Is JIRA antipattern?
JIRA began life as a bug-tracking tool. Today, though, it has become an agile planning suite, “to plan, track, and release great software.” In many organizations it has become the primary map of software projects, the
Apple announces its ‘Best of 2018’ lists across apps, games, music, podcasts and more
Apple today announced its Best of 2018 selections – its annual, editorial list of what it considers the best content across its App Store and iTunes, along with its top charts of the most downloaded
Three challenges facing blockchain technology
Nearly five years ago, Overstock.com became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin as a form of payment. It now accepts many top cryptocurrencies. As a member of the senior executive team and board of directors
Is blockchain living up to the hype?
As we approach Bitcoin's 10th anniversary at the end of this month, we ask whether blockchain - the technology underpinning the cryptocurrency - is fulfilling its promise, or a tech still looking for a better reason
Microsoft will end support for Skype Classic in November
This summer, Microsoft pushed off the inevitable end of Skype Classic (7.0) support after a fair bit of user backlash. Nearly a month after the original September deadline, the company announced today that it’s going to
Trio of New iPhones Expected in September
Apple will release three new iPhones in September, according to Bloomberg. Although all the phones will have edge-to-edge displays, like the iPhone X, only two will have OLED screens, Bloomberg reported. Some Apple insiders have been referring to
Apple’s MacBook Pro refresh puts the focus back on creative pros
New MacBook Pros seemed like a no-brainer for WWDC. Like the rest of the company’s hardware line, however, they were a no-show. Sure, Apple used the opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to creative professionals — perhaps
Snapchat launches privacy-safe Snap Kit, the un-Facebook platform
Snapchat finally gets a true developer platform, confirming TechCrunch’s scoop from last month about Snap Kit. This set of APIs lets other apps piggyback on Snap’s login for sign up, build Bitmoji avatars into their keyboards,
Microsoft buys Github code-sharing site for $7.5bn
Microsoft has announced it is to acquire the code-sharing site Github. Github, based in San Francisco, is an online platform that allows coders to collaborate with each other on their work. It is used by employees at many
Google maps goes beyond directions
Google announced a new version of Google Maps that will launch later this summer. All of the core Google Maps features for getting directions aren’t going away, of course, but on top of that, the team