM Author: Guest Author Subject: The JavaScript Behind Touch-Friendly Sliders   The following is a guest post by Kevin Foley . Kevin is a developer at Squarespace doing cool stuff with their developer platform , among other things. He was recently working on a swipeable image gallery and he agreed to share some of that work here! A few weeks ago Chris posted a tutorial for creating a Slider with Sliding Background Images . Around the same time I was working on some new swipeable galleries, so Chris suggested I write up a tutorial for how to add swipe support to his slider. Here it is! When creating a swipeable gallery there are two techniques — that I know of — you can choose from. You can animate the scroll position, or move the element using translate . There are pros and cons to each. Using Translate Moving the slider with translate gives you the advantage of hardware acceleration and su

Here is a good article on what HTML5 Mobile Development needs to improve in order to match native development. http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/17/linkedin-mobile-web-breakup/    

https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Mobile_Security_Project https://www.owasp.org/index.php/IOS_Developer_Cheat_Sheet https://www.google.co.in/search?q=how+secure+is+iOS+inherently&rlz=1C1TSNF_enUS419US419&aq=f&oq=how+secure+is+iOS+inherently&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&rlz=1C1TSNF_enUS419US419&sclient=psy-ab&q=how+secure+are+mobile+wireless+networks&oq=how+secure+are+mobile+wireless+networks&gs_l=serp.3..33i29i30l4.597344.607904.0.608802.44.31.2.7.7.4.1144.8847.0j2j15j4j1j1j2j1.26.0...0.0...1c.1.8.psy-ab.2nw9meXUNEo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44990110,d.bmk&fp=33754864b7cede&biw=1639&bih=737 https://www.google.co.in/search?q=How+secure+is+my+mobile+data+connection&rlz=1C1TSNF_enUS419US419&aq=f&oq=How+secure+is+my+mobile+data+connection&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&rlz=1C1TSNF_enUS419US419&sclient=psy-ab&q=Developing+Secure+iOS+Apps&oq=Developing+Secure+iOS+Apps&g

Google publishes a dashboard at http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html

Look at the 4 Best Practices tabs. There is a lot of good stuff there https://developer.android.com/training/index.html  

Here they are Admob, Airprint, Barcode Scanner (Appcelerator created),Box.net, Box2D, Bump, Canvas, Charts, Columns, Compression, Flurry, GetGlue, ImageFactory , JIRA Connect, OpenShift Module for Titanium Studio, Page Flip, Paint, PayPal, Quick Look, SoundSampler, Styled Label, TiPHP, TiPython, and/or Urban Airship (Appcelerator created) http://developer.appcelerator.com/blog/2013/03/open-sourced-modules-on-the-appcelerator-marketplace.html

http://thinkmobile.appcelerator.com/resource-center/?Tag=Case+Study

Our friend Kishor has sent this information   Please find below some pointers for log-based debugging of your app:   1.        You can log the debug stuff to the ADB console by calling console.log() in javascript. 2.        You can run a adb -s emulator-5554 logcat from a command prompt to see the logs.   Some useful links:   1.        http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4683503/debug-javascript-in-android-emulator-with-phonegap 2.        http://www.frenchguys.com/wordpress/showing-console-consolelog-output-phonegap-androideclipse/ 3.        http://phonegap.com/2011/05/18/debugging-phonegap-javascript/ 4.        https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap/wiki/Debugging-in-PhoneGap 5.        http://www.raymondcamden.com/index.cfm/2012/5/10/Setting-up-console-debugging-for-PhoneGap-and-Android    

  http://iphoneized.com/2009/11/18-mobile-frameworks-development-tools-creating-iphone-apps/     IBM worklight, Antennas AMP studio, Pyxis Mobile framework, iNotify framework from Mobien, mConnect Framework, iUI, iPhone-Universal, iWebkit, jQTouch, Magic Framework, WebApp.net, XUI, Rhodes (Ruby and gems required), QuickConnect, CiUI (CNET iPhone UI), PhoneGap, Modelbaker, Snecha, DynamicX,      

Here are few links from our friend Abhishek on OpenGL.   RedBook ( Read This First  ) http://www.glprogramming.com/red/  or  http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~unreal/theredbook/   OpenGL tutorials link http://nehe.gamedev.net/ http://www.glprogramming.com/ http://www.opengl-tutorial.org/ http://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/OpenGL/index.php http://www.gametutorials.com/gtstore/c-1-test-cat.aspx http://www.opengl.org/sdk/docs/tutorials/  (Official site)   Video tutorials http://www.videotutorialsrock.com/    

Thanks to our friends Hrishi and Ateeb https://www.facebook.com/about/graphsearch http://www.facebook-studio.com/   http://www.facebook-successstories.com/

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/budget-news/highlightsunion-budget-2013-14_831956.html

From our friend Vishal   Samsung TV SDK - http://www.samsungdforum.com/Devtools/Sdkdownload   Specs & Features - http://www.samsungdforum.com/Devtools/Spec  

A nice presentation from our friend Nikhil   http://www.rvl.io/nikhilmadham/html-dev-tips  

http://weblog.bocoup.com/javascript-augmented-reality/ http://code.google.com/p/js-aruco/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6939276/javascripted-augmented-reality  

Check the PDF Creator at http://download.cnet.com/PDFCreator/3000-2064_4-10558866.html   It installs like a printer on your device and when you print just select their s/w instead of the printer h/w  

Almost 80% were running iOS 5.x and above in March 2012 http://cydiahelp.com/approximately-80-ios-device-users-are-running-ios-5-or-above/    

I saw this posted on yammer today so spreading across   http://outof.me/phonegap-and-force-com-in-69-minutes/  

Our friend Parimal has sent this link   Face Detection: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/CoreImaging/ci_intro/ci_intro.html  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijC2-JHz6Z

Our Friend Atik explored the following points in Gigya 1.        Discussion Forum 2.        News 3.        Rating 4.        Polling 5.        Voting   We can't implement these on mobile side but Gigya provide us few plugins which we can use to implement  on server(web pages). The details are given below   1.        Discussion Forum Gigya provide Comment plugin, we need to modify it to fit to our requirements. Using Comment plugin, anyone can comment using their social network credentials and many people can like/reply to that comment.   http://developers.gigya.com/040_Demos/020_Social_Plugins/034_Comments_Plugin   2.        News We can use Activity Feed Plugin to show news, but we would not have full control on News Item. We could only share the news item. Another way to  implement News is to display them on website without using Gigya and we can use Follow Us Plugin/Share bar Plugin of Gigya to follow/share the news.   http://developers.gigya.com/040_Demos/020_Social_Plugins/045_T

A few good design patterns links   http://groovy.codehaus.org/Design+Patterns+with+Groovy   http://cocoasamurai.blogspot.in/2011/02/practical-design-patterns-with-blocks.html   http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/128426/Design-Patterns-Explained-For-Beginners  

Some more wishes from Team   Hey Amit, A very happy birthday. Wishing you another year of Health ,wealth,peace,joy and prosperity. May all your dreams come true to become a wonderful and pleasing reality. Once again Happy birthday on behalf of whole team.        

Some nice words from Kishor and Team Memories of last year’s birthday celebration..! Happy Birthday, Amit..!  J     Dear All, “AS BIRTHDAYS ARE THE RIGHT TIME TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, HOW SPECIAL THEY ARE” So let’s all join together to wish “Mr. Amit Kak” who is celebrating his birthday today & also wish him for his bright future ahead!!! May everyone who knows you, shower a graceful smile and wishes on your birthday, making it a special and memorable day.    

Some nice words from the team        

Our friend Parimal did some research on Image Morphing and found a link which suggests Image Morphing = Image Warping + Cross-Dissolving . Sample image link .  

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#DOCUMENTATION/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man3/CCCrypt.3cc.html http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6478901/3des-encryption-in-objective-c?rq=1    

http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/siebel/ipad-client-integration-wp-070244.pdf  

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38338/why-is-lua-considered-a-game-language http://www.lua.org/  

http://peterlubbers.sys-con.com/node/1551694  

https://developer.android.com/training/index.html  

https://wiki.appcelerator.org/display/guides/Debugging+and+Profiling  

Here is the solution http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12804656/delay-before-stylesheet-applied-on-mobile-phone    

Core Image in iOS https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/CoreImagingRef/_index.html   GPU Image Library   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11242423/how-to-add-external-framework-gpuimage-framework https://github.com/BradLarson/GPUImage    

Happy new year 2013 Here are the age old thoughts from ancient Seers from India. http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/complete_works.htm