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BT and mobile operators warn of rising bills if Scotland goes independent On September 18th, Scotland will vote on whether it will break away from the UK. As politicians ready their final campaign strategies ahead of the

Conference Data Sync and GCM in the Google I/O App | Android Developers Blog Keeping data in sync with the cloud is an important part of many applications, and the Google I/O App is no exception. To do this, we leverage the standard Android mechanism for this purpose: a Sync Adapter. Using a Sync Adapter has many benefits over using a more rudimentary mechanism such as setti…

Killing Twitter: Why Algorithmic Timeline Spells The End Of The Revolution Word came today that Twitter may be seeking to destroy Twitter. As first reported by GigaOm's Matthew Ingram, Twitter chief financial officer Anthony Noto said the short message digital service will start to use algorithms to "curate" more of your Twitter feed, steering you and millions of others to…